Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
1986/05/02 • $20,000,000 • Released • English
A comic with one eye on his audience and another eye on the truth.
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.
Director : Richard Pryor
Casts
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
Billy Eckstine
Johnny Barnett
Tanya Boyd
Alicia
Wings Hauser
Cliff
Michael Ironside
Detective Lawrence
Mike Genovese
Gino
Marlene Warfield
Sonja
Virginia Capers
Emma Ray
Dennis Farina
Freddy
Frederick Coffin
Dr. Weissman
Ken Foree
Big Jake
Gloria Charles
Lady at Grandmother's House
Mary Bond Davis
Lady at Grandmother's House
Bebe Drake
Angry Prostitute (as Bebe Drake-Massey)
Rocco Urbisci
Screening Room Director
Beau Starr
Vito
Dennis Hayden
Policeman #1
Sam Hennings
Policeman #2
Charles Knapp
Fat Man
Joanna Lipari
Nightclub Patron
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