I've aslways admired Pryor for what he tried to do and what he actually did. The man was one of our greatest comedians and one of the most self-destructive individuals of all time.

Pryor it is worth noting eventually did go back on drugs after this film was released and broke up with his long-time agent. Not long after that he began to contract MS that would eventually rob him of his abilities to function long before he died. Pryor is both an incredible and revolutionary talent - and one of the ultimate cautionary tales for what success can do for you. Jo Jo dANCer shows that - and the tragedy is, he eventually refused to listen to his own film.