Storyline
The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s.
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Cast
Eddie Murphy, Mike Epps, Craig Robinson, Johnny Britt, Amy Keys, Keegan-Michael Key, Barry Shabaka Henley, Luenell, Wesley Snipes, Tasha Smith, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jernard Burks, Claude Phillips, Chris Rock, T.I., Snoop Dogg, Gerald Downey, Bob Odenkirk, Phil Abrams, Cheryl Francis Harrington, Michael Peter Bolus, Dale Gibson, Garland Whitt, Henry Monfries, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, John Michael Herndon, Kazy Tauginas, Jimmie Kirkpatrick, Aaron Craven, Ron Cephas Jones, Baker Chase Powell, A.J. Tannen, Tituss Burgess, Leonel Claude, Ivo Nandi, Chelsea Gilson, Quartay Denaya, Aleksandar Filimonović, B.J. Bingham, Arthur Fuller, Jill Savel, Monique StaTeena, Joshua Weinstein, Allen Rueckert, Bernadine Durham, Bobby Milhouse, Lamar Edwards, Carlos McSwain, Brandon Owens, Chucc Hamilton, James Ford III, Wendell Kelly, Maiya Sykes, Nayanna Holley, Edward Rudell Johnson, John Fluker, Lamar Usher, Akono Dixon, Milan Carter, deMann, Kezii Curtis, Krystian Alexander Lyttle, Sade E. Moore, Toni Duclottni, Cole McKay, Saudia Rashed, Bobby Rush, James Cornelison, Lyndon Rochelle, Edwin Livingston, Damon Wilson, Gina Lohman, Nikol Davis, Bubba Ganter, Alfonso Christian Lover, Dorothy Schock, Demetrius Hodges, Eric Reed, Brandon Stewart, Budda Foster, Robert Amerson, Yena Kim, Taylor Ellington, Megan McEwen, Matthew Jablonsky, Justin Campbell, Sidney Hopson, Catrina Gaston, Erik Kilpatrick, Myles Williamson, Rob Smith, David B. Lyons, Tommie Earl Jenkins, Li Eubanks, Denise Milfort, Jamaal Lewis
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Reviews
83
In playing a man who was so clearly among his comic ancestors and influences, we see, for the first time in a long time, Murphy’s sheer joy of performance, the thing that made his early work in films like “48 HRS.” and “Beverly Hills Cop” so electrifying.
83
A celebration of Rudy Ray Moore, the creative process, and black creativity, Dolemite Is My Name is an absolute joy to watch.
80
A total motherf—kin’ blast. ... You might have to go all the way back to the ’80s to find a Murphy performance driven by this much pleasurable funky verve.
75
Essential to the film’s success is Murphy, clearly having his best time in a long time as Moore, who adopted a flashy pimp-esque persona that would eventually take the blaxploitation landscape by storm.
70
An enjoyable star vehicle that provides the beloved comic with one of his most substantial roles.
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