Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)
"A comic with one eye on his audience and another eye on the truth."
Title: Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Original Title: Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Release Date: 1986-05-02
Status: Released
Rating: 6.333/10 (from 33 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
Production Companies: Columbia Pictures, Delphi V
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.
Cast
Richard Pryor
Jo Jo Dancer / Alter Ego
Debbie Allen
Michelle
Art Evans
Arturo
Fay Hauser
Grace
Barbara Williams
Dawn
Carmen McRae
Grandmother
Paula Kelly
Satin Doll
Diahnne Abbott
Mother
Scoey Mitchell
Father
Billy Eckstine
Johnny Barnett
