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Budget. $20 million [1] Box office. $18,034,150 [2] Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling is a 1986 American biographical [3] comedy-drama film directed, produced by and starring Richard Pryor, who also wrote the screenplay with Paul Mooney and Rocco Urbisci.
- $18,034,150
- Richard Pryor
- Richard Pryor
- Herbie Hancock
May 2, 1986 · Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling: Directed by Richard Pryor. With Richard Pryor, Debbie Allen, Art Evans, Fay Hauser. After severely burning himself in a drug incident, a comedian has a near death experience in which he reviews his life.
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- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- Richard Pryor
- 1986-05-02
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling. 1986 · 1 hr 37 min. R. Comedy · Drama. A comedian at the peak of success and the pit of self-esteem buckles under the pressure and suffers an accident that forces him to reexamine his life. Subtitles: English. Starring: Debbie Allen Richard Pryor Wings Hauser Dennis Farina Art Evans. Directed by: Richard Pryor.
- Richard Pryor
- January 1, 1986
- 97 min
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Directed and produced by. Richard Pryor. “Jo Jo Dancer” begins when its hero already is an entertainment superstar. We track him restlessly around his luxurious Hollywood home as he calls a drug dealer and sets up a party, all the time claiming that he's off drugs.
Movie Info. Although Jo Jo Dancer (Richard Pryor) has achieved success as a stand-up comedian, he hasn't found happiness. After receiving severe burns in a narcotics-related incident, Jo...
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- Richard Pryor
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- Richard Pryor
Synopsis. 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 ...
- 97 min
When Satin Doll relays the news to Jo Jo, he grabs a fake gun and confronts club owner Gino. Before tensions erupt, Satin Doll's boyfriend, Detective Lawrence, barges in and sways Gino to pay Jo Jo his wages. Gino hands over a wad of bills, and tells Jo Jo that their business is finished.