The Three Muscatels

The Three Muscatels is a 1991 American comedy film directed by Romell Foster-Owens and written by and starring Flynn Belaine Pryor and the actor and screenwriter Cal Wilson.[1] The film is loosely based on the 1844 novel The Three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas. 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.[2][3] It premiered at the African American Film Marketplace in November 1991.[4]

The Three Muscatels
Directed byRomell Foster-Owens
Produced byBetty Spruill
Written byFlynn Belaine Pryor
Cal Wilson
Based onThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
StarringRichard Pryor
Flynn Belaine Pryor
Cal Wilson
Reynaldo Rey
Joe Torry
Roy Fegan
Ron Goss
Narrated byRichard Pryor
CinematographyJohn L. Demps Jr.
Edited byJohn David Allen
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
November 1991
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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 1844 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
  1. Cal Wilson at IMDb. Not to be confused with the New Zealand comedian Cal Wilson.
  2. Richard Pyror at IMDb
  3. Jennifer Lee Pryor (2011). "Richard Prior Official Filmography". Indigo, Inc.
  4. Easton, Nina J. (2007-09-26). "MOVIES : The Invisible Women : In Hollywood's rush to embrace black filmmakers, women directors are being left out, but some expect that picture to change - Page 4 - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2012-06-24.


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