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.
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: biography , cinema-on-cinema , civil-rights-movement , comedian , drug-abuse , family-secrets , grandmother-grandson-relationship , husband-wife-relationship , movie-business , portrait-of-an-artist , racial-segregation , racism , rags-to-riches , traumatic-childhood