Another You (1991)

Director

• Maurice Phillips

Starring

• Gene Wilder
• Richard Pryor
• Mercedes Ruehl
• Stephen Lang
• Vanessa Williams [Vanessa L Williams]

Last On

23:00-00:50 Thu 5th Feb 2009 110m
ITV3

Synopsis

Richard Pryor looks very ill indeed in this lame comedy, his fourth collaboration with Gene Wilder - it was later revealed that the actor and stand-up comedian, who had a well-documented history of substance abuse, was suffering from multiple sclerosis. Released directly on to video in the UK, it's a harebrained effort where all concerned must have crossed their fingers and hoped that the combined talents of the stars would paper over a nondescript plot and lacklustre dialogue. There are numerous tasteless jokes about mental illness - Wilder has just been released from the local sanatorium - but nothing can disguise Pryor's own deep-seated problems.