Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling (1986)
Average Rating: 5.6/10
Reviews Counted: 11
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 5
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Movie Info
Popular African-American comedian Jo Jo Dancer is severely burned while free-basing cocaine. Producer/director/writer Richard Pryor insists that the movie is not autobiographical. While hovering between life and death, Dancer flashes back to his childhood, when he grew up in a brothel. Producer/director/writer Richard Pryor insists that the movie is not autobiographical. Dancer decides to become a comic, but has a great many difficulties rising to stardom until he begins making scatological
May 2, 1986 Wide
Feb 19, 2002
Cast
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Richard Pryor
Jo Jo Dancer -
Debbie Allen
Michelle -
Art Evans
Arturo -
Fay Hauser
Grace -
Barbara Williams
Dawn -
Carmen McRae
Grandmother -
Paula Kelly
Satin Doll -
Diahnne Abbott
Mother -
Scoey Mitchell
Father -
Billy Eckstine
Johnny Barnett -
E'Lon Cox
Little Jo Jo -
Gary Allen
Male Heckler -
Jack Andreozzi
1st Gangster -
Martin Azarow
2nd Gangster -
J.J. Barry
Sal -
Tanya Boyd
Alicia -
Virginia Capers
Emma Ray -
Gloria Charles
Lady at Grandmother's H... -
Frederick Coffin
Dr. Weissman -
Mary Bond Davis
Lady at Grandmother's H... -
Dennis Farina
Freddy -
Ken Foree
Big Jake -
Michael Genovese
Gino -
Rod Gist
Manager -
Dennis Hayden
1st Policeman -
Sam Hennings
2nd Policeman -
Michael Ironside
Det. Lawrence -
Charles Knapp
Fat Man -
Joanna Lipari
Night Club Patron -
Valerie McIntosh
Lady at Gradmother's Ho... -
Michael Prince
Screening Room Producer -
Beau Starr
Vito -
Marlene Warfield
Sonja -
Ludie Washington
Backstage Manager -
Dean Wein
Stage Hand -
Michael Williams
Raymond -
Wings Hauser
Cliff -
Rocco Urbisci
Screening Room Director -
Jimmy Binkley Group
Hose Band at Spencer's -
Richard Daugherty
2nd John -
Charlie Dell
1st John -
Howard L.W. Fortune
Hotel Bouncer -
Sig Frohlich
Ziggy -
Dr. Richard Grossman
Dr. Carlyle -
Teri Hafford
Olivia -
Alicia Shonte Harvey
Waitress -
Edwin Hausam
Desk Clerk -
Linda Hoy
Emergency Room Nurse -
Rashon Kahn
Bodyguard -
Jo Ann Mann
Madam -
Erika Marr
Showgirl -
Geraldine Mason
Showgirl -
Dorothy McLennan
Dorothy -
Angella Mitchell
Showgirl -
Tracy Morgan
Female Heckler -
Kiblena Peace
Joy -
Deon Pearson
Charlie -
Laura Rae
Dawn's Friend -
Edy Roberts
Madelyn -
Elizabeth Robinson
Secretary -
Roxanne Rolle
Showgirl -
Erastus Spencer
Mr. Spencer -
Dewayne Taylor
Boy on Bus -
Robin Torell
Michelle's Dance Partne... -
Cheri Wells
Lady at Grandmother's H... -
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Bebe Drake
Angry Prostitute
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All Critics (12) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (5) | DVD (5)
Awesome!
Completely forgettable
The sorrow is real, the pity is palpable - but Richard Pryor should have let someone else film his life story.
If it hadn't been directed by its subject, it would have been a great disservice. As such, it's just a major disappointment.
Audience Reviews for Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling
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- Michelle: Fuck me? No, fuck you, honey! Fuck you and anyone who looks like you!
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