Jo Jo Dancer Your Life is Calling (1986) 

 

Release Date: May 2, 1986

Director: Richard Pryor

Writer(s): Rocco Urbisci, Paul Mooney, Richard Pryor

Starring: Richard Pryor, Debbie Allen, Art Evans  

Estimated budget: $14 million

U.S. Box office: $18,034,150

 

Although Jo Jo Dancer (Richard Pryor) 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.