Paul Mooney Movies
- 1979
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert7.31979HD
Richard Pryor delivers monologues on race, sex, family and his favorite target—himself, live at the Terrace Theatre in Long Beach, California.
- 1978
The Buddy Holly Story
The Buddy Holly Story7.21978HD
A chronicle of the rise and brief career of rock 'n' roll star Buddy Holly, who aspires to play music the way he wants it to sound. Holly and his...
- 1981
Bustin' Loose
Bustin' Loose61981HD
After ex-con Joe Braxton violates his probation, he is given a second chance. All he has to do is drive a group of special kids across the country.
- 2009
Good Hair
Good Hair6.52009HD
An exposé of comic proportions that only Chris Rock could pull off, GOOD HAIR visits beauty salons and hairstyling battles, scientific...
- 2016
Meet the Blacks
Meet the Blacks4.82016HD
As Carl Black gets the opportunity to move his family out of Chicago in hope of a better life, their arrival in Beverly Hills is timed with that...
- 1977
Which Way Is Up?
Which Way Is Up?61977HD
Orange picker Leroy Jones inadvertently becomes a union leader and is forced out of town, leaving behind his sex-obsessed father, Rufus, and timid...
- 2001
Call Me Claus
Call Me Claus5.82001HD
When Lucy Cullins, a successful but cranky producer at a home shopping network hires an actor named Nick to play Santa Claus on the network, she gets...
- 2000
Bamboozled
Bamboozled6.22000HD
Frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea, producer Pierre Delacroix pitches the worst idea he can think of in an attempt to get fired: a...
- 1987
Hollywood Shuffle
Hollywood Shuffle6.41987HD
Aspiring actor and hot-dog stand employee Bobby Taylor catches the ire of his grandmother for auditioning for a role in the regrettably titled...
- 1983
Richard Pryor: Here and Now
Richard Pryor: Here and Now6.61983HD
One of comedian Richard Pryor's later stand-up performances. As foul-mouthed as ever, Pryor touches on most of the same topics as in his previous...
- 1975
Carter's Army
Carter's Army4.31975HD
A racist officer is put in charge of an all-black squad of troops charged with the mission of blowing up an important hydro-dam in Nazi Germany....
- 1977
The Richard Pryor Special?
The Richard Pryor Special?6.31977HD
Richard Pryor wanders around the NBC Studio, encountering various eccentrics. Meanwhile, the Reverend James L. White, the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin...
- 2013
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic7.12013HD
Mike Epps, Richard Pryor Jr. and others recount the culture-defining influence of Richard Pryor - one of America's most brilliant, iconic comic minds.
- 1972
FTA
FTA6.11972HD
A documentary about a political troupe headed by actors Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland which traveled to towns near military bases in the US in the...
- 2019
I Am Richard Pryor
I Am Richard Pryor6.82019HD
The life story of Richard Pryor (1940-2005), the legendary performer and iconic social satirist who transcended racial and social barriers with his...
- 2001
The Old Settler
The Old Settler3.52001HD
The Old Settler is the story of two middle-aged sisters, Elizabeth and Quilly, who share an apartment in Harlem in 1943. The sisters quarrel amiably,...
- 1988
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 201988HD
Director Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) knows how to construct and, when necessary, even milk a laugh for optimal effect. This second riotous...
- 1986
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling6.41986HD
Although Jo Jo Dancer has achieved success as a stand-up comedian, he hasn't found happiness. After receiving severe burns in a narcotics-related...
- 2009
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy82009HD
Directors Robert Townsend and Quincy Newell offer this comprehensive and hilarious examination of the history, evolution and cultural significance of...
- 2006
Homie Spumoni
Homie Spumoni4.82006HD
All his life, African-American Renato has been raised in an Italian-American family. Completely unaware that he is Black, his life is upended when...