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Dolemite
Sign in to saveDolemite is a 1975 American blaxploitation crime comedy film and is also the name of its principal character, played by Rudy Ray Moore, who co-wrote the film and its soundtrack. Moore, who started his career as a stand-up comedian in the late 1960s, heard a rhymed toast about an urban hero named Dolemite from a regular at the record store where he worked, and decided to adopt the persona as an alter ego in his act.
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5.9Dolemite is a pimp who was set up by Willie Greene and the cops, who have planted drugs, stolen furs, and guns in his trunk and got him sentenced to 20 years in jail. One day, Queen B and a warden planned to get him out of Jail and get Willie Green and Mitchell busted for what they did to him.
Cast
- Rudy Ray Moore as Dolemite
- D'Urville Martin as Willie Green
- Lady Reed as Queen Bee
- Jerry Jones as Blakeley
- Cardella Di Milo as Mrs. Edwards
- Hy Pyke as Mayor Daley
Themes
- prison
- martial arts
- cocaine
- revenge
- murder
- blaxploitation cinema
- shootout
- police corruption
- massage parlor
- drugs
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Ratings
IMDb
5.7/10
7,243 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
60%
Metacritic
67/100
- Year
- 1975
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Genres
- Action, Comedy, Crime
- Rated
- R
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 90
- FilmAffinity ID
- 869452
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- publication date
- 1975-01-01
- title
- Dolemite
- review score
- 5/10
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Dolemite is a 1975 American blaxploitation crime comedy film and is also the name of its principal character, played by Rudy Ray Moore, who co-wrote the film and its soundtrack. Moore, who started his career as a stand-up comedian in the late 1960s, heard a rhymed toast about an urban hero named Dolemite from a regular at the record store where he worked, and decided to adopt the persona as an alter ego in his act.
The film focuses on a professional comedian, pimp, and nightclub owner. He serves a prison sentence after being framed by dirty cops, but he is released by the governor and tasked with dealing with his hometown's illegal drug trade. He uses his prostitutes as a private army, since they are kung fu-trained martial artists.