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The Richard Pryor Special?

May 5, 1977 · 1h 0m
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Comedy
TV Movie

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Richard Pryor wanders around the NBC Studio, encountering various eccentrics. Meanwhile, the Reverend James L. White, the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin Dada and others are taping their own segments.

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CAST

Richard Pryor
Self / Various
Maya Angelou
Willie's Wife
Shirley Hemphill
Pushy Fan from Tour Group
LaWanda Page
Sister Mabel Williams
William Guest
Self
Merald Knight
Self
Edward Patten
Self
Glynn Turman
Booster Johnson
Directed by John Moffitt

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
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Production
Burt Sugarman Productions
Country
US
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