Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
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Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling is a semi-autobiographical 1986 drama film directed by and starring comedian Richard Pryor, loosely based on his own life and struggles with addiction.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling canonical | 4 |
| Jo Jo Dancer | 1 |
| film Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling | 1 |
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Target entity: Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling Context triple: [Richard Pryor, notableWork, Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling]
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Target entity: Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling Target entity description: Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling is a semi-autobiographical 1986 drama film directed by and starring comedian Richard Pryor, loosely based on his own life and struggles with addiction.
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A.
La La Land
La La Land is a 2016 romantic musical film that follows the love story of an aspiring actress and a jazz musician in Los Angeles, celebrated for its nostalgic homage to classic Hollywood musicals and its acclaimed direction, music, and performances.
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B.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is a 2020 drama film adaptation of August Wilson's play, depicting tensions within a 1920s blues band and featuring one of Chadwick Boseman's most acclaimed final performances.
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C.
The Green Book
The Green Book is Muammar Gaddafi’s political manifesto outlining his idiosyncratic “Third International Theory,” which rejects both capitalism and communism and proposes a system of direct popular rule.
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D.
Elle
Elle is a globally recognized fashion and lifestyle magazine known for its coverage of style, beauty, culture, and celebrity features.
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E.
The Shape of Water
The Shape of Water is a 2017 romantic fantasy film that blends a Cold War-era fairy tale with themes of otherness and empathy, directed by Guillermo del Toro.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama film
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film ⓘ semi-autobiographical film ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Richard Pryor ⓘ |
| cinematography | John A. Alonzo ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | Richard Pryor ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Sheldon Kahn ⓘ |
| featuresGenreElement | comedy-drama elements ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
drug addiction
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fame ⓘ redemption ⓘ self-destruction ⓘ |
| hasTagline | “The story of a man who had everything but couldn't stop throwing it away.” ⓘ |
| leadActorPlays | stand-up comedian Jo Jo Dancer ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Jo Jo Dancer
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| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Herbie Hancock ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
personal relationships and self-destruction
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rise of a stand-up comedian ⓘ struggles with drug addiction ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
depicts a freebasing accident similar to Richard Pryor's real-life incident
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semi-autobiographical portrayal of Richard Pryor's life ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American cinema of the 1980s ⓘ |
| producer |
Richard Pryor
ⓘ
Rocco Urbisci ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Rastar Films ⓘ |
| releaseDate |
1986
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May 2, 1986 ⓘ |
| runtime | 97 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Paul Mooney
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Richard Pryor ⓘ Rocco Urbisci ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| starring |
Art Evans
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Barbara Williams ⓘ Debbie Allen ⓘ Fay Hauser ⓘ Michael Ironside ⓘ Paige Hurd ⓘ Richard Pryor ⓘ |
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Subject: Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling Description of subject: Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling is a semi-autobiographical 1986 drama film directed by and starring comedian Richard Pryor, loosely based on his own life and struggles with addiction.
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