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Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

05/02/1986

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1hr 37min

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Drama

,Comedy

,Fantasy

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

STORY

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 & CREW

    Cast

  • Richard Pryor
  • Debbie Allen
  • Art Evans
  • Fay Hauser
  • Barbara Williams

    Director

  • Rocco Urbisci

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Columbia Pictures
  • Delphi V

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English

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

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