Product Details

• Actors: Richard Pryor, Paul Mooney, Gene Cross, Julie Hampton, Jesse Jackson
• Directors: Richard Pryor, Joe Layton
• Writers: Richard Pryor, Paul Mooney
• Producers: Richard Pryor, Andy Friendly, Bob Parkinson, Jeff Scheftel, Jim Brown
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• DVD Release Date: May 24, 2005
• Run Time: 176 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000803BPS
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,013 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Product Description

\Here and now" captures the legendary comic in a live performance at New Orlean's Saenger Theatre and ""Live on the Sunset Strip"" features Pryor live at the Hollywood Palladium.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: UN
Release Date: 24-MAY-2005
Media Type: DVD"""

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59 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pryor in his prime., June 1, 2005

By	Cubist (United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

It's safe to say that without Richard Pryor there would be no Chris Rock or Dave Chappelle-comedians who mine a lot of the same territory that Pryor had already covered in the 1970s. I was never a big fan of his feature films. They always seemed to keep Pryor's brand of comedy reigned in. His stand-up comedy was where it was at: pure, undiluted Pryor. This new DVD set captures two of his live concert films, Live on the Sunset Strip and Here and Now and present two fascinating snapshots of the man at different points in his career and life.

His material carries on in the proud, taboo-smashing tradition of Lenny Bruce. Pryor talks about things that aren't supposed to be discussed in public: masturbating, religion, and politics in a frank and very funny way. He also employs the same kind of hipster-speak shtick as Bruce but updated for the late `70s and early `80s. Pryor also has the same improvisational quality, able to react to a spontaneous comment from the audience without losing his cool.

With a biopic in the works (it should be interesting to see how it compares to his semi-autobiographical movie, Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling) there will no doubt be renewed interest in Pryor and his work. These two films document two specific points in his life and show the man in his prime. They also reinforce how influential he was on the contemporary comedians who idolize him.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The godfather of comedy, May 8, 2007

By	H. Stekman (Netherlands Antilles) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This DVD contains two shows. The first show (first cd, 3 stars) shows a less energetic and funny Pryor. Although funny, it lacks far behind the spectacular show of the second show (second CD,5 stars). In the second show you get to see Pryor at his best. Back to business after some years, it shows the true spirit of Pryor and shows why he is the godfather of comedy.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Richard Pryor: Stand-Up Comedy Double Feature, February 15, 2009

By	Matthew Mcelroy - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'd always heard that Richard Pryor was one of the legendary AND revolutionary comedians. So I was looking forward to this. Rest assured, Pryor is very funny. But I guess being 27, it's hard to put myself in a mindset where he's the funniest or edgiest comedian around. You can definitely see how he would have inspired some of the smuttier humor of Eddie Murphy, but I'm confused as to how he would have been a role model to Chris Rock or Jerry Seinfeld.

If you are a big fan of stand-up comedy and want to get familiar with Pryor, this is definitely worth buying, but try to find it used and less than $15.