Eddie murphy portrays reallife legend rudy ray moore, a comedy and rap pioneer who proved naysayers wrong when his hilarious, obscene, kungfu fighting alter ego, dolemite, became a 1970s blaxploitation phenomenon. Dolemite is my name 2019 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The dolemite collection dvd, 2010, 8disc set for sale. I used to love the dolemite pictures back in the day. Moore, who started his career as a standup comedian in the late 1960s, heard a rhymed toast about an urban hero named dolemite. The legend of dolemite 1994 blaxploitation legend rudy ray moore tells all in a retrospective of his illustrious career as the original godfather of rap. Watch dolemite 1975 full movie free online streaming tubi. Dolemite is my name is the kind of delightful film that celebrates the importance of keeping your creative flame alive, no matter how much it feels like your output is unwanted. Christian bale, benedict cumberbatch, andy serkis, cate blanchett and rohan chand were all brilliant cast members. Despite much of the cast and crew having a lot of fun making the film, martin leaves the crew after filming is completed, proclaiming the film. He is also known for directing the 2011 remake of footloose, and the 2019 film dolemite is my name.
Bigger and badder, himself, dvd release with performance clips. Live at the wetlands, and the previously unreleased the dolemite explosion. Chen zhen, a chinese engineering student in kyoto, who braves the insults and abuse of his japanse fellow students for his local love mitsuko yamada, daughter of. Michael keegan key will play jerry jones, a playwright who is convinced by moore to write the screenplay for dolemite. The complete collection on dvd 000799811702 from allegro entertainment. Moore, martin, jones and crew begin filming dolemite, a kungfuthemed blaxploitation film. Vhs hifi movie, sean astin, tristar pictures, digitally mastered, sealed. Rudy ray moore in dolemite 1975 dolemite 1975 wesley gale in dolemite. Eddie murphy portrays reallife legend rudy ray moore, a comedy and rap pioneer who proved naysayers wrong when his hilarious, obscene, kungfu fighting alter ego, dolemite. The last twenty minutes of the film is clips from rudys night club act. Dolemite 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. Robins nest, laff house and the grog shop, where he performed in. Jordan in the title role as adonis johnson, the son of apollo creed, sylvester stallone reprising his iconic role as rocky balboa, tessa thompson, wood harris, phylicia rashad, dolph.
This film is a noted influence on the works of filmmaker quentin tarantino, rapper. Xenon pictures rudy ray moore tells all as only he can in this allnew retrospective of his fine, fine, superfine career. Widely hailed as the godfather of rap and the king of party records, actor, producer, comedian, and singer rudy ray moore broke new ground for explicit comedy with wildly popular albums like eat. Legend of the jungle dropped on netflix yesterday and i had a chance to see it. This is murphys first time back on the screen since 2016s mr. Get the best deals on rudy vhs tapes when you shop the largest online selection at. Zach galifianakis and his oddball crew take a road trip to complete a series of highprofile celebrity interviews. Moore had no experience making films, but made his first movie, 1975s dolemite, with. Academy award nominee eddie murphy portrays reallife legend rudy. Dolemite is my name official trailer netflix youtube. Eddie murphy portrays reallife legend rudy ray moore, a comedy and rap. If you ever wanted to rap along with the signifying monkey, this dvd is the answer to your prayers as it contains the complete words for both the full routines in the film, as well as snippets from xenons legend of dolemite a selfpromoting documentary and shaolin dolemite basically footage of moore spliced into a kung fu film. Academy award nominee eddie murphy portrays reallife legend rudy ray moore, a comedy and rap pioneer who proved naysayers wrong when his hilarious, obscene, kungfu fighting alter ego, dolemite.
Bigger and badder dvd, 2002 at the best online prices at ebay. Dolemite is my name will premiere at the toronto international film festival in september and then it will have a limited theatrical release in the fall before streaming on netflix. Rappers pay tribute to 1970s filmmaker, recording artist and comedian rudy ray moore. Legendary comic rudy ray moore who got his start in cleveland finally. Dolemite is sprung from prison by an impossibly understanding warden so he can find the drugdealing, gunsmuggling crooks who framed him.
