Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

Film
Comedy
Calendar
1986
Time
1h 37m
R

Jo Jo has it all, Hollywood stardom, movie roles, platinum records. But the price he pays for fame and fortune is too great. He buckles under the pressures of success and suffers a life-threatening accident. Forced to examine his life, the film follows Jo Jo's compelling past through four decades from his upbringing in a brothel, to classic comedy performances in cellar nightclubs, to ultimate stardom as a rowdy, irreverent comic.

Starring Debbie Allen, Art Evans, Fay Hauser, Barbara Williams, Carmen McRae, Paula Kelly, Diahnne Abbott, Scoey Mitchell, Billy Eckstine, Martin Azarow, J.J. Barry, Tanya Boyd, Reuben Cannon, Virginia Capers, Fred Coffin, Mary Bond Davis, Charlie Dell, Bebe Drake, Dennis Farina, Ken Foree, Michael Genovese, Rod Gist, Dennis Hayden, Sam Hennings, Linda Hoy, Michael Ironside, Charles Knapp, Tracy Morgan, Michael Prince, Elizabeth Robinson, Beau Starr, Marlene Warfield, Dean Wein, Michael Williams, Wings Hauser,
Genres Comedy , Drama
Studios Sony Pictures
Popular UPC

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Cast & Crew

  1. Cast Member
    Richard Pryor Jo Jo Dancer
  2. Cast Member
    Debbie Allen Michelle
  3. Cast Member
    Art Evans Arturo
  4. Cast Member
    Fay Hauser Grace
  5. Cast Member
    Barbara Williams Dawn
  6. Cast Member
    Carmen McRae Grandmother
  7. Cast Member
    Paula Kelly Satin Doll
  8. Cast Member
    Diahnne Abbott Mother
  9. Cast Member
    Scoey Mitchell Father
  10. Cast Member
    Billy Eckstine Johnny Barnett
  11. Cast Member
    Martin Azarow 2nd Gangster
  12. Cast Member
    J.J. Barry Sal
  13. Cast Member
    Tanya Boyd Alicia
  14. Cast Member
    Reuben Cannon Actor
  15. Cast Member
    Virginia Capers Emma Ray
  16. Cast Member
    Fred Coffin Dr. Weissman
  17. Cast Member
    Mary Bond Davis Lady at Grandmother's House
  18. Cast Member
    Charlie Dell 1st John
  19. Cast Member
    Bebe Drake Angry Prostitute
  20. Cast Member
    Dennis Farina Freddy
  21. Cast Member
    Ken Foree Big Jake
  22. Cast Member
    Michael Genovese Gino
  23. Cast Member
    Rod Gist Manager
  24. Cast Member
    Dennis Hayden 1st Policeman
  25. Cast Member
    Sam Hennings 2nd Policeman
  26. Cast Member
    Linda Hoy Emergency Room Nurse
  27. Cast Member
    Michael Ironside Det. Lawrence
  28. Cast Member
    Charles Knapp Fat Man
  29. Cast Member
    Tracy Morgan Female Heckler
  30. Cast Member
    Michael Prince Screening Room Producer
  31. Cast Member
    Elizabeth Robinson Secretary
  32. Cast Member
    Beau Starr Vito
  33. Cast Member
    Marlene Warfield Sonja
  34. Cast Member
    Dean Wein Stage Hand
  35. Cast Member
    Michael Williams Raymond
  36. Cast Member
    Wings Hauser Cliff
  37. Cast Member
    Paul Mooney Screenwriter
  38. Cast Member
    Rocco Urbisci Screenwriter

Universal Product Codes

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Title Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

Release Date 1986-05-02

Country USA

Genres Comedy, Drama

Runtime 1h 37m

Sub Genres Showbiz Drama

Language English