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The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper tier NASCAR race

After severely burning himself in a drug incident, a comedian has a near death experience in which he reviews his life

I Am Richard Pryor tells the story of the legendary performer and iconic social satirist, who transcended race and social barriers by delivering his honest irreverent and biting humor to Americas stages and living

Entrepreneur Ross Webster teams up with a computer genius in order to realise his own evil intentions When Superman obstructs his plans, he decides to destroy him

Failed parolee Joe Braxton has one last shot at redemption by driving school kids from Philadelphia to Washington State

Orange picker Leroy Jones inadvertently becomes a union leader and is forced out of town, leaving behind his wife Annie Mae and his sexually obsessed father Rufus

Set up and wrongfully accused, two best friends are sent to prison for a crime they didnt commit However, no prison cell can keep them locked in a cage

In the late 1930s during racial segregation, a star of the Negro League Baseball, Bingo Long, leaves his team and convinces other stars of the league to join him as free agent players touring the towns of the Midwe

Richard Pryors classic 1979 concert film has him discussing a wide range of topics, including race, the police and his favorite target himself

Part live stand up performance, part documentary, this film is one of comedian Richard Pryors later stand up performances As foul mouthed as ever, Pryor touches on most of the same topics as in his previous live sh

On a long distance train trip, a man finds romance but also finds himself in danger of being killed, or at least pushed off the train

During the 1930s, a New York City illegal gambling house owner and his associates must deal with strong competition, gangsters, and corrupt cops in order to stay in business

A collection of skits, parodies, musical performances, and film clips supposedly relating to the peace movement of the late Sixties and early Seventies, but more a general patchwork than a purposeful collection

A Vietnam veteran returns home as a hero, but is quickly forgotten and discovers the harsh realities of survival in his own country

Goldie returns from five years at the state pen and winds up King of the pimping game Trouble comes in the form of two corrupt white cops and a crime lord who wants him to return to the small time

When three automotive factory workers whore struggling financially try to steal from their own labor union, they discover corruption, and reluctantly decide to use this information for blackmail

Survey the profound and enduring influence of one of the greatest American comics of all time

The story of the troubled life and career of the legendary Jazz singer, Billie Holiday

Richard Pryor performs his stand up comedy act on the Sunset Strip

A woman whos been asleep for years is part of a carnival that sells her kisses for a buck A lonely jazz musician buys her Once awake, the two of them and his two girlfriends hook up But sometimes, dreams are better

A minor league baseball player must spend 30 million in 30 days in order to inherit 300 million However, hes not allowed to own any assets, destroy the money, gift it, give it to charity, or tell anyone about the d

An American comedy series hosted by comedian Richard Pryor

Con man Kevin Lennihan, framed in a jewel smuggling, tries for an insanity plea, and is sent to a hospital for review, where he is confused for a doctor and takes over the hospital when a major storm hits

The life and times of Richard Pryor

When three automotive factory workers whore struggling financially try to steal from their own labor union, they discover corruption, and reluctantly decide to use this information for blackmail

Arlo accepts what seems to him to be a dream promotion to Idaho He soon discovers, however, that moving has its own share of problems

Dave is deaf, and Wally is blind They witness a murder, but it was Dave who was looking at her, and Wally who was listening

A Federal Agent, whose daughter dies of a heroin overdose, is determined to destroy the drug ring that supplied her He recruits various people whose lives have been torn apart by the drug trade and trains them Then

An underemployed reporter finds himself literally purchased as a toy for a rich spoiled brat