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The One and Only Dick Gregory

Chronicles the incredible life and times of legendary comedian and activist Dick Gregory.

Director

Andre Gaines

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N/A

Production

Hillman Grad Productions,HartBeat Productions,Showtime Documentary Films

Awards

2 nominations

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https://www.sho.com/titles/3503692/the-one-and-only-dick-gregory

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I read about 'em,
I listened to 'em on the radio, - The One and Only Dick Gregory

I read about 'em, I listened to &#...

And I told myself,
what those negroes do down there - The One and Only Dick Gregory

And I told myself, what those negroes do...

It seems like he was getting
more and more aware - The One and Only Dick Gregory

It seems like he was getting more and more ...

The future of
the United States of America - The One and Only Dick Gregory

The future of the United States o...

But it's here that democracy - The One and Only Dick Gregory

But it's here that democracy

And I realized if I can
subject myself - The One and Only Dick Gregory

And I realized if I can subject myse...

- The One and Only Dick Gregory

When Medgar called him, - The One and Only Dick Gregory

When Medgar called him,

- The One and Only Dick Gregory

- The One and Only Dick Gregory

From the moment
he went to Mississippi, - The One and Only Dick Gregory

From the moment he went to Mis...

I just play it by ear, and I
think if I can sit in a room - The One and Only Dick Gregory

I just play it by ear, and I think if I can sit ...

[Evers] Now for many of us
who have gone overseas, - The One and Only Dick Gregory

[Evers] Now for many of us who have gone ...

[Christian]
Medgar being a sergeant - The One and Only Dick Gregory

[Christian] Medgar being a...

They were...brothers. - The One and Only Dick Gregory

They were...brothers.

Stronger, I believe, than blood. - The One and Only Dick Gregory

Stronger, I believe, than blood.

Both the same goal--justice. - The One and Only Dick Gregory

Both the same goal--justice.

Dick knew how to take
a heated issue, - The One and Only Dick Gregory

Dick knew how to take a heated iss...

[laughter] - The One and Only Dick Gregory

this white citizen council guy - The One and Only Dick Gregory

this white citizen council guy

And Clark showed up,
and one demonstrator - The One and Only Dick Gregory

And Clark showed up, and one demonst...

And Clark got to whuppin'
this cat about being drunk - The One and Only Dick Gregory

And Clark got to whuppin' this cat abou...

And he went and he arrested
the one colored guy - The One and Only Dick Gregory

And he went and he arrested the one colore...

[laughter,
scattered applause] - The One and Only Dick Gregory

[laughter, scattered appl...

[laughter and applause] - The One and Only Dick Gregory

[laughter and applause]

[Dick] I had no intentions
on demonstrating. - The One and Only Dick Gregory

[Dick] I had no intentions on demonstr...

None whatsoever. - The One and Only Dick Gregory

None whatsoever.

I was scared enough just knowing - The One and Only Dick Gregory

I was scared enough just knowing

And after speaking
to these people that night - The One and Only Dick Gregory

And after speaking to these people...

And if I must die
with him, man, - The One and Only Dick Gregory

And if I must die with him,...

In doing this, I know you'll
kill yourself in show business. - The One and Only Dick Gregory

In doing this, I know you'll kill yourself in...

And I called up Lill,
and I said, "Honey, - The One and Only Dick Gregory

And I called up Lill, and I said, ...

She told me as she's told me
so many other times, - The One and Only Dick Gregory

She told me as she's told me so many...

[amplified voice]
This is an announcement. - The One and Only Dick Gregory

[amplified voice] This is an announ...

We will ask you to proceed
in smaller groups. - The One and Only Dick Gregory

We will ask you to proceed in smaller gro...

And a bunch of illiterate whites
that probably couldn't even - The One and Only Dick Gregory

And a bunch of illiterate whites that probably couldn...

- [man] Yes, man.
- Get a good look at their faces - The One and Only Dick Gregory

- [man] Yes, man. - Get a good look at t...

[Lipsyte] A civil rights
demonstration in the South - The One and Only Dick Gregory

[Lipsyte] A civil rights demonstration i...

Dogs, fire hoses, truncheons,
guns, - The One and Only Dick Gregory

Dogs, fire hoses, truncheons, guns,...

But he also knew
that the cameras being on - The One and Only Dick Gregory

But he also knew that the cameras ...

[indistinct conversations] - The One and Only Dick Gregory

[indistinct conversations]

This is what we fightin' for... - The One and Only Dick Gregory

This is what we fightin' for...

to free this country. - The One and Only Dick Gregory

to free this country.

