1247 Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

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1247 Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

#1 Post by swo17 » Tue Oct 15, 2024 12:16 pm

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

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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

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Re: 1247 Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

#2 Post by knives » Tue Oct 15, 2024 12:43 pm

This is a real fascinating film that is so naked that it has to be seen to be believed.
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Re: 1247 Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

#3 Post by Mr.DarjeelingLimited » Tue Oct 15, 2024 5:11 pm

Watching this film right now! Very funny!

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