Dolemite Is My Name
Eddie Murphy is real-life struggling comedian Rudy Ray Moore who created the comic character of Dolemite - a cane wielding pimp - to cash in on the 1970s Blaxploitation wave. Co-stars Keegan-Michael Key and Wesley Snipes. From director Craig Brewer (Empire) and writers Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski (Ed Wood).
- Director:
- Craig Brewer ('Hustle & Flow', 'Black Snake Moan')
- Writer:
- Scott AlexanderLarry Karaszewski
- Cast:
- Eddie MurphyWesley SnipesKeegan-Michael KeyDa'Vine Joy RandolphMike EppsCraig RobinsonChris RockTituss BurgessKodi Smit-McPhee
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Steve Newall
flicksKnow this—when you sit down to watch Dolemite Is My Name, you’re going to spend the best part of two hours grinning at the screen. Like me, you might even exclaim multiple times “Eddie’s back!” (this part is optional). Whether or not you already know the story of Rudy Ray Moore’s emergence as raunchy comedy character Dolemite, and the release of the 1975 blaxploitation film of the same name, there’s so much to enjoy in this story celebrating one man’s creative tenacity—rivaling that of The Room/The Disaster Artist’s Tommy Wiseau (if not as uniquely deluded about his abilities).
Netflix scores big with Eddie Murphy
Netflix scores big with Eddie Murphy taking his turn as the Hollywood comeback kid, playing the legendary Rudy Ray Moore, foul-mouthed, pre-rap rhyming comic, turned 1970s Blaxploitation movie star of the craptastic DOLEMITE (1975). There’s a whole sub-genre of movies celebrating amateurs with ambitions bigger than their talents making theatre or movies...
Flicks, Steve Newall
flicksKnow this—when you sit down to watch Dolemite Is My Name, you’re going to spend the best part of two hours grinning at the screen. Like me, you might even exclaim multiple times “Eddie’s back!” (this part is optional). Whether or not you already know the story of Rudy Ray Moore’s emergence as raunchy comedy character Dolemite, and the release of the 1975 blaxploitation film of the same name, there’s so much to enjoy in this story celebrating one man’s creative tenacity—rivaling that of The Room/The Disaster Artist’s Tommy Wiseau (if not as uniquely deluded about his abilities).
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Netflix scores big with Eddie Murphy
Netflix scores big with Eddie Murphy taking his turn as the Hollywood comeback kid, playing the legendary Rudy Ray Moore, foul-mouthed, pre-rap rhyming comic, turned 1970s Blaxploitation movie star of the craptastic DOLEMITE (1975). There’s a whole sub-genre of movies celebrating amateurs with ambitions bigger than their talents making theatre or movies...
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