BUSTIN' LOOSE: THE PAIN AND GLORY OF RICHARD PRYOR.

The article features motion picture actor and stand-up comedian Richard Pryor, his difficulties and success in the motion picture industry in the U.S. Topics discussed include the experience of Pryor of growing up in a violent world of sex, drugs and alcohol in light of the fact that his mother was a prostitute and his father was a pimp, ability of the comedian to find humor in mundane and tragic events, and role of comedy as his defense against pain, trauma and prejudice.