Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip is the third stand-up act of Richard Pryor to be released on film out of the four that were released in total. This film was the most successful in terms of box office dollars out of all his stand-up acts. The stand-up act includes Pryor's frank discussion about his freebasing addiction, as well as the infamous night on June 9, 1980 that he caught on fire. An audio recording was also released in 1982 on War... more

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip is the third stand-up act of Richard Pryor to be released on film out of the four that were released in total. This film was the most successful in terms of box office dollars out of all his stand-up acts. The stand-up act includes Pryor's frank discussion about his freebasing addiction, as well as the infamous night on June 9, 1980 that he caught on fire. An audio recording was also released in 1982 on Warner Brothers Records that was produced by Richard Pryor and Biff Dawes. The album won a Grammy for Best Comedy Recording in 1982. This film is Rated R for Graphic Language. less