Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling

Richard Pryor directed, produced, wrote and starred in this sometimes comic, often tragic tale about a Richard Pryor-like comedian. Beginning with his childhood inside a brothel, the film follows Jo Jo (Pryor) through his struggles as an up-and-coming comedian. Despite his professional success, Jo Jo's personal life is a train wreck of failed marriages and drug addiction, culminating in a freebasing accident that nearly kills him.