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Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)

Directed by Richard Pryor

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.

Rated R | Length 97 minutes

Actors

Diahnne Abbott | Dennis Farina | Richard Pryor | Michael Ironside | Ken Foree | Frederick Coffin | Debbie Allen | Barbara Williams | Tanya Boyd | Art Evans | Wings Hauser | Virginia Capers | Mike Genovese | Fay Hauser | Scoey Mitchell | Marlene Warfield | Paula Kelly | J.J. Barry | Carmen McRae | E'Lon Cox | Richard Grossman | Billy Eckstine