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Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
★ 6.5/10•1986•1h 37m•R•Drama•Comedy•Fantasy

A comic with one eye on his audience and another eye on the truth.

Although Jo Jo Dancer has achieved success as a stand-up comedian, he hasn't found happiness. After receiving severe burns in a narcotics-related incident, Jo Jo remains in a coma, and, while in this state, he looks back on his life. Drifting off into memories of his troubled childhood, Jo Jo revisits his youth, recalling his eventual rise to fame and the decadence that followed. As he considers his existence, he must decide if he wants to go on living or not.

Richard Pryor · Screenplay

Paul Mooney · Screenplay

Rocco Urbisci · Screenplay

Richard Pryor · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 37m
LanguageEN
Release DateMay 2, 1986
Budget$20,000,000
Revenue$18,034,150

Actors

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

Jo Jo Dancer / Alter Ego

Debbie Allen

Debbie Allen

Michelle

Art Evans

Art Evans

Arturo

Fay Hauser

Fay Hauser

Grace

Barbara Williams

Barbara Williams

Dawn

Carmen McRae

Carmen McRae

Grandmother

Paula Kelly

Paula Kelly

Satin Doll

Diahnne Abbott

Diahnne Abbott

Mother

Scoey Mitchell

Father

Billy Eckstine

Billy Eckstine

Johnny Barnett

Tanya Boyd

Tanya Boyd

Alicia

Wings Hauser

Wings Hauser

Cliff

E'Lon Cox

Little Jo Jo

Michael Ironside

Michael Ironside

Detective Lawrence

J.J. Barry

Sal

Mike Genovese

Mike Genovese

Gino

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