In Sunset Strip, Pryor relates two life-changing experiences. The first is his trip to “the motherland,” Africa. As funny as is the routine in which Pryor gives voice to a couple of cheetahs poised to prey on unsuspecting gazelles, he brings the audience up short with a moving revelation that leads him to forswear ever again calling another black person the “N-word.” The second, of course, is his near-fatal freebasing accident, which Pryor at first jokingly passes off as an accident involving milk and cookies. Then, he takes the audience step by harrowing step through his growing cocaine addiction (abetted by his untrustworthy pipe which speaks to him in reassuring tones), alienation from friends, including the formidable Jim Brown (“Whatcha gonna do?”), the explosion that resulted in third-degree burns over the upper half of his body, and finally, the agonizing rehab.
Sony Pictures | 1982 | 96 min | Rated R | Sep 10, 2024
Video
Codec: HEVC / H.265
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Audio
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
Subtitles
English, Spanish
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In Sunset Strip, Pryor relates two life-changing experiences. The first is his trip to “the motherland,” Africa. As funny as is the routine in which Pryor gives voice to a couple of cheetahs poised to prey on unsuspecting gazelles, he brings the audience up short with a moving revelation that leads him to forswear ever again calling another black person the “N-word.” The second, of course, is his near-fatal freebasing accident, which Pryor at first jokingly passes off as an accident involving milk and cookies. Then, he takes the audience step by harrowing step through his growing cocaine addiction (abetted by his untrustworthy pipe which speaks to him in reassuring tones), alienation from friends, including the formidable Jim Brown (“Whatcha gonna do?”), the explosion that resulted in third-degree burns over the upper half of his body, and finally, the agonizing rehab.
Sony Pictures | 1982 | 96 min | Rated R | Sep 10, 2024
Video
Codec: HEVC / H.265
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Audio
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
Subtitles
English, Spanish
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