Movie: Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

Year: 1986

Also Known As: Jojo Dancer

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Genres: Biography | Comedy | Drama

Cast: Richard Pryor, Debbie Allen, Art Evans, Fay Hauser, Barbara Williams, Carmen McRae, Paula Kelly, Diahnne Abbott, Scoey Mitchell, Billy Eckstine…

Plot: In this film that closely parallels his own life story, Richard Pryor plays Jo Jo Dancer, a popular stand-up comedian who has severely burned himself in a drug incident. As he lies unconscious in a hospital, his spiritual alter ego gets up and begins a journey of his own. He revisits his life, from growing up in a brothel as a child and struggling to beat the long odds to become a top rated comedian. However, his success brings new problems as he develops a tragic pattern of substance abuse that begins to screw up his life. All the while, Jo Jo's spirit watches these events and attempts to convince his past self to turn off from his path of self destruction.

Rated: 5.7/10 from 654 votes on IMDb

Release Date: 2 May 1986 (USA)

Runtime: 97

Tagline: N/A

Countries: USA

Directors: Richard Pryor

Writers: Rocco Urbisci, Paul Mooney

Budget: $14,000,000

Languages: English

Location: Los Angeles, California, USA