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- DirectorDavid LynchStarsBill PullmanPatricia ArquetteJohn RoseliusAnonymous videotapes presage a musician's murder conviction, and a gangster's girlfriend leads a mechanic astray.
- DirectorLarry BishopStarsMichael J. PollardHenry SilvaGabriel ByrneWith his boss in the madhouse, a mobster is temporary boss of the criminal empire just as vicious rivals threaten the control of the empire.
- DirectorRomell Foster-OwensStarsFlynn BelaineCal WilsonReynaldo ReyRichard Pryor stars in this parody of The Three Musketeers follows a coed who falls asleep while reading the book and dreams about a trio of swashbuckling heroes.
- DirectorMaurice PhillipsStarsRichard PryorGene WilderMercedes RuehlA mental out-patient is mistaken for a missing wealthy man and a con man takes advantage of the situation.
- DirectorEddie MurphyStarsEddie MurphyRichard PryorRedd FoxxDuring the 1930s, a New York City illegal gambling house owner and his associates must deal with strong competition, gangsters, and corrupt cops in order to stay in business.
- DirectorArthur HillerStarsRichard PryorGene WilderJoan SeveranceDave is deaf, and Wally is blind. They witness a murder, but it was Dave who was looking at her, and Wally who was listening.
- DirectorAlan MetterStarsRichard PryorBeverly ToddStacey DashArlo accepts what seems to him to be a dream promotion to Idaho. He soon discovers, however, that moving has its own share of problems.
- DirectorMichael AptedStarsRichard PryorRachel TicotinRubén BladesCon man Kevin Lennihan, framed in a jewel smuggling, tries for an insanity plea, and is sent to a hospital for review, where he is confused for a doctor and takes over the hospital when a major storm hits.
- DirectorRichard PryorStarsRichard PryorDebbie AllenArt EvansAfter severely burning himself in a drug incident, a comedian has a near death experience in which he reviews his life.
- DirectorWalter HillStarsRichard PryorJohn CandyLonette McKeeA minor-league baseball player must spend $30 million in 30 days in order to inherit $300 million. However, he's not allowed to own any assets, destroy the money, gift it, give it to charity, or tell anyone about the deal.
- DirectorRichard LesterStarsChristopher ReeveRichard PryorMargot KidderSynthetic kryptonite laced with tar splits Superman in two: good Clark Kent and bad Man of Steel.
- DirectorRichard DonnerStarsRichard PryorJackie GleasonNed BeattyAn underemployed reporter finds himself literally purchased as a toy for a rich spoiled brat.
- DirectorMichael PressmanStarsRichard PryorMargot KidderRay SharkeyA Vietnam vet returns home from a prisoner of war camp and is greeted as a hero, but is quickly forgotten and soon discovers how tough survival is in his own country.
- DirectorOz ScottMichael SchultzStarsRichard PryorCicely TysonAngel Ramirez Jr.Failed parolee Joe Braxton has one last shot at redemption: by driving school kids from Philadelphia to Washington State.
- DirectorSidney PoitierStarsGene WilderRichard PryorGeorg Stanford BrownSet up and wrongfully accused, two best friends are sent to prison for a crime they didn't commit. However, no prison cell can keep them locked in a cage.
- DirectorMarty FeldmanStarsMarty FeldmanPeter BoyleLouise LasserRaised in a Trappist monastery, the innocent Brother Ambrose sets out to find money to save the bankrupt monastery. His education in worldliness is provided by a hooker. He eventually petitions G. O. D. For the cash.
- DirectorGary WeisStarsDudley MooreLaraine NewmanJames CocoAn all-star comedy cast hams it up in this hilarious Biblical spoof.
- DirectorJames FrawleyStarsJim HensonFrank OzJerry NelsonKermit and his newfound friends trek across America to find success in Hollywood, but a frog legs merchant is after Kermit.
- DirectorHerbert RossStarsJane FondaAlan AldaMaggie SmithMisadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsDiana RossMichael JacksonNipsey RussellAn adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz" that tries to capture the essence of the African-American experience.
- DirectorPaul SchraderStarsRichard PryorHarvey KeitelYaphet KottoWhen three automotive factory workers who're struggling financially try to steal from their own labor union, they discover corruption, and reluctantly decide to use this information for blackmail.
