I Am Richard Pryor

Jesse James Miller

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 America's stages and living rooms until his death at 65. Featuring an iconic comedic cast, historians, activists and artists who provide a unique brushstroke into the complex world of Pryor. The film dives deeply into the psyche of a comedic genius whose mother was a prostitute, father a pimp, and grandmother a madam. Pryor dispensed a penetrating comedic view of African American life - essentially comedy without jokes - that struck a chord with audiences of every ethnic, social and economic disposition.


Disorderlies (1987)

Michael Schultz

Fasten your seat belts and hang on tight ... The Fat Boys have just fumbled their way into Palm Beach high society, and not since The Three Stooges crashed Hollywood has the screen seen such a comedic culture clash. This zany action-comedy ignites when The Fat Boys--Mark "Prince Markie Dee" Morales, Damon "Kool Rock-ski" Wimbley and Darren "The Human Beat Box" Robinson--take a job in Florida's richest community to care for an irascible, bedridden old millionaire (Ralph Bellamy). The ailing curmudgeon's avaricious nephew, Winslow Lowry (Anthony Geary), plans to snuff out the old man. But every time Winslow crawls in for the kill, his uncle is inadvertently saved by the incredible ineptitude of the Disorderlies.


Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Michael Schultz

Starring Peter Frampton and The Bee Gees along with Steve Martin, George Burns, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Billy Preston and Earth, Wind and Fire performing almost two dozen incredible Beatles covers, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is a landmark of pop culture and an all-star musical spectacular for fans of all ages.


Which Way Is Up?

Michael Schultz

Richard Pryor plays three roles - a beleaguered, sex-starved farm worker named Leroy Jones; the farm worker's randy old father Rufus; and the hypocritical town preacher Rev. Lenox Thomas - and Pryor has never been so outrageously funny. The lives and love lives of these three men cross and crisscross as Leroy tries to get his life back on track. The fun kicks into high gear when Leroy moves from labor to management. He tries to juggle his wife and his girlfriend, but the only peace he can find is in the arms of the Reverend's wife! It's a case of too many women and too little time. No wonder he doesn't know Which Way Is Up?


Car Wash

Michael Schultz

Everybody is cleaning up and getting down in the comedy Car Wash - the first "disco slacker" movie from the decade that brought you the tube top, the polyester suit and lots of good times. It's just a typical day in the lives of the employees, customers and passersby of a Los Angeles car wash - but what a day! There's a would-be robbery... an assembly line of the weirdest, baddest, shadiest characters you've ever met... and lots of booty-bumping music to pass the hours until quitting time. Featuring outrageously hilarious performances by George Carlin, "Professor" Irwin Corey, The Pointer Sisters, and Richard Pryor as Daddy Rich, a flamboyant Reverend who preaches the goodness of the dollar, Car Wash is a timeless classic celebrating an era devoted to living life in the fast lane.


The Last Dragon

Michael Schultz

An enjoyable pastiche of martial arts, romance, music, and video, "The Last Dragon" presents a likable young hero, Leroy (Taimak), who aspires to become a kung fu master. Though black and living in Harlem with his family, Leroy lives like a Chinese. Trouble arises in the form of a huge black man who calls himself "Sho' Nuff," who is determined to prove himself the kung fu master of the neighborhood.


Woman Thou Art Loosed

Michael Schultz

One woman's odyssey through a hellish life of sexual abuse, drug addiction, and crime is resolved in faith in this tough but inspiring drama based on a true story documented by evangelist Bishop T.D. Jakes.


Greased Lightning

Michael Schultz

Superstar Richard Pryor ("Uptown Saturday Night," "Stir Crazy") is Wendell Scott, a top stock car racer, in this action-filled biopic with a comic twist. Scott's triumph over racism to become the first black professional racing-car driver is well told by director Michael Schultz ("Cooley High," "Which Way is Up?"). Also stars Emmy-winner Beau Bridges ("The Fabulous Baker Boys," "Without Warning: The James Brady Story") and legendary action heroine Pam Grier ("Ghosts of Mars," "Jackie Brown"). Action-packed entertainment for the whole family!


Krush Groove

Michael Schultz

Old school rap and R&B stars are featured in this high-energy street musical that follows the ups and downs of a determined young record entrepreneur (Blair Underwood, "City of Angels," "L.A. Law") as he tries to establish his own label as well as a romantic relationship with the dazzling pop star Sheila E ("The Glamorous Life"). Starring leading rap performers Run-DMC, Sheila E., The Fat Boys and Kurtis Blow, and directed and produced by Michael Schultz ("Disorderlies," "Greased Lightning").