Release Date

02 May, 1986

Runtime

01:37: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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

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.

Original Title

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

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Actors

Richard Pryor

Debbie Allen

Art Evans

Fay Hauser

Barbara Williams

Carmen McRae

Paula Kelly

Diahnne Abbott

Scoey Mitchell

Billy Eckstine

Tanya Boyd

Wings Hauser

E'Lon Cox

Michael Ironside

J.J. Barry

Mike Genovese

Marlene Warfield

Virginia Capers

Dennis Farina

Frederick Coffin

Richard Grossman

Crew

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

Paul Mooney

Rocco Urbisci

John G. Wilson

Larry L. Fuentes

John DeCuir Jr.

Ronald G. Oliney

Richard Pryor

John A. Alonzo

Terry Miles

Cloudia Rebar

Marilyn Vance

Tony Lloyd