Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Richard Pryor	...	Jo Jo Dancer / Alter Ego
	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

Storyline

In this film that closely parallels his own life story, Richard Pryor plays Jo Jo Dancer, a popular stand-up comedian who has severely burned himself in a drug incident. As he lies unconscious in a hospital, his spiritual alter ego gets up and begins a journey of his own. He revisits his life, from growing up in a brothel as a child and struggling to beat the long odds to become a top rated comedian. However, his success brings new problems as he develops a tragic pattern of substance abuse that begins to screw up his life. All the while, Jo Jo's spirit watches these events and attempts to convince his past self to turn off from his path of self destruction. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@home.com>  

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