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5.9/10 • 217

1982-12-101h 42m

ComedyFamily

When Jackie Gleason told his son he could have any present he wanted, he picked the most outrageous gift of all...Richard Pryor.

On one of his bratty son Eric's annual visits, the plutocrat U.S. Bates takes him to his department store and offers him anything in it as a gift. Eric chooses a black janitor who has made him laugh with his antics. At first the man suffers many indignities as Eric's "toy", but gradually teaches the lonely boy what it is like to have and to be a friend.

Directors
Richard Donner
Editors
Michael A. Stevenson

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Richard Pryor

    Richard Pryor

    Jack Brown

  2. Jackie Gleason

    Jackie Gleason

    Ulysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates

  3. Ned Beatty

    Ned Beatty

    Sydney Morehouse

  4. Scott Schwartz

    Scott Schwartz

    Eric Bates

  5. Teresa Ganzel

    Teresa Ganzel

    Fancy Bates

  6. Wilfrid Hyde-White

    Wilfrid Hyde-White

    Barkley

  7. Tony King

    Tony King

    Clifford

  8. Annazette Chase

    Annazette Chase

    Angela

  9. Don Hood

    Don Hood

    O'Brien

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GenerationofSwine

Jan 12, 2023

10/10

In "I Am Richard Pryor" they kind of blasted this movie as being horrible....And here I am thinking it was a beloved childhood classic. They won't remake it now, the PC police would be all over them...despite the fact that it was Richard Pryor and he was BLM long before there was a BLM. And, honestly, I can see how the people that made "I Am Richard Pryor" would look down on this, I mean...it's childish. But it's also childish fun, and just because Pryor is cleaning things up a bit for the film, just because he's not vulgar and not dropping the N-bomb every few seconds doesn't mean he's not hysterical. And let's be hones, he had more family friendly and less adult movies in the past as well. His movies don't have to be as gritty as his stand up is. You can enjoy both, liking one doesn't mean you like the other any less. So, OK, it's not a review, just felt the need to defend it. If you walk in expecting the Mack, you clearly didn't read the back of the box.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$28,000,000.00
Revenue
$47,118,057.00
Keywords
department storerich kidtrophy wifeemployment terminationrichard pryor