The Three Muscatels
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Director Romell Foster-Owens Running time 1h 10m Screenplay Flynn Belaine, Cal Wilson Language English | 4.2/10 IMDb Genre Comedy Producer Betty Spruill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Flynn Belaine , Alexandre Dumas, pere , Cal Wilson Release date 1991 Cast Richard Pryor (Wino), Flynn Belaine , Reynaldo Rey , Cal Wilson , Joe Torry Similar movies The Musketeer (2001), The Three Musketeers (1948), The Four Musketeers (1974), The Three Musketeers of the West (1973), Barbie and the Three Musketeers (2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Three Muscatels is a 1991 film featuring written by and starring Flynn Belaine (Richard Pryor's sometime wife) and the American actor and screenwriter Cal Wilson. The film is a comedy loosely based on the story of The Three Musketeers. Richard Pryor narrates the film and appears in two supporting roles. He received star billing for the film, making it the last theatrical film for which he received star billing in a dramatic role. It premiered at the African American Film Market in November 1991.
Plot
Donna Bon Viant (Belaine) is a college student, who has to complete an assignment on the 14th century for her African American literature class. She chooses to base her writings on The Three Musketeers, a famous novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. Donna begins to read the novel and falls asleep in the process. She dreams a zany dream involving the adventures of "The Three Muscatels". The adventures include a number of people in Donna's life including students in her class, members of her family, and an alcoholic she met earlier in the day named Russell (Pryor).
References
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