I'm Rick James is a 2007 documentary film by Perry Santos from Shoreline Entertainment.
radio interview, the director said,[citation needed] This was one of the most difficult projects I've ever been involved with ... Rick was a complicated guy, with a crazy lifestyle ... most of the people that were involved with him are pretty complicated too.
We had crews sitting at rented locations or on built sets, for hours waiting for them.
Most of the big stars that were really close to Rick, didn't want to be interviewed or participate.
You really get an inside look at this guy ... all his talents for making music, his incredible career, all the money he made and blew ... his wild lifestyle ... then losing it all to drugs ... going to jail ... the Dave Chappelle thing ... and just as he starts to get his life back, he checks out.