Donate & keep LugaTv alive
In this film that closely parallels his own life story, Richard Pryor plays Jo Jo Dancer, a popular stand-up comedian who has severely burned himself in a drug incident. As he lies unconscious in a hospital, his spiritual alter ego gets up and begins a journey of his own. He revisits his life, from growing up in a brothel as a child and struggling to beat the long odds to become a top rated comedian. However, his success brings new problems as he develops a tragic pattern of substance abuse that begins to screw up his life. All the while, Jo Jos spirit watches these events and attempts to convince his past self to turn off from his path of self destruction.
Richard Pryor
Jo Jo Dancer
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
E'Lon Cox
Little Jo Jo
Michael Ironside
Detective Lawrence
J.J. Barry
Sal
Mike Genovese
Gino
Marlene Warfield
Sonja
Virginia Capers
Emma Ray
Related Movies
Donate & keep LugaTv alive