Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Rating: 6.5 · 1986 · Drama, Comedy, Fantasy · USA · 1 ч 37 мин
Description
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.
Information
- Year
- 1986
- Genre
- Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
- Country
- USA
- Runtime
- 1 ч 37 мин
- TMDB
- 6.5
- IMDb
- 6.5
- Tagline
- A comic with one eye on his audience and another eye on the truth.
Director
Cast
- Richard Pryor — Jo Jo Dancer / Alter Ego
- Debbie Allen — Michelle
- Art Evans — Arturo
- Fay Hauser — Grace
- Barbara Williams — Dawn
- Carmen McRae — Grandmother
- Paula Kelly — Satin Doll
- Diahnne Abbott — Mother
- Scoey Mitchell — Father
- Billy Eckstine — Johnny Barnett
- Tanya Boyd — Alicia
- Wings Hauser — Cliff
- E'Lon Cox — Little Jo Jo
- Michael Ironside — Detective Lawrence
- J.J. Barry — Sal
- Mike Genovese — Gino
- Marlene Warfield — Sonja
- Virginia Capers — Emma Ray
- Dennis Farina — Freddy
- Frederick Coffin — Dr. Weissman