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Bookmark this pageBustin' Loose (1981)
Director: Oz Scott
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From Time Out Film Guide
A remarkable change of direction for the subsequently self-immolating Pryor, whose biting stand-up barrage had put him in the Lenny Bruce class of hard-core comic satire. A 'warm-hearted comedy' involving a bunch of orphan kids promises neither a rewarding evening nor the best use of Pryor's considerable talent. However, in spite of an impractically pat 'happy ending' and liberal spoonfuls of sugar, we are kept some way from Walt Disney territory. Some of the set pieces, notably Pryor's encounter with the Ku Klux Klan, are beautifully achieved; the sentimentality is usually effective, and protected by a hard edge of fast-rap comedy; the kids are bearable. The plotting is sloppy at times and this is undoubtedly a minor film, but its rewards are surprising.Author: JC
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- Frank said...
- Posted on Feb 23 2009 22:00 One of Pryor's best. An underrated gem.
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Cast & crew
Director: Oz Scott
Producer: Richard Pryor, Michael S Glick
Cast: Richard Pryor, Cicely Tyson, Angel Ramirez, Jimmy Hughes, Edwin DeLeon, Robert Christian full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 94 mins
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