Jo Jo Dancer Your Life Is Calling
Starring: Richard Pryor
Director: Richard Pryor
A dramatic behind the scenes look at show business, the film stars Richard Pryor as
Jo Jo Dancer, a well known comedian at the peak of his popularity and the bottom rung
of his self-esteem. Jo Jo Dancer has it all - Hollywood stardom - movie roles... platinum
record albums. 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 Dancer's compelling past through four decades - from his upbringing in a
brothel, to classic comedy performances in cellar nightclub, to ultimate stardom as a rowdy,
irreverent comic. Featuring music by Herbie Hancock and a score of rhythm and blues classic
hits, Jo Jo Dancer Your Life is Calling marks Pryor's directing debut with his personal
vision of one man's odyssey of triumph and tragedy.
Price: $14.99 [VHS] $19.99 [DVD]
