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Released Year: 1986
Runtime: 97 minutes
Directors: Richard Pryor
Casts: Dennis Farina, Michael Ironside, Art Evans, Ken Foree, Frederick Coffin, Richard Pryor, Mike Genovese, Diahnne Abbott, Debbie Allen, Virginia Capers, Fay Hauser, Wings Hauser, J.J. Barry, Paula Kelly, Barbara Williams, Carmen McRae, Scoey Mitchell, Billy Eckstine, Tanya Boyd, E'Lon Cox, Marlene Warfield, Richard Grossman
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(3 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)Loading...Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)
In this film that closely parallels his own life story, Richard Pryor plays Jo Jo Dancer, a popular stand-up comedian who has severely burned himself in a drug incident. As he lies unconscious in a hospital, his spiritual alter ego gets up and begins a journey of his own. He revisits his life, from growing up in a brothel as a child and struggling to beat the long odds to become a top rated comedian. However, his success brings new problems as he develops a tragic pattern of substance abuse that begins to screw up his life. All the while, Jo Jo's spirit watches these events and attempts to convince his past self to turn off from his path of self destruction. Written by Kenneth Chisholm
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)
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Released Year: 1986
Runtime: 97 minutes
Directors: Richard Pryor
Casts: Dennis Farina, Michael Ironside, Art Evans, Ken Foree, Frederick Coffin, Richard Pryor, Mike Genovese, Diahnne Abbott, Debbie Allen, Virginia Capers, Fay Hauser, Wings Hauser, J.J. Barry, Paula Kelly, Barbara Williams, Carmen McRae, Scoey Mitchell, Billy Eckstine, Tanya Boyd, E'Lon Cox, Marlene Warfield, Richard Grossman
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In this film that closely parallels his own life story, Richard Pryor plays Jo Jo Dancer, a popular stand-up comedian who has severely burned himself in a drug incident. As he lies unconscious in a hospital, his spiritual alter ego gets up and begins a journey of his own. He revisits his life, from growing up in a brothel as a child and struggling to beat the long odds to become a top rated comedian. However, his success brings new problems as he develops a tragic pattern of substance abuse that begins to screw up his life. All the while, Jo Jo's spirit watches these events and attempts to convince his past self to turn off from his path of self destruction. Written by Kenneth Chisholm
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In this film that closely parallels his own life story, Richard Pryor plays Jo Jo Dancer, a popular stand-up comedian who has severely burned himself in a drug incident. As he lies unconscious in a hospital, his spiritual alter ego gets up and begins a journey of his own. He revisits his life, from growing up in a brothel as a child and struggling to beat the long odds to become a top rated comedian. However, his success brings new problems as he develops a tragic pattern of substance abuse that begins to screw up his life. All the while, Jo Jo's spirit watches these events and attempts to convince his past self to turn off from his path of self destruction. Written by Kenneth Chisholm
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In this film that closely parallels his own life story, Richard Pryor plays Jo Jo Dancer, a popular stand-up comedian who has severely burned himself in a drug incident. As he lies unconscious in a hospital, his spiritual alter ego gets up and begins a journey of his own. He revisits his life, from growing up in a brothel as a child and struggling to beat the long odds to become a top rated comedian. However, his success brings new problems as he develops a tragic pattern of substance abuse that begins to screw up his life. All the while, Jo Jo's spirit watches these events and attempts to convince his past self to turn off from his path of self destruction. Written by Kenneth Chisholm