Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
A comic with one eye on his audience and another eye on the truth.
19861h 37mNo ratings yet
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Comedy
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 2, 1986
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Columbia Pictures,Delphi V
- Cast
- Richard Pryor,Debbie Allen,Art Evans,Fay Hauser,Barbara Williams,Carmen McRae,Paula Kelly,Diahnne Abbott,Scoey Mitchell,Billy Eckstineand 46 more
- Director
- Richard Pryor
- Producer
- Richard Pryor
- Cinematography
- John A. Alonzo
- Music
- Herbie Hancock
- Budget
- $20,000,000
- Revenue
- $18,034,150
- IMDb
- tt0091295