Joe Braxton (Richard Pryor) is a convict who violates his parole after a failed attempt to lift a bunch of televisions from a store in Philadelphia. After a dramatic attempt at reverse psychology with the judge (Bill Quinn), he is given a second chance at parole, and his parole-officer, Donald (Robert Christian), has him do something for him.
MPAA Rating: | R |
Genre: | Comedy, Drama |
Country: | United States |
Produced By: | Richard Pryor, Michael S. Glick, William Greaves |
Directed By: | Michael Schultz, Oz Scott |
Written By: | Richard Pryor, Roger L. Simon, Lonne Elder III |
Cast: | Cicely Tyson, Paul Mooney, George Coe, Richard Pryor, Edwin Kinter, Peggy McCay, Jimmy Hughes, Fred Carney, Roy Jenson, Angel Ramirez Jr., Shila Turna, Tami Luchow, Janet Wong, Joe Jacobs, Earl Billings, Nick Dimitri, Luke Andreas, Kia Cooper, Morgan Roberts, Alphonso Alexander, Mathew Clark, Craig Richards, Vincent Price, Edwin DeLeon, Robert Christian, Vern Taylor, Bill Quinn, Gary Goetzman |
In Theaters: | May 22, 1981 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 34 minutes |
Production: | Universal Pictures |
Budget: | $11,000,000 |
Box Office: | $31,261,269 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |