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Dolemite Is My Name is a 2019 American biographical comedy film directed by Craig Brewer and written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski.
Oct 25, 2019 · "Dolemite is My Name" is the new Netflix film from Eddie Murphy, which sees him take on the real-life role of Rudy Ray Moore. Here's the true story the new movie is based on.
Dec 31, 2019 · A biopic about multi-hyphenate performer Rudy Ray Moore, Dolemite Is My Name borrows from the life Moore spent proving naysayers wrong. Nicknamed the Godfather of Rap, Moore got his start in music, then moved on to stand-up comedy, where his alter-ego creation, Dolemite, won over audiences one pimp joke at a time.
- Deanna Janes
Oct 25, 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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- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- Craig Brewer
- 2019-10-25
Oct 2, 2019 · Like van Peebles’ chronicle of the making of his father’s indie classic, “Dolemite Is My Name” plays like something that was made while on the run, evoking the feel of its subject matter. Its plentiful humor is never bitter or self-mocking, even in its most absurd moments.
One of the most outrageous names in stand-up comedy in the 1970s was Rudy Ray Moore, who channeled local tales about a character named Dolemite into a low-budget 1975 action comedy that ended up turning into a smash independent hit and immortal home video favorite.
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Sep 8, 2019 · “Dolemite Is My Name” tells the story of a black man trying to make and market a film in a world full of shut doors, so it’s about a struggle that’s on some level heroic.
