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Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 2, 1986

Runtime

1h 37m

Genres

Drama, Comedy

User Score

64%

Original Title

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures, Delphi V

Director

Richard Pryor

Budget

$20,000,000

Revenue

$18,034,150

Description

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.