Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Film poster
Directed byMarina Zenovich
Written byP.G. Morgan
Chris A. Peterson
Marina Zenovich
Produced bySara Hutchison
StarringRichard Pryor
Paul Mooney
Robin Williams
Whoopi Goldberg
Dave Chappelle
Mel Brooks
CinematographyChristine Burrill
Edited byChris A. Peterson
Music byMocean Worker
Production
company
Distributed byBBC Worldwide
Showtime Networks
Release date
  • April 26, 2013 (2013-04-26) (Tribeca)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic is a 2013 American biographical documentary film directed by Marina Zenovich, who also writing with P.G. Morgan and Chris A. Peterson. The film is about the life of comedian and actor Richard Pryor.[1][2]

The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 26, 2013.[3] It also aired in the United Kingdom on BBC Four as part of their Storyville strand of documentaries and in the United States on Showtime on July 31, 2013. The documentary won the NAACP Image Award for Best Television Documentary and editor, Chris A. Peterson, was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Editing.[4][5]

  1. ^ Lloyd, Robert (31 May 2013). "The Los Angeles Times". Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  2. ^ The New York Times
  3. ^ "Tribeca Review: 'Richard Pryor: Omit The Logic' Obscures The Genius Of A Comedic Titan". 26 April 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Richard Pryor's Wife, New NAACP Image Award Winner, Said What?! - The Humor Mill". The Humor Mill. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Beyond the Screens: The Artist's Angle: Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic | 2013 Tribeca Festival".