The first being a poor orange picker named leroy jones who gets lai. It is a remake of the 1972 italian comedy film the. Everyone loves a good laugh, so why not sit down and watch one or more of the funniest movies of all time. Widely considered one of the greatest comedians of all time, richard pryor stars in one sidesplitting romp after another in these timeless classics that will have you rolling from beginning to end. Pryor s grandmother owned a string of brothels, his mother prostituted herself, and his father was a pimp. The movie was released in a turbulent time, which can sometimes mean that the writer, producer, whomever might want to slip a little political message in. Pryor is at his best as the grumpy old man father this is one of the funniest roles i have ever seen pryor play. If you are a richard pryor fan, rent this one today. Car wash 510 movie clip daddy rich arrives 1976 hd.
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In 1974, he also won two american academy of humor awards and the. Richard pryors main character as well as his other incarnations are hilarious. Richard pryor plays three rolesa farm worker named leroy jones. Richard pryor was a pioneer of creative laughter who will make you laugh decades to come. Pryor steals the show here as he plays leroy, a migrant fruit picker, his grouchy old father and the local minister. He won five grammy awards in 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981 and 1982.
Sep 06, 2010 this movie is hilarious, and the story outrageous, i really liked it, pryor plays a bunch of characters which makes it even funnier. The lives of these three men cross and crisscross as leroy tries to get his life back on track. Richard franklin lennox thomas pryor 1 december 1940 10 december 2005 was an american comedian, actor and writer. This is a remake of a story written by director, lina wertmuller. Maybe 38 years ago this was funny stuffbut not in 2015. Swingers and 5 other buddycomedies that nearly had. It was also included on the groups selftitled debut album. Press photo actors margaret avery and richard pryor in which way is up.
Richard pryor plays three different people in this low budget movie with tons of laughs. Its shows how the rise to the top has its sacrifices but the way down can be just as hard. Fulfillment by amazon fba is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in amazons fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. Pryor performed in movies, on television and as a stand up comedian. Mike epps has uncanny resemblance to richard pryor in. Featured a brilliant corporate ripoff one later referenced in office space but the attempt to funny things up with the addition of richard pryor didnt gel. Richard pryor 4movie collection car wash which way is. Richard pryor is at the top of his game in the 1970s flick. Richard franklin lennox thomas pryor december 1, 1940 december 10, 2005 was an american stand up comedian, actor, and writer. From classics like animal house to more recent films like bridesmaids, youll cackle. Richard pryor full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Advertisement autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a. Richard pryor, lonette mckee, margaret avery, morgan woodward, marilyn coleman, bebe drake. Which way is up richie hears that annie mae is pregnant jon williams.
Richard pryor plays three roles a beleaguered, sexstarved farm worker named leroy jones. The film was directed by michael schultz and features richard pryor, lonette mckee and margaret avery. The first being a poor orange picker named leroy jones who gets laid off when by mistake he joins the workers union during one of their demonstrations. Richard pryor assumes three roles in a farce about a california orange picker, and boy does pryor have great acting versatility. Richard pryor plays three roles a beleaguered, sexstarved farm worker named leroy jones, the farm workers randy old father rufus and the hypocritical town preacher reverend lenox thomas and pryor. Richard pryor and gene wilder had such great chemistry in see no evil, hear no evil and stir crazy loved them in both also, the toy with richard pryor and jackie gleason has always been a favorite. Africanamerican comedian richard pryor grew up bombarded by mixed messages. The image, which was from pryor s 1977 silver screen smash which way is up. Richard pryor 4 movie collection, the dvd 1976 dvd empire. Which way is up hilarious richard pryor scene with annie mae duration. Pryor first becomes a labor union hero then a corporate womanizing flunky. This seems like it was meant to be a comedy but there are few laughs in this one.
He reached a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential stand up comedians of all time. Clint eastwood and richard pryor ended up the leads. A surprising posthumous chapter was added to the legacy of richard pryor s infamously chaotic love life this week when quincy jones, and later his exwife jennifer lee, claimed that the late. It is a remake of the 1972 italian comedy film the seduction of mimi. A madeover annie mae margaret avery tries to arouse a tuckered out leroy richard pryor. Arlo accepts what seems to him to be a dream promotion to idaho. Every dc comics movie ranked from worst to best, including. Which way is up richie hears that annie mae is pregnant. Richard pryor list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Lenox thomasin this outrageous comedy about too many women and too little time. To get all three movies for the price of one was an exceptional deal.
Which way is up richard pryor 1977 eng sub p1 video dailymotion. And meeting a few eccentric costumers along the way. Between the social commentary that is still relevant today we laughed our heads off. Afterwards he is forced to leave his wife and family behind which also includes leroys father also played by pryor. It was the main theme from the soundtrack to the richard pryor movie, which way is up. At the time i remember it being a minor hit and seeing it in the movie theatre with a group of friends. The richard pryor 4 movie collection dvd, 2006, the. I enjoyed the first 30 minutes of this one as the movie was offering up a unique role for pryor but then the wheels fell off.
When it was in development in the 70s, clint eastwood was the top pick for the role of jack cates, while funnyman richard pryor wouldve played reggie hammond. The story follows leroy played by richard pryor who begins by falling out of a. It is up to jones in whatever way to turn his streak of unfortunate fate around. The laughs are nonstop in the richard pryor 4 movie collection, featuring car wash, which way is up. Richard pryor wanted hit on paul mooney for violating young son rashon khan pryor s bodyguard duration. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies. Press photo actors margaret avery and richard pryor in. It is the story of leroy jones, played very capably by richard pryor. The song was written by norman whitfield and produced by mark davis.