

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)
- R
- 05/02/1986 (US)
- Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
- 1h 37m
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.
Richard Pryor
Screenplay, DirectorPaul Mooney
ScreenplayRocco Urbisci
ScreenplayCast

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