Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)
"A comic with one eye on his audience and another eye on the truth."
Synopsis
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.
Director
Richard Pryor
Writers
Richard Pryor, Paul Mooney, Rocco Urbisci
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Original Title
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Status
Released
Budget
$20,000,000
Revenue
$18,034,150
Production
Columbia Pictures, Delphi V