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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


Production and Crew

Rocco Urbisci
Screenplay
Paul Mooney
Screenplay
Richard Pryor
Screenplay

John G. Wilson
Associate Producer

John A. Alonzo
Director of Photography
John DeCuir Jr.
Production Design
Larry L. Fuentes
Special Effects

Ron Oliney
Stunt Coordinator
Cloudia Rebar
Set Decoration
Marilyn Vance
Costume Design

Dino Ganziano
Hairstylist
Tony Lloyd
Makeup Artist
Terry Miles
Makeup Artist

Elizabeth Rabe
Makeup Artist
Julia L. Walker
Hairstylist