Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)

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Original Title: Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

Release Date: May 02, 1986

Runtime: 97 minutes

Budget: $20,000,000.0

Revenue: $18,034,150.0

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.

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Cast

Richard Pryor

Jo Jo Dancer / Alter Ego

Carmen McRae

Grandmother

Paula Kelly

Satin Doll

Billy Eckstine

Johnny Barnett

Michael Ironside

Detective Lawrence

Ken Foree

Big Jake

Gloria Charles

Lady at Grandmother's House

Mary Bond Davis

Lady at Grandmother's House

Bebe Drake

Angry Prostitute (as Bebe Drake-Massey)

Rocco Urbisci

Screening Room Director

Dennis Hayden

Policeman #1

Sam Hennings

Policeman #2

Joanna Lipari

Nightclub Patron

Crew

Herbie Hancock

Original Music Composer

John A. Alonzo

Director of Photography

Marilyn Vance

Costume Design

Paul Mooney

Screenplay

Thom Mount

Supervising Producer

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