- DirectorMichael SchultzStarsRichard PryorLonette McKeeMargaret AveryOrange picker Leroy Jones inadvertently becomes a union leader and is forced out of town, leaving behind his wife Annie Mae and his sexually-obsessed father Rufus.
- DirectorArthur HillerStarsGene WilderRichard PryorJill ClayburghOn a long-distance train trip, a man finds romance but also finds himself in danger of being killed, or at least pushed off the train.
- DirectorMichael SchultzStarsRichard PryorFranklyn AjayeSully BoyarA comedic take on the daily life of car-wash employees, chronicling their hopes, fears, joys, dreams, and tribulations, and meeting some eccentric customers along the way.
- DirectorJohn BadhamStarsBilly Dee WilliamsJames Earl JonesRichard PryorIn the late 1930s during racial segregation, a star of the Negro League Baseball, Bingo Long, leaves his team and convinces other stars of the league to join him as free agent players touring the towns of the Midwest.
- DirectorFred WilliamsonStarsFred WilliamsonRichard PryorJames BrownA conman's crimes are blamed on a good-natured fast-drawing cowboy he meets and decides to use as decoy.
- DirectorSidney PoitierStarsSidney PoitierBill CosbyHarry BelafonteAt Madame Zenobia's illegal nightclub, when Steve Jackson and Wardell Franklin get robbed of their wallets containing a winning lottery ticket, they set out to recover it.
- DirectorBill DavisStarsLily TomlinRichard PryorBill GerberLily Tomlin plays familiar characters like young Edith Ann, housewife Judy Beasley, and phone operator Ernestine, while debuting a new character, Wanda V. Wilford.
- DirectorSidney J. FurieStarsBilly Dee WilliamsRichard PryorPaul HamptonA Federal Agent, whose daughter dies of a heroin overdose, is determined to destroy the drug ring that supplied her. He recruits various people whose lives have been torn apart by the drug trade and trains them. Then they all leave for France to track down and destroy the ring.
- DirectorJames B. HarrisStarsZalman KingCarol WhiteTisa FarrowA woman who's been asleep for years is part of a carnival that sells her kisses for a buck. A lonely jazz musician buys her. Once awake, the two of them and his two girlfriends hook up. But sometimes, dreams are better than reality.
- DirectorMichael CampusStarsMax JulienDon GordonRichard PryorGoldie returns from five years at the state pen and winds up King of the pimping game. Trouble comes in the form of two corrupt white cops and a crime lord who wants him to return to the small time.
- DirectorJoseph HardyStarsLily TomlinRichard CrennaNancy DussaultThe Lily Tomlin special showcases Tomlin's most iconic characters, Ma Belle's Ernestine, the prim tasteful Lady, the grimy little kid Edith Ann, and a new creation, Bobbi Jeanine, a hammy cocktail lounge organist talking in song titles.
- DirectorSidney J. FurieStarsDiana RossBilly Dee WilliamsRichard PryorThe story of the troubled life and career of the legendary Jazz singer, Billie Holiday.
- DirectorPeter LockeStarsZalman KingAllen GarfieldSuzette GreenThis oddball counterculture comedy/drama follows Zalman King through a series of kooky misadventures while he searches for his life's purpose in New York City.
- DirectorLee H. KatzinRobert McKimsonStarsMichael A. MillerRay ChippewayDennis LardenA rock band becomes embroiled in foreign affairs when they're sent to go on tour in Albania as a cover to find hostages in a remote castle held by Communist enemies of the U.S.
- DirectorGeorge McCowanStarsStephen BoydRobert HooksSusan OliverA racist officer is put in charge of a squad of black troops charged with taking an important bridge from the Germans.
- DirectorPenelope SpheerisStarsRichard PryorFranklyn AjayeWhile it's unclear what the film was about, it is believed that it followed a group of Black Panthers who kidnap a wealthy white man and put him on trial for all the racial crimes in American history.
- DirectorBarry ShearStarsChristopher JonesShelley WintersDiane VarsiA young man gains significant political influence as the leader of a counterculture rock band with his rallying cry of voting rights for teenagers.
- DirectorWilliam CastleStarsSid CaesarRobert RyanAnne BaxterSid Caesar stars as the bumbling right-hand man of mob boss Robert Ryan, who is sent to find a corpse buried in a suit lined with stolen mob money.