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Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

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

  • Movie
  • 1986
  • R
  • 1h 37m

Directed by Richard Pryor

6.5

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6.5 out of 10 from 40 votes

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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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Cast and crew

  • Richard Pryor

    Richard PryorJo Jo Dancer / Alter Ego

  • Debbie Allen

    Debbie AllenMichelle

  • Art Evans

    Art EvansArturo

  • Fay Hauser

    Fay HauserGrace

  • Barbara Williams

    Barbara WilliamsDawn

  • Carmen McRae

    Carmen McRaeGrandmother

  • Paula Kelly

    Paula KellySatin Doll

  • Diahnne Abbott

    Diahnne AbbottMother

  • Scoey MitchellFather

  • Billy Eckstine

    Billy EckstineJohnny Barnett

  • Tanya Boyd

    Tanya BoydAlicia

  • Wings Hauser

    Wings HauserCliff

  • E'Lon CoxLittle Jo Jo

  • Michael Ironside

    Michael IronsideDetective Lawrence

  • J.J. BarrySal

  • Mike Genovese

    Mike GenoveseGino

  • Marlene Warfield

    Marlene WarfieldSonja

  • Virginia Capers

    Virginia CapersEmma Ray

Director
Richard Pryor
Writer
Richard Pryor, Paul Mooney and Rocco Urbisci
Music
Herbie Hancock
Cinematography
John A. Alonzo