JoJo Dancer- Richard Pryor Autobiography - Please Seed - 9-16-07

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)
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Overview
Director:Richard Pryor

Writers:Rocco Urbisci &
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Release Date:2 May 1986 (USA) more
Genre:Biography / Drama more
Plot Outline:After severely burning himself in a drug incident, a comedian has a near death experience in which he reviews his life. more
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Plot Keywords:Freebasing / Los Angeles California / Drag / Drugs / Brothel more
Awards:1 nomination more
User Comments:Good Bio, but not perfect more

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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 ... Det. Lawrence
J.J. Barry ... Sal
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Additional Details
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Runtime:97 min
Country:USA
Language:English
Color:Color (DeLuxe)
Aspect Ratio:2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:Dolby
Certification:Iceland:12 / USA:R
Filming Locations:Los Angeles, California, USA more
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Company:Columbia Pictures Corporation more

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Fun Stuff
Trivia:Richard Pryor's autobiographical film and his directorial debut. The movie was filmed in Los Angeles and in Peoria at the actual locations where much of the story takes place. more
Movie Connections:Referenced in TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) (V) more
Soundtrack:SATIN DOLL more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
Good Bio, but not perfect, 26 June 2000

Author: Filmjack3 from United States

I found this film to be a really good depiction of Richard Pryor's life. But, I would've used the actual story of his life instead of using a fictional character to depict his life. Only a suggestion though Richard. But besides that, it is a great bio that has charm and laughs along the way (that later reminded me of Andy Kaufman's Man on the Moon). Trivia note- Pryor wrote, produced, directed (his first real film, though he directed Richard Pryor Here and Now) and starred in this film, which would be his last film to have writer, producer and director on his credits (he now has MS). A-



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