Robert Townsend Filmes

  • 1990
    Robin Harris: One Night Stand

    Robin Harris: One Night Stand

    Robin Harris: One Night Stand

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    American stand-up comedian Robin Harris performs his legendary comedic jokes as part of HBO's classic comedy series One Night Stand.

    Robin Harris: One Night Stand
  • 2003
    Black Listed

    Black Listed

    Black Listed

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    Alan Chambers (Townsend) is a lawyer and sick of his job. He corrals his friends into forming a vigilante group. Everyone goes along with it at...

    Black Listed
  • 2022
    Ms. Pat: Y'all Wanna Hear Something Crazy?

    Ms. Pat: Y'all Wanna Hear Something Crazy?

    Ms. Pat: Y'all Wanna Hear Something Crazy?

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    Ms. Pat finds laughter in the absurdities of parenting, pet lovers and very unfortunate lip trends as she unpacks a painful past with humor and...

    Ms. Pat: Y'all Wanna Hear Something Crazy?
  • 1999
    Mercenary II: Thick & Thin

    Mercenary II: Thick & Thin

    Mercenary II: Thick & Thin

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    Mercenary Captain "Hawk" is in Acion again to save a hostage. But he and his team are betrayed. Nothing is as it seems...

    Mercenary II: Thick & Thin
  • 1982
    In Love with an Older Woman

    In Love with an Older Woman

    In Love with an Older Woman

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    A 29-year-old lawyer falls for a 43-year-old woman.

    In Love with an Older Woman
  • 1986
    Odd Jobs

    Odd Jobs

    Odd Jobs

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    Five college buddies start their own moving business only to find themselves tangling with sleazy competitors and the mob.

    Odd Jobs
  • 2009
    Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

    Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

    Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

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    Directors Robert Townsend and Quincy Newell offer this comprehensive and hilarious examination of the history, evolution and cultural significance of...

    Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
  • 2012
    In the Hive

    In the Hive

    In the Hive

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    Sixteen-year-old Xtra Keys hopes to raise his son better than his boozy, razor-edged mother raised him, and he just might get his wish when he's...

    In the Hive
  • 2013
    Bill Cosby: Far From Finished

    Bill Cosby: Far From Finished

    Bill Cosby: Far From Finished

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    Bill Cosby shares his hilarious new observations on life and family in this comedy special, his first televised concert in 30 years.

    Bill Cosby: Far From Finished
  • 1987
    Uptown Comedy Express

    Uptown Comedy Express

    Uptown Comedy Express

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    TV Special with a variety of comedians.

    Uptown Comedy Express
  • 1981
    Senior Trip

    Senior Trip

    Senior Trip

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    A group of graduating students from a midwestern high school comes to New York City on a trip to celebrate the impending end of school. The students...

    Senior Trip
  • 2000
    Little Richard

    Little Richard

    Little Richard

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    The story of Little Richard Penniman, from his poor Southern upbringing to dealing with the trials and tribulations of being a Black singer in the...

    Little Richard
  • 2000
    Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story

    Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story

    Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story

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    The true life story of famed singer Natalie Cole, daughter of Nat 'King' Cole. Gripping drama of her struggle with addiction and living in her...

    Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story
  • 2019
    A Walk with Charles Burnett

    A Walk with Charles Burnett

    A Walk with Charles Burnett

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    Filmmaker Robert Townsend executive-produced the following fifty-six-minute program for Criterion’s Meet the Filmmakers series in 2018. In it,...

    A Walk with Charles Burnett
  • 2018
    Making The Five Heartbeats

    Making The Five Heartbeats

    Making The Five Heartbeats

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    In 1990, actor, comedian, writer and director, Robert Townsend, went against every obstacle in Hollywood, relying on his faith, street smarts, and...

    Making The Five Heartbeats
  • 1997
    Stuart Hall: Representation & the Media

    Stuart Hall: Representation & the Media

    Stuart Hall: Representation & the Media

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    Cultural theorist Stuart Hall offers an extended meditation on representation. Moving beyond the accuracy or inaccuracy of specific representations,...

    Stuart Hall: Representation & the Media
  • 1999
    From Behind Closed Doors

    From Behind Closed Doors

    From Behind Closed Doors

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    Showtime's "In the 20th Century" is a millennium-related strand of feature-length documentaries in which famous directors take on major subjects of...

    From Behind Closed Doors