This awesome box set brings together four of Richard Pryor's finest film performances.
Which Way Is Up?
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 that he can find is in the arms of the Reverand's wife! It's a case of too many women and too little time. No wonder he doesn't know which way is up!
Brewster's Millions:
Just after he is fired from his job pitching for the Hackensack Bulls, Montgomery Brewster (Richard Pryor) learns he is the sole heir of Rupert Horn (Hume Cronyn), a great uncle he never knew he had. According to the terms of the eccentric multimillionaire's will, which he recorded on film, Monty will inherit $300 million - if he manages to spend $30 million in a single month without acquiring any assets. But he can't tell his best friend, catcher Spike Nolan (John Candy), or the accountant keeping track of his expenses Angela Drake (Lonette McKee). Everything he tries seems to backfire! This hilarious version of the classic "big money" comedy, was directed by Walter Hill and adapted from George Barr McCutcheon's novel by the writers of Trading Places.
Car Wash:
Comic superstars Richard Pryor and George Carlin join musical guests like the Pointer Sisters in the incredible ensemble cast of this urban comedy about a day in the life at LA's Dee-Luxe Car Wash. There, a drag queen, a revolutionary, an ex-con, an Afro-wannabe, a suspected bomber (professor Irwin Corey), and a cabbie (Carlin) chasing a fare beater all come together in soul-and-song-filled fun. Pryor, who worked with Director Michael Schultz again on Greased Lightning and Which Way Is Up? The following year, is Daddy Rich, a flamboyant Reverend who preaches the goodness of the dollar. Written by Joel Schumacher (DC Cab), the film features Ivan Dixon blaxploitation star Antonio Fargas, Garrett Morris of Saturday Night Live, and the hit title song.
Bustin Loose:
Foulmouthed Joe (Richard Pryor) breaks his parole, but is given a chance to prove his worth by a schoolteacher (Cicely Tyson). She hires him to drive a bus full of Special School kids from Philadelphia, but Joe is a bit unnerved by their various mental problems. Soon, however, the bonds of friendship are formed and Joe wins the respect of the kids and their teacher.
