Richard pryor list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Richard pryor, harvey keitel and yaphet kotto star in the powerful, critically acclaimed drama, blue collar. It is an angry, radical movie about the vise that traps workers between big industry and big labor. Overall a good movie with some good acting and a decent script. Richard pryor full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Harvey keitel and richard pryor in blue collar 1978 blue collar 1978 harvey keitel and ed begley jr. Pryors grandmother owned a string of brothels, his mother prostituted herself, and his father was a pimp. Watch blue collar online stream full movie directv.
Richard pryor is playing three different roles here. Richard pryor, harvey keitel, and yaphet kotto deliver memorable performances as everyday men in way over their heads working the line in the motor city. Blue collar is a movie in which the bad guys far outnumber the good guys because the bad guys are power incarnate and the good guys merely work for. Blue collar is the closest hollywood got to the factory. Richard pryor and harvey keitel in paul schraders blue collar. Blue collar is the result of schraders excellence in writing and directing, and the performances that he musters from actors keitel, pryor and kotto do his script a whole lot of justice. Directed by paul schrader no matter how far or how fast you run, you dont outrun your childhood, writerdirector paul schrader told venice magazine in 2005. Blue collar trailer directed by paul schrader and starring richard pryor, harvey keitel, yaphet kotto, ed begley jr. The film, which stars richard pryor, harvey keitel, and yaphet kotto, centers around the lives of three blue collar hence the title auto workers on the assembly line in detroit. Theres a whole other essay to be written about how schrader uses sound. Three auto assembly line workers, fed up with union brass and tired of scraping by. Their union has been screwing them, so one day, pryors character decides to rob the vault in the union offices, bring keitel and kotto along.
Blue collar is the story of three autoworkers, zeke richard pryor jerry harvey keitel and smokey yaphet kotto. Starring richard pryor, harvey keitel, yaphet kotto and ed begley jr. It was written by schrader and his brother leonard, and stars richard pryor. The only real film that made use of the volatile charm of mr. Blue collar tells the tale of three friends richard pryor, harvey keitel and yaphet. Their union has been screwing them, so one day, pryor s character decides to rob the vault in the union offices, bring keitel and kotto along. See the full list of blue collar cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more.
It was written by schrader and his brother leonard, and stars richard pryor, harvey keitel and yaphet kotto. Although it has minimal comic elements provided by pryor, it is mostly dramatic. Blue collar dvd 1978 shop the best classic films movie. Blue collar by paul schrader paul schrader, richard pryor. The film gives platform to a rock solid performance by richard pryor, which always seems to. This recurring column, the politics of american movies, will explore everything from. Richard franklin lennox thomas pryor december 1, 1940 december 10, 2005 was an american standup comedian, actor, and writer.
On a longdistance train trip, a man finds romance but also finds himself in danger of being killed, or at least pushed off the train. The film is both a critique of union practices and an examination of life in a workingclass rust belt enclave. Richard pryors best dramatic performance is at the heart of blue collar, a rare american film that casts an unflinching look at the highpressure life of workingclass people. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Richard pryor, harvey keitel and yaphet kotto have been working their whole. Why a 1978 richard pryor movie unexpectedly qualifies as film noir. On blue collar, the 1976 classic about race and the working. Pryor is outstanding in this film a tremendous performance making full use of his angryfoulmouthed persona.
Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Three workers, zeke richard pryor, jerry harvey keitel, and smokey yaphet kotto, are working at. Autoworkers richard pryor, harvey keitel, yaphet kotto find corruption in union locals safe. From left to right, yaphet kotto, richard pryor and harvey keitel, who portray auto workers in universals blue collar, hold the evidence of corruption they intend to use to blackmail their union. Richard pryor live on the sunset strip 1982 rotten. Rare blue collar richard pryor vhs video movie mca 1982. Richard pryors comic genius wasnt often fully captured in narrative films. Browse our collection of classic, hard to find, out of print and rare movies on dvd. Blue collar 2002 when detroit autoworkers zeke brown richard pryor, jerry bartowski harvey keitel and smokey james yaphet kotto decide to rob their own union, they are initially. Onstage doing standup, he was untouchable, but in some studio comedies he was more of an assemblyline worker, like the putupon employee he plays in paul schraders blue collar. I also cherish his work the following year in silver streak, which tones down the language but turns up the comedy and.
On blue collar, the richard pryor classic about race and. Way is up to be richard pryors best and funniest movie i find blue collar to be. One night, when they steal away from their wives to have some fun, they get the idea to rob the local unions bureau safe. Paul schraders directorial debut examines the trials of detroit autoworkers living at the mercy of a heartless corporation and a corrupt union. The film gives platform to a rock solid performance by richard pryor, which always seems. The first being a poor orange picker named leroy jones who gets laid off when by mistake he joins the workers union during one of their. However, upon closer inspection, the three amateur thieves discover that they have made off with something potentially much more valuable than money. Richard pryor blue collar 1978 discussion moviechat. Blue collar tells the tale of three friends richard pryor, harvey keitel and yaphet kotto who. Its an early scene in paul schraders 1978 movie blue collar and like the.
Get the best deals on richard pryor film discs when you shop the largest online selection at. Lost in their own lives, minds dulled by hard repetitive labor, disgruntled by heartless, polluting employers and a corrupt union deeply in bed with management, they party 1970s detroitstyle, knowing no one has their interest at. Zeke pryor, jerry harvey keitel, and smokey yaphet kotto are detroit auto workers who have been let down. Overview paul schraders first directorial effort blue collar may be better known for the behind the camera drama, but the film is a searing indictment of labor versus management and their union and the corrupting influence of power. Just recovered from his notorious freebasing accident, richard pryor made a notable return in the muchacclaimed live on the sunset strip. With richard pryor, harvey keitel, yaphet kotto, ed begley jr when three workers try to steal from the local union, they discover the corruption of the union instead and decide to blackmail them. When detroit autoworkers zeke brown richard pryor, jerry bartowski harvey keitel and smokey james yaphet kotto decide to rob their own union, they are initially disappointed by the. Acclaimed screenwriter paul schrader who wrote such films as taxi driver and raging bull made his directorial debut with this simmering story about three desperate detroit autoworkers played by. Blue collar trailer directed by paul schrader and starring richard pryor, harvey. Blue collar movie 1978 richard pryor, harvey keitel, yaphet kotto. Blue collar 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Rare blue collar richard pryor vhs video movie mca 1982 1986 videocassette inc. Still, they raised richard to be honest, polite, and religious. The film is both a critique of union practices and an. He reached a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential standup. Blue collar is about life on the detroit assembly lines, and about how it wears men down and chains them to a lifetime installment plan. Three auto assembly line workers, fed up with union brass and tired of scraping by, hatch a plan to rob a safe at union headquarters. Released september th, 2002, blue collar stars richard pryor. When detroit autoworkers zeke brown richard pryor, jerry bartowski harvey keitel and smokey james yaphet kotto decide to rob their own union, they are initially disappointed by the relatively small haul.
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