Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
One of the greatest comedians of all time, Richard Pryor gets raw and real in this brutally funny and lacerating self-portrait. Following the notorious incident in which he caught on fire while high on cocaine, nearly losing his life, Pryor exorcised his inner demons by writing, producing, directing, and starring in this dizzying hall-of-mirrors biopic and backstage drama, which traces a young comedian’s rise to fame, from his childhood growing up in a brothel to the colorful experiences that shaped his edgy comic voice to the addiction struggles that brought him to the brink of death. As he did in his legendary stand-up sets, here Pryor fearlessly turns his soul inside out, revealing the deep vulnerability that made his art so compelling.
4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 4K digital restoration, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
- New interview on the film with filmmaker Robert Townsend
- Interview with director Richard Pryor from a 1985 episode of The Dick Cavett Show
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An appreciation by critic Hilton Als
New cover by Matt Small
4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 4K digital restoration, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
- New interview on the film with filmmaker Robert Townsend
- Interview with director Richard Pryor from a 1985 episode of The Dick Cavett Show
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An appreciation by critic Hilton Als
New cover by Matt Small
Cast
- 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
- J. J. Bary
- Sal
- E’Lon Cox
- Little Jo Jo
Credits
- Director
- Richard Pryor
- Written by
- Rocco Urbisci
- Written by
- Paul Mooney
- Written by
- Richard Pryor
- Produced by
- Thom Mount
- Produced by
- Richard Pryor
- Associate producer
- John G. Wilson
- Cinematography
- John A. Alonzo
- Production design
- John DeCuir Jr.
- Costumes
- Marilyn Vance
- Production sound mixer
- Willie D. Burton
- Edited by
- Donn Cambern
- Music
- Herbie Hancock
- Music supervision
- Jerry Wexler
A scene from Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
