Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Release: 1986-05-02
·Runtime: 97m
·★ 6.3
Drama
Comedy
Fantasy
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Columbia Pictures
Delphi V
Cast
Richard Pryor
as Jo Jo Dancer / Alter Ego
Debbie Allen
as Michelle
Art Evans
as Arturo
Fay Hauser
as Grace
Barbara Williams
as Dawn
Carmen McRae
as Grandmother
Paula Kelly
as Satin Doll
Diahnne Abbott
as Mother
Billy Eckstine
as Johnny Barnett
Tanya Boyd
as Alicia
Wings Hauser
as Cliff
Michael Ironside
as Detective Lawrence
Mike Genovese
as Gino
Marlene Warfield
as Sonja
Virginia Capers
as Emma Ray
Dennis Farina
as Freddy
Frederick Coffin
as Dr. Weissman
Ken Foree
as Big Jake
Gloria Charles
as Lady at Grandmother's House
Mary Bond Davis
as Lady at Grandmother's House
Bebe Drake
as Angry Prostitute (as Bebe Drake-Massey)
Rocco Urbisci
as Screening Room Director
Beau Starr
as Vito
Dennis Hayden
as Policeman #1
Sam Hennings
as Policeman #2
Charles Knapp
as Fat Man
Joanna Lipari
as Nightclub Patron
