Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)

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

Directed by Richard Pryor1h 37mDrama,Comedy,Fantasy

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.

Rated

R

Year

1986

Country

US

Language

English

Release date

2 May 1986

TMDB

6.5 (39)

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Richard Pryor

Jo Jo Dancer / Alter Ego

Debbie Allen

Art Evans

Fay Hauser

Barbara Williams

Barbara Williams

Carmen McRae

Paula Kelly

Diahnne Abbott

Billy Eckstine

Tanya Boyd

Wings Hauser

Michael Ironside

Michael Ironside

Detective Lawrence

Mike Genovese

Marlene Warfield

Marlene Warfield

Virginia Capers

Virginia Capers

Dennis Farina

Frederick Coffin

Frederick Coffin

Richard Grossman

Ken Foree

Gloria Charles

Lady at Grandmother's House

Mary Bond Davis

Mary Bond Davis

Lady at Grandmother's House

Lady at Grandmother's House

Valerie McIntosh

Lady at Grandmother's House

Bebe Drake

Angry Prostitute (as Bebe Drake-Massey)

Screening Room Producer

Screening Room Director

Elizabeth Robinson

Beau Starr

Ludie C. Washington

Backstage Manager

Dennis Hayden

Sam Hennings

Charles Knapp

Joanna Lipari

Nightclub Patron

Michelle's Dance Partner

Laura Sorrenson

Geraldine Mason

Michael Anthony Williams

Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited)

Dressing Room Fan (uncredited)

Bartender (uncredited)

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