Otis Day

Semi-biographical film based on the experiences of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson. (imdb)

The tale of a hapless group of cabbies and a rundown cab company owned by Harold. Albert comes to town with a dream of starting his own cab company but needs to motivate Harold's employees to want to make something out of themselves. (imdb)

Disgusted with criminals escaping the judicial system via technicalities, an idealistic young judge investigates an alternative method for punishing the guilty. (imdb)

Car Wash is about a close-knit group of black employees who one day have all manner of strange visitors coming onto their forecourt, including Richard Pryor as a preaching 'wonder-man' who is loved by most but loathed by one. (imdb)

Tired of the slave-like treatment of his team's owner, charismatic star Negro League pitcher Bingo Long takes to the road with his band of barnstormers through the small towns of the Midwest in the 1930's. (imdb)

Manager Dick Harper and his attractive young wife Jane are used to a comfortable lifestyle. They just build a swimming-pool when Dick is fired very unexpectedly - leaving him with $70,000 debt on the house... (imdb)

Richard Pryor is playing three different roles here. The first being a poor orange picker named Leroy Jones who gets laid off when by mistake he joins the worker's union during one of their demonstrations. Afterwards he is forced to leave his wife and family behind which also includes Leroy's father (also played by Pryor) to go to Los Angeles... (imdb)

The Zoo is the hottest disco in town, and on the night of the big dance contest, a wild assortment of disparate characters find themselves out on the floor together. (Allmovie.com)

An idealistic rookie cop joins the LAPD to make ends meet while finishing law school, and is indoctrinated by a seasoned veteran. As time goes on, he loses his ambitions and family as police work becomes his entire life. (imdb)

High-school violence provides the focus of this socially conscious drama. The trouble begins when a newly promoted black vice-principal in an all-black school must cope with increasing violence and racial tension when white students are bussed in there. (allrovi.com)

Details the life story of Scott Joplin and how he became the greatest ragtime composer of all time.

An African-American's barbershop serves as the neighborhood meeting place for all sorts of interesting characters, much to the disgust of his mother.

Tensions arise when a previously all-white firehouse gets its first black fireman. (imdb)

A girl group experiences turmoil after one of their members turns to drugs and another achieves their desired fame all by herself.

In an attempt to be rehabilitated, a rapist goes to therapy while in prison.