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Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

Play trailer Poster for Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling R,  1986,  1h 37m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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55% Tomatometer 20 Reviews 79% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
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.
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Odie Henderson Slant Magazine Jan 13, 2025
As in his stand-up, Richard Pryor deftly mixes humor and tragedy throughout the film. Go to Full Review
Peter Rainer Los Angeles Herald Examiner Aug 9, 2022
Watching it is like overhearing the patter of a close friend coming out of a delirium. Go to Full Review
Catharine Rambeau Detroit Free Press Oct 27, 2021
4/10
A disappointing waste of talented actors. Go to Full Review
Sarah Boslaugh TheArtsStl Jul 5, 2026
5/10
...it feels more like a therapeutic exercise for Pryor (who has admitted as much) rather than a film meant for the general public. Go to Full Review
Joshua Ryan FandomWire Jan 16, 2025
6/10
... it's a clumsy, yet often effective, examination of the demons and hardships faced by one of cinema's most iconic comedians. Go to Full Review
Rudie Obias Battleship Pretension Jan 16, 2025
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling is a gem! Go to Full Review
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Richard Pryor

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Richard Pryor

Jo Jo Dancer

Debbie Allen

Michelle

Carmen McRae

Grandmother

Art Evans

Arturo

Fay Hauser

Grace

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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
Producer
Richard Pryor
Screenwriter
Rocco Urbisci, Paul Mooney, Richard Pryor
Production Co
Columbia Pictures Corporation, Delphi V Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 2, 1986, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$16.4M
Runtime
1h 37m
Sound Mix
Surround
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