{"id":85922,"date":"2022-07-30T08:33:52","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T15:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=85922"},"modified":"2022-07-30T08:33:52","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T15:33:52","slug":"richard-pryor-live-on-the-sunset-strip-1982","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=85922","title":{"rendered":"Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;You know somethin&#8217; I found out? When you on fire and runnin&#8217; down the street, people will get out of your way.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Richard-Pryor-Live-Sunset-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Richard-Pryor-Live-Sunset-Poster-196x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-85923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Richard-Pryor-Live-Sunset-Poster-196x300.png 196w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Richard-Pryor-Live-Sunset-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Richard-Pryor-Live-Sunset-Poster-177x270.png 177w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Richard-Pryor-Live-Sunset-Poster.png 623w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nRichard Pryor performs in front of a live audience in Hollywood, sharing how he nearly burned to death in 1980.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Richard Pryor Films<\/li>\n<li>Stand-Up Comedy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary argues that while Richard &#8220;Pryor&#8217;s return to the concert scene after nearly being burned to death while freebasing cocaine&#8221; includes much &#8220;sidesplitting&#8221; humor, it is &#8220;overall&#8230; not as sharp-edged, wild, &#8217;embarrassing,&#8217; or sustained as in 1979&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1342\"><em>Richard Pryor Live in Concert<\/em><\/a>.&#8221; He adds that Pryor &#8220;doesn&#8217;t rely on mobility or his mime talents as much,&#8221; and &#8220;most irritating is that director Joe Layton keeps cutting to audience members cracking up.&#8221; (This didn&#8217;t bother me at all.) <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Richard-Pryor-Live-Sunset-Audience.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Richard-Pryor-Live-Sunset-Audience-1024x566.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-85926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Richard-Pryor-Live-Sunset-Audience-1024x566.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Richard-Pryor-Live-Sunset-Audience-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Richard-Pryor-Live-Sunset-Audience-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Richard-Pryor-Live-Sunset-Audience-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Richard-Pryor-Live-Sunset-Audience-489x270.png 489w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Richard-Pryor-Live-Sunset-Audience-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Richard-Pryor-Live-Sunset-Audience.png 1283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary writes that &#8220;a highlight has Pryor showing his painful reaction to being bathed for the first time following his accident,&#8221; and that other stand-out moments include Pryor&#8217;s &#8220;recollections of a night with a Playboy bunny who gets turned on when he uses a little-boy voice, and his meetings with black murderers at an Arizona penitentiary.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Richard-Pryor-Live-Sunset-Strip-I-Was-in-a-Room.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Richard-Pryor-Live-Sunset-Strip-I-Was-in-a-Room-1024x572.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-85927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Richard-Pryor-Live-Sunset-Strip-I-Was-in-a-Room-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Richard-Pryor-Live-Sunset-Strip-I-Was-in-a-Room-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Richard-Pryor-Live-Sunset-Strip-I-Was-in-a-Room-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Richard-Pryor-Live-Sunset-Strip-I-Was-in-a-Room-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Richard-Pryor-Live-Sunset-Strip-I-Was-in-a-Room-483x270.png 483w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Richard-Pryor-Live-Sunset-Strip-I-Was-in-a-Room.png 1305w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been enough years since I watched any of Pryor&#8217;s routines that I found it enjoyable to spend time with him again &#8212; and it was especially poignant hearing him address his near-fatal addiction with humor and humility. However, if film fanatics choose just one filmed Pryor show to watch, it should probably be his earlier &#8220;Live in Concert&#8221;, thus making this recommended rather than must-see. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Haskell Wexler&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Richard-Pryor-Live-Sunset-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Richard-Pryor-Live-Sunset-Cinematography-1024x572.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-85924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Richard-Pryor-Live-Sunset-Cinematography-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Richard-Pryor-Live-Sunset-Cinematography-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Richard-Pryor-Live-Sunset-Cinematography-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Richard-Pryor-Live-Sunset-Cinematography-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Richard-Pryor-Live-Sunset-Cinematography-483x270.png 483w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Richard-Pryor-Live-Sunset-Cinematography.png 1283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s must-see for Pryor fans, and well worth a look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0084597\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1982\/03\/12\/movies\/richard-pryor-on-sunset-strip.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;You know somethin&#8217; I found out? When you on fire and runnin&#8217; down the street, people will get out of your way.&#8221; Synopsis: Richard Pryor performs in front of a live audience in Hollywood, sharing how he nearly burned to death in 1980. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Richard Pryor Films Stand-Up Comedy Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: Peary argues that while Richard &#8220;Pryor&#8217;s return to the concert scene after nearly being burned to death while freebasing cocaine&#8221; includes much &#8220;sidesplitting&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=85922\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=85922"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85932,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85922\/revisions\/85932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=85922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=85922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=85922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}