Pryor's movie career, told out of sequence here

It's a rather minor point in quite a good film. However, the chronology of Pryor's acting career in Hollywood isn't done in proper chronological order.

As OMIT THE LOGIC would have it, Pryor's acting resume seems to start with LADY SINGS THE BLUES (1972). In fact, it is strongly hinted that Pryor didn't even hit Hollywood until the early 70s.

Truth is, that Pryor had appeared on TV on such shows as WILD WILD WEST, THE MOD SQUAD and even THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY as early as the mid-60s. And, not just TV, but small roles in a few movies as well, including a decent part in a pretty significant cult film, WILD IN THE STREETS (1968).

To be certain, this is hardly the first Documentary to fudge some facts, and, doc's don't have to be told in strict chronological order, but, with sites like this one so readily available, it still stuck out like a sore thumb even if one didn't know going in (I did).

But, as I noted, this is a good film worth seeing. I just don't know why filmmakers continually play the "first big break" card as being equivalent to a person's "first" - period. As if nobody can or will check to see if it actually was.