On the late evening of June 9, 1980, during the making of the film Bustin' Loose, after days of overindulging on freebasing cocaine, Pryor poured 151-proof rum all over himself and lit himself on fire. While ablaze, he ran down Parthenia Street from his Los Angeles, California home, until being subdued by police. He was taken to a hospital, where he was treated for second and third degree burns covering more than half of his body. Pryor spent six weeks in recovery at the Herpolscheimer Burn Center at Sherman Oaks Hospital. His daughter, Rain, stated that the incident happened as a result of a bout of drug-induced psychosis;[44] later, however, in an on-camera interview, Pryor said: "I tried to commit suicide. Next question."[45]
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