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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.

Release: 1986-05-02
Runtime: 97 min
Rating: 6.3 / 10
Cast
Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor
Jo Jo Dancer / Alter Ego
Debbie Allen
Debbie Allen
Michelle
Art Evans
Art Evans
Arturo
Fay Hauser
Fay Hauser
Grace
Barbara Williams
Barbara Williams
Dawn
Carmen McRae
Carmen McRae
Grandmother
Paula Kelly
Paula Kelly
Satin Doll
Diahnne Abbott
Diahnne Abbott
Mother
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Scoey Mitchell
Father
Billy Eckstine
Billy Eckstine
Johnny Barnett
Tanya Boyd
Tanya Boyd
Alicia
Wings Hauser
Wings Hauser
Cliff
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E'Lon Cox
Little Jo Jo
Michael Ironside
Michael Ironside
Detective Lawrence
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J.J. Barry
Sal
Mike Genovese
Mike Genovese
Gino
Marlene Warfield
Marlene Warfield
Sonja
Virginia Capers
Virginia Capers
Emma Ray