Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1986-05-02

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (1094 Reviews)

Director:

Richard Pryor

Genres:

Biography Comedy Drama

Cast:

Richard Pryor Debbie Allen Art Evans Fay Hauser

Writer:

Rocco Urbisci

Paul Mooney

Richard Pryor

Fullplot:

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.

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