The devils son in law, disco godfather, rude, the legend of dolemite. Here is an original 1sheet movie poster from the 2018 boxing drama sequel film creed ii starring michael b. Andy serkis directed the movie and it tells a darker, more grounded jungle book story. Eddie murphy stars as blaxploitation legend rudy ray moore in the netflix film dolemite is my name. This film feels like an extension of that intensely political history. The dolemite explosion shaolin dolemite dolemite the human tornado.
A perfect addition to the collection of any rudy ray moore fan, this comprehensive dolemite box includes dolemite, the human tornado, petey wheatstraw. Craig brewer born december 6, 1971 is an american film director, producer, and screenwriter. With zach galifianakis, matthew mcconaughey, rekha shankar, olivia mekdara. It was only natural that he should take his stage persona to the big screen as dolemite, the baddest cool cat in town. Dolemite rudy ray moore is back and badder than ever in the human tornado. Check out the complete cast of netflixs dolemite is my.
In this clip, the amazing rudy ray moore discusses his music, comedy, and his newest dolemite movie, to be released soon. Despite much of the cast and crew having a lot of fun making the film, martin leaves the crew after filming is completed, proclaiming the film will never be seen by anyone. He is known for his works in the restored version of the harder they come restored in 2006 and straight outta compton 2015, for which he cowrote the original draft of the screenplay and also served as one of its executive producers. Eddie murphys wasteful film dolomite is my name falls flat the. It basically shows snippets from rudy ray moores films, along with a bunch of talking heads, including rudys, talking about what a badass he was. Dolemite is a 1975 american blaxploitation crime comedy film and is also the name of its principal character, played by rudy ray moore, who cowrote the film and its soundtrack. Performed by the soul rebellion orchestra conducted by rudy ray moore. He created the character dolemite, the pimp from the 1975 film dolemite and.
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. After a homeless spieler comes into the record store jabbering about afroamerican history and the legend of dolemite, rudy gets an idea. From his humble postwar beginnings as turbaned adagio dancer, comedian and singer prince. Rudolph frank moore march 17, 1927 october 19, 2008, known as rudy ray moore, was an american comedian, singer, actor, and film producer. Dolemite is sprung from prison by an impossibly understanding warden so he can find the drugdealing, gunsmuggling. Bigger and badder 2002 made with full cooperation of rudy ray moore and some of his most prominent peers, this revealing documentary tells.
The human tornado 1976, trailer starring rudy ray moore. With eddie murphy, keeganmichael key, mike epps, craig robinson. With rudy ray moore, lady reed, jimmy lynch, gloria delaney. Street hustler, pimp, and allaround ghetto superhero dolemite began life as a character in moores nightclub act and was a natural character for his selffinanced film debut, a revenge tale set on the corrupt streets of l.
Dolomite is my name and fcking up motherfckers is my game, was the common phrase comedic legend rudy ray moore gave himself in his. Dolemite is the role that made rudy ray moore a midnightcult film icon as a framed pimp who fights city corruption with his allgirl kungfu killers. Forget shaft and just ask xrated comic and godfather of rap rudy ray moore. He created the character dolemite, the pimp from the 1975 film dolemite and its sequels, the human tornado and the return of dolemite. The persona was developed during his early comedy records. Check out the complete cast of netflixs dolemite is my name. Dolemite is my name has a keen awareness of the politics that surround it. Buy or rent the legend of dolemite movie now family video. How to stream the original dolemite rudy ray moore movie from. Dolemite flees to california, where he helps queen bee and her. The dvd also features clips from the documentary the legend of dolemite and the complete lyrics to his raps. It basically shows snippets from rudy ray moores films, along with a.
In 2001, savidge wrote and produced welcome to death row, a documentary about death row records, which was later turned into a book of the same name. In dolemite is my name, eddie murphy takes a good idea and runs with it, soars with it, and turns it into a great, if wildly erratic, twofer tributeto a singular legend of black. Blaxploitation legend rudy ray moore tells all in a retrospective of his illustrious career as the. The justreleased movie dolemite is my name scans the life and times of. The recordings often featured moore delivering profanity. Rude 1983 is rudy rays firstever live concert film, and features his longtime opening act, leroy and skillet. Dolemite is a 1975 american blaxploitation crime comedy film and is also the name of its principal character, played by rudy ray moore, who cowrote the film.
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