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Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

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Calorie Rating: 136
Released: 1986-05-02
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 97 Minutes
Budget: 20000000
Revenue 18034150
Studios: Columbia Pictures, Delphi V,


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.

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Cast

Richard Pryor
Character: Jo Jo Dancer / Alter Ego
Debbie Allen
Character: Michelle
Art Evans
Character: Arturo

Fay Hauser
Character: Grace
Barbara Williams
Character: Dawn
Carmen McRae
Character: Grandmother

Paula Kelly
Character: Satin Doll
Diahnne Abbott
Character: Mother
Scoey Mitchell
Character: Father

Billy Eckstine
Character: Johnny Barnett
Tanya Boyd
Character: Alicia
Wings Hauser
Character: Cliff

E'Lon Cox
Character: Little Jo Jo
Michael Ironside
Character: Detective Lawrence
J.J. Barry
Character: Sal

Mike Genovese
Character: Gino
Marlene Warfield
Character: Sonja
Virginia Capers
Character: Emma Ray

Dennis Farina
Character: Freddy
Frederick Coffin
Character: Dr. Weissman
Richard Grossman
Character: Dr. Carlyle

Ken Foree
Character: Big Jake
Gloria Charles
Character: Lady at Grandmother's House
Mary Bond Davis
Character: Lady at Grandmother's House

Cheri Wells
Character: Lady at Grandmother's House
Valerie McIntosh
Character: Lady at Grandmother's House
Bebe Drake
Character: Angry Prostitute (as Bebe Drake-Massey)

Charlie Dell
Character: John #1
Edy Roberts
Character: Madelyn
Michael Prince
Character: Screening Room Producer

Rocco Urbisci
Character: Screening Room Director
Rod Gist
Character: Manager
Elizabeth Robinson
Character: Secretary

Beau Starr
Character: Vito
Ludie C. Washington
Character: Backstage Manager
Kiblena Peace
Character: Joy

Larry Murphy
Character: Male Attendant
Dennis Hayden
Character: Policeman #1
Sam Hennings
Character: Policeman #2

Rashon Khan
Character: Bodyguard
Charles Knapp
Character: Fat Man
Tracy Morgan
Character: Female Heckler

Gary Allen
Character: Male Heckler
Jack Andreozzi
Character: Gangster #1
Martin Azarow
Character: Gangster #2

Dean Wein
Character: Stage Hand
Sig Frohlich
Character: Ziggy
Joanna Lipari
Character: Nightclub Patron

Robin Torell
Character: Michelle's Dance Partner
Erika Marr
Character: Showgirl
Laura Sorrenson
Character: Showgirl

Geraldine Mason
Character: Showgirl
Michael Anthony Williams
Character: Raymond
Tom Lawrence
Character: Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited)

Suzanne Niles
Character: Dressing Room Fan (uncredited)
Nico Stevens
Character: Bartender (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Richard Pryor
Screenplay
Paul Mooney
Screenplay
Rocco Urbisci
Screenplay

John G. Wilson
Associate Producer
Larry L. Fuentes
Special Effects
John DeCuir Jr.
Production Design

Ron Oliney
Stunt Coordinator
John A. Alonzo
Director of Photography

Terry Miles
Makeup Artist
Cloudia Rebar
Set Decoration
Marilyn Vance
Costume Design

Tony Lloyd
Makeup Artist
Julia L. Walker
Hairstylist
Elizabeth Rabe
Makeup Artist

Dino Ganziano
Hairstylist
Thom Mount
Supervising Producer
Herbie Hancock
Original Music Composer