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Release Date:
October 4, 2019
Summary:
Stung by a string of showbiz failures, floundering comedian Rudy Ray Moore (Eddie Murphy) has an epiphany that turns him into a word-of-mouth sensation: step onstage as someone else. Borrowing from the street mythology of 1970s Los Angeles, Moore assumes the persona of Dolemite, a pimp with a cane and an arsenal of obscene fables. However, his ambitions exceed selling bootleg records deemed too racy for mainstream radio stations to play. Moore convinces a social justice-minded dramatist (Keegan-Michael Key) to write his alter ego a film, incorporating kung fu, car chases, and Lady Reed (Da’Vine Joy Randolph), an ex-backup singer who becomes his unexpected comedic foil. Despite clashing with his pretentious director, D’Urville Martin (Wesley Snipes), and countless production hurdles at their studio in the dilapidated Dunbar Hotel, Moore’s Dolemite becomes a runaway box office smash and a defining movie of the Blaxploitation era.
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| Runtime: | 118 min |
| Rating: | Rated R for pervasive language, crude sexual content, and graphic nudity |
| Official Site: | https://www.netflix.com/title/80182014 |
| Production: | Davis Entertainment |
| Genres: | Biography, Drama, Comedy |
| Country: | US |
| Language: | English |
| Director | Credit |
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| Craig Brewer | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
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| Larry Karaszewski | Writer |
| Scott Alexander | Writer |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
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| Barry Shabaka Henley | Demond |
| Chelsea Gilson | Carrie Mills |
| Chris Rock | Daddy Fatts |
| Craig Robinson | Ben Taylor |
| Da'Vine Joy Randolph | Lady Reed |
| David M Sandoval Jr. | Car Driver |
| Eddie Murphy | Rudy Ray Moore |
| Jamaal Lewis | Dolphin Records Man |
| Keegan-Michael Key | Jerry Jones |
| Kodi Smit-McPhee | Nick |
| London Worthy | L.A. Pedestrian |
| Mike Epps | Jimmy Lynch |
| Ron C. Jones | Ricco |
| Snoop Dogg | Roj |
| T.I. | Walter Crane |
| Tituss Burgess | Toney |
| Wesley Snipes | D'Urville Martin |
| Cast | Credit |
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| Aleksandar Filimonovic | Joseph Bihari |
| Chelsea Gilson | Carrie Mills |
| Chris Rock | Bobby Vale |
| Da'Vine Joy Randolph | Lady Reed |
| Ivo Nandi | Julius Bihari |
| Jamaal Lewis | Dolphin Records Man |
| Li Eubanks | Donna |
| London Worthy | L.A. Pedestrian |
| Luenell | Aunt |
| Mark Krenik | Premiere Photographer |
| Mike Epps | Jimmy Lynch |
| Monique StaTeena | D'urville's Date |
| T.I. | Walter Crane |
| Tasha Smith | Jimmy's Wife |
| Tituss Burgess | Theodore Toney |
| Tommie Earl Jenkins | Cast |
| Wesley Snipes | D'Urville Martin |
| Producer | Credit |
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| Bryan Yaconelli | Associate Producer |
| Charisse M. Hewitt | Executive Producer |
| Eddie Murphy | Producer |
| John Davis | Producer |
| John Fox | Producer |
| Michael Beugg | Executive Producer |
| Rob Smith | Associate Producer |
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