Search results
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 · Recently viewed. 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.
- (1.9K)
- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- Richard Pryor
- 1986-05-02
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...
- (16)
- Richard Pryor
- R
- Richard Pryor
People also ask
Who plays Jo Jo Dancer in Your Life Is Calling?
Is Jo Jo Dancer Your Life Is Calling released in Canada?
Who is Jo Jo Dancer?
What happened to Jo Jo Dancer?
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling. “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.
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 ...
- Jo Jo Dancer , Alter Ego; Michelle; Arturo
- Richard Pryor
- 1986
- 21
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Synopsis. African-American comedian Jo Jo Dancer (Richard Pryor) calls friends to invite them to a Friday night party. He does not expect they will come, but when they accept his invitation, he must throw the party. After hanging up the telephone, he gets on his hands and knees, searching for pebbles of crack cocaine in the carpet.