简介：Inthisfilmthatcloselyparallelshisownlifestory,RichardPryorplaysJoJoDancer,apopularstand-upcomedianwhohasseverelyburnedhimselfinadrugincident.Asheliesunconsciousinahospital,hisspiritualalteregogetsupandbeginsajourneyofhisown.Herevisitshislife,fromgrowingupinabrothelasachildandstrugglingtobeatthelongoddstobecomeatopratedcomedian.However,hissuccessbringsnewproblemsashedevelopsatragicpatternofsubstanceabusethatbeginstoscrewuphislife.Allthewhile,JoJo'sspiritwatchestheseeventsandattemptstoconvincehispastselftoturnofffromhispathofselfdestruction.…