Dolemite Is My Name

2019
16
1h 58m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

66K

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Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes, Mike Epps, Craig Robinson, Keegan-Michael Key, Tituss Burgess, Toni Duclottni, and Da'Vine Joy Randolph in Dolemite Is My Name (2019)

Eddie Murphy portrays real-life legend Rudy Ray Moore, a comedy and rap pioneer who proved naysayers wrong when his hilarious, obscene, kung-fu fighting alter ego, Dolemite, became a 1970s Blaxploitation phenomenon.

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Eddie Murphy portrays real-life legend Rudy Ray Moore, a comedy and rap pioneer who proved naysayers wrong when his hilarious, obscene, kung-fu fighting alter ego, Dolemite, became a 1970s B... Read allEddie Murphy portrays real-life legend Rudy Ray Moore, a comedy and rap pioneer who proved naysayers wrong when his hilarious, obscene, kung-fu fighting alter ego, Dolemite, became a 1970s Blaxploitation phenomenon.Eddie Murphy portrays real-life legend Rudy Ray Moore, a comedy and rap pioneer who proved naysayers wrong when his hilarious, obscene, kung-fu fighting alter ego, Dolemite, became a 1970s Blaxploitation phenomenon.

Director
- Craig Brewer
Writers
- Scott Alexander
- Larry Karaszewski
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

66K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Craig Brewer
Writers
- Scott Alexander
- Larry Karaszewski
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 30 wins & 67 nominations total

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Trivia
Most vintage Rudy Ray Moore movie scenes are recreated in their entirety with modern actors. However, in the house escape scene ("Bitch, are you for real?!") from L'homme coriace (1976), only the close-up shots of Moore were replaced, so Eddie Murphy appears to interact with the original supporting cast.

Goofs
While the film tells the story of the making of Dolemite (1975), the car chase, the Cadillac exploding, and the sex scene are from the sequel, L'homme coriace (1976). The scenes are intentionally included as a nod to Moore's later film.

Quotes
Rudy Ray Moore: Dolemite is my name, and fuckin' up motherfuckers is my game!

Connections
Featured in Best of the Worst: Petey Wheatstraw (2019)

Soundtracks
Let's Get It On
Written by Marvin Gaye and Ed Townsend
Performed by Marvin Gaye
Courtesy of Motown Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

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Featured review

8/10

A typical biopic buoyed by its unrelenting hilarity, its affection for its subject and commitment to the time and place it is set.

"Dolemite Is My Name" is a typical biopic bolstered by its implacable hilarity, its affection for its subject and its commitment to the time and place it is set. And yet, I'm still being nagged by something about his lead performance. Don't get me wrong, Murphy is very, very good, and I'd love to see him tackle Pryor next because of that. Just like Rudy Ray Moore, I buy him more than I do like Dolemite.That's probably the intention here, as Moore repeatedly says in the movie that the role is a put-on. That I keep rolling around in my head this performance says something about its staying power.Murphy isn't exactly the most charitable actor when he's the lead, a by-product of his star power, but he's here at its best when he's slyly letting the scene be stolen from below him.