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Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Directed by
Richard Pryor
R
1986
1h 37m
Drama
,
Biography
,
and more
6.3
58%
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After severely burning himself in a drug incident, a comedian has a near death experience in which he reviews his life.
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Cast of Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Richard Pryor
Jo Jo Dancer / Alter Ego / Director / Writer / Producer
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
Tanya Boyd
Alicia
Wings Hauser
Cliff
E'Lon Cox
Little Jo Jo
Michael Ironside
Detective Lawrence
J.J. Barry
Sal
Mike Genovese
Gino
Marlene Warfield
Sonja
Virginia Capers
Emma Ray
Dennis Farina
Freddy
Frederick Coffin
Dr. Weissman
Richard Grossman
Dr. Carlyle
Ken Foree
Big Jake
Gloria Charles
Lady at Grandmother's House
Mary Bond Davis
Lady at Grandmother's House
Cheri Wells
Lady at Grandmother's House
Valerie McIntosh
Lady at Grandmother's House
Bebe Drake
Angry Prostitute (as Bebe Drake-Massey)
Charlie Dell
John #1
Edy Roberts
Madelyn
Michael Prince
Screening Room Producer
Rocco Urbisci
Screening Room Director / Writer
Rod Gist
Manager
Elizabeth Robinson
Secretary
Beau Starr
Vito
Ludie C. Washington
Backstage Manager
Kiblena Peace
Joy
Larry Murphy
Male Attendant
Dennis Hayden
Policeman #1
Sam Hennings
Policeman #2
Rashon Khan
Bodyguard
Charles Knapp
Fat Man
Tracy Morgan
Female Heckler
Gary Allen
Male Heckler
Jack Andreozzi
Gangster #1
Martin Azarow
Gangster #2
Dean Wein
Stage Hand
Sig Frohlich
Ziggy
Joanna Lipari
Nightclub Patron
Robin Torell
Michelle's Dance Partner
Erika Marr
Showgirl
Laura Sorrenson
Showgirl
Geraldine Mason
Showgirl
Michael Anthony Williams
Raymond
Tom Lawrence
Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited)
Suzanne Niles
Dressing Room Fan (uncredited)
Nico Stevens
Bartender (uncredited)
Paul Mooney
Writer
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling Ratings & Reviews
falker
July 20, 2025
There are really great parts, and really not-so-great parts. It's clumsy, but I think it's endearing BECAUSE it can be clumsy.
JohnK2319
March 21, 2025
Cocaine is a hell of a drug.
FandomWire
Joshua Ryan
... it's a clumsy, yet often effective, examination of the demons and hardships faced by one of cinema's most iconic comedians.
Battleship Pretension
Rudie Obias
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling is a gem!
Slant Magazine
Odie Henderson
As in his stand-up, Richard Pryor deftly mixes humor and tragedy throughout the film.
Los Angeles Herald Examiner
Peter Rainer
Watching it is like overhearing the patter of a close friend coming out of a delirium.
Detroit Free Press
Catherine Rambeau
A disappointing waste of talented actors.
The New Yorker
Richard Brody
Above all, Pryor emphasizes... Jo Jo's elusive selfhood-the fundamental problem of what performers who feel fully alive only while onstage or on camera do with the rest of their time.
Film Frenzy
Matt Brunson
It's much better than its reputation.
Reel Film Reviews
David Nusair
First-time filmmaker Pryor delivers a predominantly tedious drama that's made all-the-more interminable by a hopelessly uninvolving structure...
ColeSmithey.com
Cole Smithey
Awesome!
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
Pryor has taken some major risks in this movie. He has played straight and honest with his story, but he also has shown that he has a real gift as a director; the narrative scenes in the movie have a conviction and an interest that grow and hold us.
Kalamazoo Gazette
James Sanford
Completely forgettable
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)
Jonathan R. Perry
The sorrow is real, the pity is palpable - but Richard Pryor should have let someone else film his life story.
Apollo Guide
Jeremy Heilman
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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