Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

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Directed by

Richard Pryor

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Richard Pryor
Jo Jo Dancer / Alter Ego

Debbie Allen
Michelle

Art Evans
Arturo

Fay Hauser
Grace

Barbara Williams
Dawn

Carmen Mcrae
Grandmother

Paula Kelly
Satin Doll

Diahnne Abbott
Mother

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Rocco Urbisci
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Paul Mooney
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Description: For his directorial debut, comedy great Richard Pryor drew from one of the most painful incidents in his own life to tell the story of one man’s journey through triumph and tragedy. At the peak of his popularity, comedian Jo Jo Dancer (Pryor) seems to have it all: stardom, movie roles, record deals. But the price he pays for fame and fortune is too great. After buckling under the pressures of success and suffering a life-threatening accident, Jo Jo examines his life over the past four decades—from his upbringing in a brothel, to performances in seedy cellar nightclubs, to ultimate stardom as a rowdy, irreverent comic. Featur ... (more)

Release date: 2 May 1986
UPC: 043396066731

Tags: Biography (2), Drama (1), Comedy (1), Gangsters (1), Infidelity (1), 1986 (1), Prostitution (1), Alcoholism (1), Columbia Pictures (1)

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Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1473 movies items)

" Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling is a 1986 American biographical[ comedy-drama film directed, produced by and starring Richard Pryor, who also wrote the screenplay with Paul Mooney and Rocco Urbisci. Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling was Richard Pryor's first and only directorial effort, although he is credited as such on the screen version of his 1983 stand-up comedy concert film. In this film that closely parallels his own life story, Richard Pryor plays Jo Jo Dancer, a popular stand-u"

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" Directed by: Richard Pryor Produced by: Thom Mount,Richard Pryor, and John G. Wilson Written by: Richard Pryor, Paul Mooney, and Rocco Urbisci Cinematography: John A. Alonzo Edited by: Donn Cambern Music by: Herbie Hancock Distributed by: Columbia Pictures "

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