In the 1970s, Richard Pryor dropped like a bomb into the sanitized landscape of American television. Raised in his grandmother's Illinois bordello, he became famous for his expletive-filled stand-up routines about the black man trying to survive in the land of whiteys. His transition to television was stormy, and he had to battle to get every scene past the censors. The sacrifices he made to the white establishment contributed to a self-loathing that plagued him throughout adulthood. Seven marriages, and chronic drug abuse fueled endless media interest -- as did Pryor's setting himself on fire whilst freebasing cocaine. A string of friends including Whoopi Goldberg and Robin Williams recount how whenever Pryor was poised on the brink of mega success, his behavior would sabotage him -- for most people to understand the comic legend you need to "omit the logic". CN
Some references to violence but no actual scenes of violence.
One scene shows a re-enactment of Richard being wheeled into hospital with burns after he torched himself. (The re-enactment wasn't made for this docu, it was taken from something else Richard did)
profanity
One use of 'Cunt' (Right at the very start)
Regular uses of 'Fuck' 'Motherfucker' 'Shit' 'Pussy' 'Dick' and regular use of the racial term 'Nigger' (Both verbally used and written)
alcohol
References to drug abuse throughout the documentary.
One scene where we see Richard in a film snorting cocaine.
Regular references to alcohol.
frightening
Some may find the conversation regarding Richard's life and the way he lived it at times to be upsetting.
