Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling1986
About
- Runtime
- 1 hour 37 minutes
- Language
- English
- Tagline
- A comic with one eye on his audience and another eye on the truth.
- Overview
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.
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
- Released
- May 2, 1986
- Budget
- $20,000,000
- Revenue
- $18,034,150
- Production
- Columbia Pictures
- Delphi V
Credits
Directing
- Richard PryorDirector
Writing
- Rocco UrbisciScreenplay
- Paul MooneyScreenplay
- Richard PryorScreenplay
Art
- John DeCuir Jr.Production Design
- Cloudia RebarSet Decoration
Camera
- John A. AlonzoDirector of Photography
Costume & Make-Up
- Marilyn VanceCostume Design
- Dino GanzianoHairstylist
- Tony LloydMakeup Artist
- Terry MilesMakeup Artist
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- Elizabeth RabeMakeup Artist
- Julia L. WalkerHairstylist
Crew
- Larry L. FuentesSpecial Effects
- Ronald G. OlineyStunt Coordinator
Production
- Richard PryorProducer
- John G. WilsonAssociate Producer
- Thom MountSupervising Producer
Sound
- Herbie HancockOriginal Music Composer
Trailers
Posters
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