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Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales

  • 1969
  • 40m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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Richard Pryor in Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales (1969)
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While 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 America... Read allWhile 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.While 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.

  • Director
    • Penelope Spheeris
  • Writer
    • Richard Pryor
  • Stars
    • Richard Pryor
    • Franklyn Ajaye
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    45
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    • Director
      • Penelope Spheeris
    • Writer
      • Richard Pryor
    • Stars
      • Richard Pryor
      • Franklyn Ajaye
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  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    • Trivia
      Director Penelope Spheeris said on the WTF podcast that after Richard Pryor ripped the film to shreds, she re-cut it and he showed it to Bill Cosby. Perhaps selling Cosby the film rights, but it never was shown again.
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      Referenced in TopTenz: 10 Infamous Movies That Were Never Released (2022)

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    • Release date
      • 1969 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bon Appétit
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    • Runtime
      • 40m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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