Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)

Name: Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Director: Richard Pryor
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Released: 1986
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Art Evans, Barbara Williams, Billy Eckstine, Carmen McRae, Debbie Allen

Comedy Drama Fantasy

6.5 (40 votes)

1h 37m

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.

Details

Director: Richard Pryor
Writer: Richard Pryor, Paul Mooney, Rocco Urbisci
Original Language: English
Budget: $20,000,000

Cast

Art Evans Barbara Williams Billy Eckstine Carmen McRae Debbie Allen Diahnne Abbott E'Lon Cox Fay Hauser J.J. Barry Michael Ironside Paula Kelly Richard Pryor Scoey Mitchell Tanya Boyd Wings Hauser