Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)

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R | 1 hr 37 mins | Biopic | Released: 5/2/1986 |Box Office Total: $16.4M

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Theatrical Release
5/2/1986

Studio	Credit
Columbia Pictures	Studio
Director	Credit
Richard Pryor	Director
Cast	Credit
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 Mitchlll	Father
Billy Eckstine	Johnny Barnett
E'lon Cox	Little Jo Jo
Virginia Capers	Emma Ray
J J Barr
Richard Pryor	Alter Ego
Tanya Boyd	Alicia
Wings Hauser	Cliff
Michael Ironside	Detective Lawrence
J J Barry	Sal
Michael Genovese	Gino
Marlene Warfield	Sonja
Dennis Farina	Freddy
Frederick Coffin	Dr. Weissman
Dr richard grossman	Dr. Carlyle
Ken Foree	Big Jake
Gloria Charles	Lady at Grandmother's House
Mary Bond Davis	Lady at Grandmother's House
Cheri Wells	Lady at Grandmother's House
Valerie McIntosh	Lady at Grandmother's House
Bebe Drake-Massey	Angry Prostitute
Charlie Dell	John #1
Teri Hafford	Olivia
edy roberts	Madelyn
Michael Prince	Screening Room Producer
Rocco Urbisci	Screening Room Director
Rod Gist	Manager
Elizabeth Robinson	Secretary
Beau Starr	Vito
Ludie C Washington	Backstage Manager
Kiblena Peace	Joy
Larry Murphy	Male Attendant
Linda Hoy	Emergency Room Nurse
Dennis Hayden	Policeman #1
Sam Hennings	Policeman #2
Rashon Kahn	Bodyguard
Charles Knapp	Fat Man
Tracy Morgan	Female Heckler
Gary Allen	Male Heckler
Jack Andreozzi	Gangster #1
Martin Azarow	Gangster #2
Dean Wein	Stage Hand
Sig Frohlich	Ziggy
Joanna Lipari	Nightclub Patron
jo ann mann	Madam
richard daugherty	John #2
alicia shonte harvey	Waitress
Robin Torell	Michelle's Dance Partner
laura rae	Dawn's Friend
erika marr	Showgirl
Angella Mitchell	Showgirl
roxanne rolle	Showgirl
geraldine mason	Showgirl
Michael Williams	Raymond
deon pearson	Charlie
dorothy mcLennan	Dorothy
erastus spencer	Mr. Spencer
edwin hausam	Desk Clerk
howard L.W. fortune	Hotel Bouncer
dewayne taylor	Boy on Bus
jimmy binkley group	House Band at Spencer's
Production Credits	Credit
John Wilson	Associate Producer
Richard Pryor	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Delphi V Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment	Video Distributor
Sony Pictures Releasing	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Writer	Credit
Rocco Urbisci	Screenplay
Paul Mooney	Screenplay
Richard Pryor	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Susan Royal	Production Accountant
teri abostado	Production Auditor
Art Department	Credit
John De Cuir	Production Designer
Ken Wescott	Lead Person
dianne i wager	Set Designer
ernest phillips	Painter - Standby Painter
dave tulley	Greensman
Carl Aldana	Illustrator
matt furginson	Swing Gang
David J Negron Sr	Illustrator
William McLaughlin	Swing Gang
Mark Fabus	Set Designer
Daniel Gluck	Set Designer
joe lucky	Set Designer
Sig Tingloff	Set Designer
Casting	Credit
Christopher Gegen	Casting Assistant
Reuben Cannon and Associates	Casting Agency Casting
Rosen-Knutsen	Casting Agency Casting
Craft Services	Credit
frank deMichelis	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
stephanie powell	Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist Operator
sidney baldwin	Photography - Still Photographer
John Alonzo	Director of Photography
Pernell Youngblood Tyus	Camera Operator
Horace B Jordan Jr	Assistant Camera - Assistant Cameraman
Tom Laughridge	Camera Operator
William Birch	Director of Photography
Susan Ingram	Assistant Camera - Assistant Cameraman
Jim Taylor	Photography - Still Photographer
Mark Ludwig	Assistant Camera - Assistant Cameraman
Michael O'Shea	Camera Operator
Steven Hiller	Assistant Camera - Assistant Cameraman
Bill Hardin	Assistant Camera - Assistant Cameraman
Music	Credit
Herbie Hancock	Music
Chaka Khan	Song
Chaka Khan	Song Performer
Wayne Shorter	Soloist - Saxophone Solo
Dennis Sands	Score Mixing - Scoring Mixer
Jerry Wexler	Music Supervisor
elsa blangstead	Music Editor
paul wexler	Music Supervisor
cleve reed	Song
Count Basie	Song Performer
Muddy Waters	Song Performer
McKinley Morganfield	Song
Ellis McDaniel	Song
Gene Ammons	Song Performer
Mel London	Song
Sonny Stitt	Song Performer
Mitch Ryder	Song Performer
ruby bloom	Song
detroit wheels	Song Performer
Ted Koehler	Song
Frederick Long	Song
Billy Stewart	Song Performer
The O'Jays	Song Performer
William Stevenson	Song
Spinners	Song Performer
Billy Stewart	Song
Kenneth Gamble	Song
miles davis quintet	Song Performer
Leon Huff	Song
Mahalia Jackson	Song Performer
Anthony Jackson	Song
Gladys Knight	Song Performer
Joseph Jefferson	Song
The Pips	Song Performer
Jr Walker and the All Stars	Song Performer
Bruce Hawes	Song
Charles Simmons	Song
Smokey Robinson and the miracles	Song Performer
Marvin Gaye	Song Performer
Duke Ellington	Song
lee gaines	Song
Mahalia Jackson	Song
Norman Whitfield	Song
Barrett Strong	Song
Autry De Walt	Song
Warren Moore	Song
William Robinson	Song
Renaldo Benson	Song
Alfred Cleveland	Song
Marvin Gaye	Song
Unnamed Artist	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
ron oliney	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Vicki LeMay	DGA Trainee
Karlene Gallegly	Location Manager
Luca Kouimelis	Script Supervisor
Jerry Ziesmer	Assistant Director
fran moss	Location Coordinator - Locations
Anna Zappia	Production Coordinator - Production Office Coordinator
John Wilson	Production Manager
Bryan Denegal	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
ramon hervey II	Publicity - Publicity Services
Victoria Horsford	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Jay Engel	ADR Editor
Les Fresholtz	Rerecording Mixer
Milton C Burrow	Supervising Sound Editor
Neil Burrow	Sound Editor
Willie D Burton	Sound Mixer - Production Sound Mixer
Brossy Reina