Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

A comic with one eye on his audience and another eye on the truth.

97 mins
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.

Richard Pryor

Jo Jo Dancer / Alter Ego

Debbie Allen

Michelle

Art Evans

Arturo

Carmen McRae

Grandmother

Paula Kelly

Satin Doll

Billy Eckstine

Johnny Barnett

E'Lon Cox

Little Jo Jo

Michael Ironside

Detective Lawrence

Frederick Coffin

Dr. Weissman

Richard Grossman

Dr. Carlyle

Ken Foree

Big Jake

Gloria Charles

Lady at Grandmother's House

Mary Bond Davis

Lady at Grandmother's House

Cheri Wells

Lady at Grandmother's House

Valerie McIntosh

Lady at Grandmother's House

Bebe Drake

Angry Prostitute (as Bebe Drake-Massey)

Michael Prince

Screening Room Producer

Rocco Urbisci

Screening Room Director

Rod Gist

Manager

Ludie C. Washington

Backstage Manager

Larry Murphy

Male Attendant

Dennis Hayden

Policeman #1

Sam Hennings

Policeman #2

Rashon Khan

Bodyguard

Tracy Morgan

Female Heckler

Gary Allen

Male Heckler

Jack Andreozzi

Gangster #1

Martin Azarow

Gangster #2

Dean Wein

Stage Hand

Joanna Lipari

Nightclub Patron

Robin Torell

Michelle's Dance Partner

Erika Marr

Showgirl

Tom Lawrence

Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited)

Suzanne Niles

Dressing Room Fan (uncredited)

Nico Stevens

Bartender (uncredited)

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

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