I Am Richard Pryor
When you ain't got no money. You gotta get an attitude.
2019 | 92m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Jesse James Miller |
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| Writer: | Jesse James Miller |
| Staring: |
| The life story of Richard Pryor (1940-2005), the legendary performer and iconic social satirist who transcended racial and social barriers with his honest, irreverent and biting humor. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 12, 2019 |
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| Director: | Jesse James Miller |
| Writer: | Jesse James Miller |
| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | drug abuse, movie business, husband wife relationship, comedian, biography, rags to riches, cinema on cinema, family secrets, racial segregation, racism, traumatic childhood, portrait of an artist, grandmother grandson relationship, civil rights movement |
| Production Companies | Network Entertainment, Tarnished Angel |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 31, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ron de Masio | Self - Manager |
| Greg Tate | Self - Musician |
| Tiffany Haddish | Self - Actress and Comedian |
| Scott Saul | Self - Author |
| Rocco Urbisci | Self - Writer and Director |
| Jennifer Lee Pryor | Self - Wife |
| Mike Epps | Self - Actor and Comedian |
| Henry Jaglom | Self - Actor and Director |
| Jimmie Walker | Self - Actor and Comedian |
| Howie Mandel | Self - Actor and Comedian |
| Ishmael Reed | Self - Poet and Novelist |
| Lily Tomlin | Self - Actress and Comedian |
| Sandra Bernhard | Self - Actress and Comedian |
| Thom Mount | Self - Former UP President |
| Michael Schultz | Self - Filmmaker |
| Richard Pryor | Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage) |
| Moms Mabley | Self - Comedian (archive footage) |
| Bill Cosby | Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage) |
| Merv Griffin | Self - TV Host (archive footage) |
| John Davidson | Self - TV Host (archive footage) |
| George Carlin | Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage) |
| Don Cornelius | Self - TV Host (archive footage) |
| Dinah Shore | Self - TV Host (archive footage) |
| Charlton Heston | Self - Actor (archive footage) |
| Gerald Ford | Self - Politician (archive footage) |
| Paul Mooney | Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage) |
| Walter Cronkite | Self - Anchorman (archive footage) |
| Todd Boyd | Self - Writer and Historian |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jesse James Miller | Writer, Director |
| Graham Kew | Editor |
| Shaun Lawless | Director of Photography |
| Schaun Tozer | Original Music Composer |
| Bianca Cervantes | Archival Footage Coordinator |
| Eric Maran | Consulting Producer |
| Krystal Sahabi | Researcher |
| Joe Tuck | Line Producer |
| Carmen Kerr | Line Producer |
| Matthew van Deventer | Researcher |
| Jesse Barnett | Researcher |
| Bob Christie | Production Manager |
| Tanner Zurkoski | Production Coordinator |
| Ian Craig Walker | Researcher, Story Developer |
| Derik Murray | Art Direction |
| Ian Kerr | Additional Photography |
| Philip Lanyon | Additional Photography |
| Scot Proudfoot | Camera Operator |
| Jadene Stojak Babcock | Post Production Supervisor |
| James Chase | Online Editor, Colorist |
| Howard Nirenberg | Photo Retouching |
| Sandro Desaulniers | Photo Retouching |
| Ross Whelan | Graphic Designer |
| Brayden McCluskey | Dialogue Editor |
| Chris McIntosh | Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer |
| Aaron Tchir | Sound Designer |
| Lily Tomlin | Thanks |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Derik Murray | Producer |
| Paul Gertz | Executive Producer |
| Kent Wingerak | Executive Producer |
| Kevin Kay | Executive Producer |
| Jon Slusser | Executive Producer |
| Jaimee Kosanke | Executive Producer |
| Frank Anderson | Executive Producer |
| Steve Kotlowitz | Executive Producer |
| Greg Zeschuk | Executive Producer |
| Peter Scarth | Executive Producer |
| Jhod Cardinal | Executive Producer |
| David Reeder | Executive Producer |
| Robert Pirooz | Executive Producer |
| John Barbisan | Supervising Producer |
| Gemma Strongman | Associate Producer |
| Jennifer Lee Pryor | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
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GenerationofSwine
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From the start it makes itself clear that it's going to be serious and dramatic...and it's Richard Pryor, a comedic legend. He had a troubled life, everyone that's a fan knows it. But, I guess I was thinking that they were going to cover the good parts of his life, I thought they were going to co ... ver more of the comedy. It was depressing and, well, you see a name like Richard Pryor and you expect to laugh and instead it makes you cry. That's not how I want to remember him, and honestly, I don't think that's how he would want to be remembered.
Jan 11, 2023