Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)

05/02/1986 (US) • 1h 37m

Drama, Comedy, Fantasy

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

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Richard Pryor

Jo Jo Dancer / Alter Ego

Debbie Allen

Michelle

Art Evans

Arturo

Carmen McRae

Grandmother

Paula Kelly

Satin Doll


Recommendations

Tootsie

72%

Novocaine

60%

The Original Kings of Comedy

63%

House of Gucci

66%

Spider-Man: No Way Home

79%

Interstellar

85%

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

84%

Barbie

70%

Forrest Gump

85%

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

76%

The Shawshank Redemption

87%

Despicable Me 4

70%

GoodFellas

85%

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

68%

Joker

81%

Pulp Fiction

85%

Parasite

85%

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

75%

The Batman

77%

Dune

78%

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$20,000,000.00

Revenue

$18,034,150.00

Keywords

No keywords have been added.

© All Rights Reserved 2025