Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)

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.

star 6.3
  • Release Date: 1986-05-02
  • Runtime: 1h 37min
  • Director: Richard Pryor

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Cast

  • 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

  • Diahnne Abbott

    Mother

  • Scoey Mitchell

    Father

  • Billy Eckstine

    Johnny Barnett

  • Tanya Boyd

    Alicia

  • Wings Hauser

    Cliff

  • E'Lon Cox

    Little Jo Jo

  • Michael Ironside

    Detective Lawrence

  • J.J. Barry

    Sal

  • Mike Genovese

    Gino

  • Marlene Warfield

    Sonja

  • Virginia Capers

    Emma Ray

  • Dennis Farina

    Freddy

  • Frederick Coffin

    Dr. Weissman

  • Richard Grossman

    Dr. Carlyle

  • Ken Foree

    Big Jake

  • Gloria Charles

    Lady at Grandmother's House

  • Mary Bond Davis

    Lady at Grandmother's House

  • Cheri Wells

    Lady at Grandmother's House

  • Valerie McIntosh

    Lady at Grandmother's House

  • Bebe Drake

    Angry Prostitute (as Bebe Drake-Massey)

  • Charlie Dell

    John #1

  • Edy Roberts

    Madelyn

  • Michael Prince

    Screening Room Producer

  • Rocco Urbisci

    Screening Room Director

  • Rod Gist

    Manager

  • Elizabeth Robinson

    Secretary

  • Beau Starr

    Vito

  • Ludie C. Washington

    Backstage Manager

  • Kiblena Peace

    Joy

  • Larry Murphy

    Male Attendant

  • Dennis Hayden

    Policeman #1

  • Sam Hennings

    Policeman #2

  • Rashon Khan

    Bodyguard

  • Charles Knapp

    Fat Man

  • Tracy Morgan

    Female Heckler

  • Gary Allen

    Male Heckler

  • Jack Andreozzi

    Gangster #1

  • Martin Azarow

    Gangster #2

  • Dean Wein

    Stage Hand

  • Sig Frohlich

    Ziggy

  • Joanna Lipari

    Nightclub Patron

  • Robin Torell

    Michelle's Dance Partner

  • Erika Marr

    Showgirl

  • Laura Sorrenson

    Showgirl

  • Geraldine Mason

    Showgirl

  • Michael Anthony Williams

    Raymond

  • Tom Lawrence

    Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited)

  • Suzanne Niles

    Dressing Room Fan (uncredited)

  • Nico Stevens

    Bartender (uncredited)