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Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling

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Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling (1986)

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Reviews Counted: 10 Fresh: 5  Rotten:5 Average Rating: 5.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Synopsis:
Richard Pryor stars in as the title character in this comedic drama which tells the story of a popular comedian's fall from grace. Jo Jo Dancer is brought up in an Ohio brothel. He rises from his humble beginning to become a popular comedian and film star, only to throw it all away when he severely... [More]
Richard Pryor stars in as the title character in this comedic drama which tells the story of a popular comedian's fall from grace. Jo Jo Dancer is brought up in an Ohio brothel. He rises from his humble beginning to become a popular comedian and film star, only to throw it all away when he severely injures himself in a drug-related accident. In the hospital, he ruminates on the events in his life--from his ascent to stardom, to his troubles with women, to the events that caused his downfall. Though Pryor directed and co-wrote, and the events of the film appear to be inspired by those of his own life, he refused to label it as autobiographical. [Less]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Richard Pryor, Debbie Allen, Art Evans, Fay Hauser, Paula Kelly

Director: Richard Pryor
Screenwriter: Richard Pryor, Paul Mooney, Rocco Urbishi

DVD Info

Release:

Feb 19, 2002

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen
  • Full Frame

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Mono - English

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Menu
  • Scene Selection

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Completely forgettable

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12/11/02 08:47 AM
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The sorrow is real, the pity is palpable - but Richard Pryor should have let someone else film his life story.

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07/26/02 01:06 AM
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If it hadn’t been directed by its subject, it would have been a great disservice. As such, it’s just a major disappointment.

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