---
title: 'Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richard Pryor'
released: '1986-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/jo-jo-dancer-your-life-is-calling-1986'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091295/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)

1986 · R · 97 min · Drama, Comedy, History · United States


## Synopsis

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling is a 1986 American biographical comedy-drama film directed, produced by and starring Richard Pryor, who also wrote the screenplay with Paul Mooney and Rocco Urbisci. Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling was Richard Pryor's first and only directorial effort, although he is credited as such on the screen version of his 1983 stand-up comedy concert film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Richard Pryor](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-pryor)
- **Producer:** [Richard Pryor](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-pryor)
- **Screenplay:** [Rocco Urbisci](https://cinepixo.com/people/rocco-urbisci)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Herbie Hancock](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbie-hancock)
- **Director of Photography:** [John A. Alonzo](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-a-alonzo)
- **Editor:** [Donn Cambern](https://cinepixo.com/people/donn-cambern)

## Cast

- [Michael Ironside](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-ironside)
- [Carmen McRae](https://cinepixo.com/people/carmen-mcrae)
- [Barbara Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-williams)
- [Dennis Farina](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-farina)
- [Billy Eckstine](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-eckstine)
- [Paula Kelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/paula-kelly)
- [Beau Starr](https://cinepixo.com/people/beau-starr)
- [Dennis Hayden](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-hayden)
- [Art Evans](https://cinepixo.com/people/art-evans)
- [Wings Hauser](https://cinepixo.com/people/wings-hauser)
- [Sam Hennings](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-hennings)
- [Richard Pryor](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-pryor)
- [Diahnne Abbott](https://cinepixo.com/people/diahnne-abbott)
- [Debbie Allen](https://cinepixo.com/people/debbie-allen)
- [Ken Foree](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-foree)

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