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Dolemite Is My Name (2019)

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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 Blaxploitation phenomenon.

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Nominated for 2 Golden Globes.

Another 29 wins & 60 nominations.

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22 September 2019 | ierenz
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| 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.

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Trivia

Rudy first shows his movie in Indianapolis. Mike Epps was born and raised in Indianapolis, and got his high school diploma from Arsenal Tech High School in 2016. He was also an ambassador for Super Bowl XLVI when Indianapolis hosted it.

Quotes

D'Urville: What planet is this cat on?

Goofs

A Visa logo visible in a store front window. In the 1970s, it was the BankAmeriCard.

Soundtracks

Ring A Ling Dong
Written by Rudy Ray Moore (as Rudolph Moore) and Billy Nighten Gale (as Billy Nightengale)

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Genres

Biography | Comedy | Drama

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Release Date:

25 October 2019

Language

English

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

2636 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, California, USA

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