Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
1986
1h 37m
6.5/10 (32 votes)
Budget:$20,000,000
Revenue:$18,034,150
Director: Richard Pryor

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

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

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.

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Top Cast

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

Jo Jo Dancer / Alter Ego

Debbie Allen

Debbie Allen

Michelle

Art Evans

Art Evans

Arturo

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