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 Jo's spirit watches these events and attempts to convince his past self to turn off from his path of self destruction.
To know better about Richard Pryors fire incident and his life.
故事叙述很笨拙，但看得出很个人化，大概只有传记片能这样做了。
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 becom...
BSC™97fl，脱口秀巨星的“简单”人生，段子还是比较爆笑！