Make this country
America the beautiful. - The One and Only Dick Gregory

Make this country America the b...

He upset people. He really made
people wanna kill him. - The One and Only Dick Gregory

He upset people. He really made people wanna kill...

I mean, I got hundreds
of death threats - The One and Only Dick Gregory

I mean, I got hundreds of death t...

"And gonna come get
your nigger kids," - The One and Only Dick Gregory

"And gonna come get your nigg...

You can sense a town,
sense the police. - The One and Only Dick Gregory

You can sense a town, sense the p...

And there's a stillness
in a town - The One and Only Dick Gregory

And there's a stillness in...

I felt that someone... - The One and Only Dick Gregory

I felt that someone...

poignant music - The One and Only Dick Gregory

- The One and Only Dick Gregory

- The One and Only Dick Gregory

Lill walked out.
She was so happy because - The One and Only Dick Gregory

Lill walked out. She was so happ...

[Lillian] He really had
a feeling that something - The One and Only Dick Gregory

[Lillian] He really had a feeling that...

He really didn't know what, - The One and Only Dick Gregory

He really didn't know what,

- The One and Only Dick Gregory

He tried to make me call home,
and I said, - The One and Only Dick Gregory

He tried to make me call home, and I sai...

Because when he said,
"Your son is dead," - The One and Only Dick Gregory

Because when he said, "Your s...

- The One and Only Dick Gregory

only a few hours ago. - The One and Only Dick Gregory

only a few hours ago.

So I called home.
Lill picked up the phone, - The One and Only Dick Gregory

So I called home. Lill picked up ...

She said,
"Greg, Richard's dead." - The One and Only Dick Gregory

She said, "Greg, Ri...

I love you very much." - The One and Only Dick Gregory

I love you very much."

Never will forget that Medgar
cried when he told me. - The One and Only Dick Gregory

Never will forget that Medgar cried when he...

He was sorry I was leaving,
but he understood, - The One and Only Dick Gregory

He was sorry I was leaving, but he unde...

- The One and Only Dick Gregory

We knew it. - The One and Only Dick Gregory

We knew it. ...

He pulled into the driveway. - The One and Only Dick Gregory

He pulled into the driveway.

And I remember our children
saying, - The One and Only Dick Gregory

And I remember our children saying...

- The One and Only Dick Gregory

- The One and Only Dick Gregory

[siren wailing in distance] - The One and Only Dick Gregory

[siren wailing in distance]

I don't think anything
less than that - The One and Only Dick Gregory

I don't think anything less...

- The One and Only Dick Gregory

They had decided that - The One and Only Dick Gregory

They had decided that

- The One and Only Dick Gregory

[applause] - The One and Only Dick Gregory

If they don't give us
this demand here, - The One and Only Dick Gregory

If they don't give us this dem...

[laughter and applause] - The One and Only Dick Gregory

[laughter and applause]

People all over the world
should understand - The One and Only Dick Gregory

People all over the world should unde...

There's no more time.
We don't want a man to tell us - The One and Only Dick Gregory

There's no more time. We don'...

When you're out demonstrating
in the street, - The One and Only Dick Gregory

When you're out demonstrating in t...

We don't want 'em next week.
We don't want 'em tonight. - The One and Only Dick Gregory

We don't want 'em next week. We don&#...

We want what we are demanding
right this minute. - The One and Only Dick Gregory

We want what we are demanding right this min...

He is without doubt
the most talked about - The One and Only Dick Gregory

He is without doubt the most talked...

Uh, I think he has
some provocative - The One and Only Dick Gregory

Uh, I think he has some provocat...

I'm sure he has. So would you
all welcome Dick Gregory? - The One and Only Dick Gregory

I'm sure he has. So would you all welcome ...

[applause,
band playing jazz music] - The One and Only Dick Gregory

[applause, band playing jazz...

[laughter] - The One and Only Dick Gregory

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Chronicles the incredible life and times of legendary comedian and activist Dick Gregory.

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Director: Andre Gaines

Writer: Andre Gaines

Production: Hillman Grad Productions,HartBeat Productions,Showtime Documentary Films

Genre: documentary

Year: 2021

MetaScore: 79/100

ImdbRating: 7.9

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 04 Jul 2021

Awards: 2 nominations

Homepage: https://www.sho.com/titles/3503692/the-one-and-only-dick-gregory