Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

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

6.397 min
DramaComedyFantasy

Overview

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.

Movie Info

Release Date: 5/2/1986

Runtime: 97 min

Director: Richard Pryor

Writers: Rocco Urbisci, Paul Mooney, Richard Pryor

Top Cast

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

Billy Eckstine

Billy Eckstine

Johnny Barnett

Tanya Boyd

Tanya Boyd

Alicia

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