Dynamite Chicken
A series of countercultural sketches based around a stream of consciousness free form format.
| Dynamite Chicken | |
|---|---|
 The cover for the film | |
| Directed by | Ernest Pintoff |
| Written by | Ernest Pintoff |
| Produced by | Ernest Pintoff |
| Starring | Richard Pryor |
Production company | Dynamite Productions |
| Distributed by | Tango Entertainment |
Release date |
|
Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Dynamite Chicken is a 1971 American comedy film starring Richard Pryor.[1]
The film was partly funded by and features John Lennon and Yoko Ono. It is a collection of subversive comedy sketches and routines relating to the peace movement. Many famous figures appear as themselves in the film, including Joan Baez, Lenny Bruce, Leonard Cohen, Tuli Kupferberg, Allen Ginsberg, Jimi Hendrix, B.B. King, Malcolm X (from archival footage), Andy Warhol, Al Capp, Muddy Waters, Sha Na Na and Al Goldstein.
Plot[]
![[icon]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png){kind=small} | This section is empty. You can help by . (April 2021) |
Cast[]
| This section is empty. You can help by . (April 2021) |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Weiler, A. H. (January 4, 1972). "Dynamite Chicken (1970) 'Dynamite Chicken' Is Aimed at the Young". The New York Times.
External links[]
 | This film article about a 1970s comedy is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
Categories:
- 1971 films
- English-language films
- 1971 comedy films
- American comedy films
- American films
- Films directed by Ernest Pintoff
- Lenny Bruce
- 1970s comedy film stubs