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Dolemite Is My Name

The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s.

Director

Craig Brewer

Year

Genre

drama, comedy, history

Box Office

N/A

Production

Davis Entertainment

Awards

30 wins & 67 nominations

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Rudy

Jerry

Keegan-Michael Key

Jimmy

Ben

Toney

Lady Reed

Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Nick

Kodi Smit-McPhee

Roj

Ricco

Ron Cephas Jones

Demond

Barry Shabaka Henley

Aunt

Jimmy's Wife

D'Urville Martin

Bobby Vale

Joseph Bihari

Aleksandar Filimonovic

Julius Bihari

Lester Bihari

Michael Peter Bolus

Saul Bihari

Dolphin Customer (as B.J. Bingham)

Hobo #1

Claude Phillips

Hobo #2

White Actress

Steven Dodd

Baker Chase Powell

White Boy #2

Middle Aged Actor / Warden

John Michael Herndon

Club Owner

D'urville's Date

Monique StaTeena

John McCarthy / Dimension Executive #1

Joshua Weinstein

Allan Jon Fox / Dimension Executive #2

Bob Brooks / Dimension Executive #3

Mama

Bernadine Durham

Boy's Father

Ben Taylor's Band Keyboard (as Lamar 'Mars' Edwards)

Ben Taylor's Band Drums (as Never Forgotten Carlos 'Los' McSwain)

Ben Taylor's Band Bass

Ben Taylor's Band Guitar

Ben Taylor's Band Trumpet #1 (as James Ford III)

Ben Taylor's Band Trumpet #2

Ben Taylor's Band Trombone

Ben's Revelation Funk Band Female Backup Singer #1

Ben's Revelation Funk Band Female Backup Singer #2

Ben's Revelation Funk Band Female Backup Singer #3

Ben's Revelation Funk Band Male Backup Singer #1

Edward Rudell Johnson

Ben's Revelation Funk Band Male Backup Singer #2

Black DJ #1

Agitated Young Man

Larry Munn

Scott Still (as De Mann)

Boy

Son (as Krystian Little)

Krystian Alexander Lyttle

Stripper and Whore #1

Carrie Mills

Box Office Lady

Cheryl Francis Harrington

Crystal

Theater Manager (as Garland C. Whitt)

FBI Agent #1

Chantel Apodaca

FBI Agent #2

Lou Drozen

Pretty Girl (as Quartay DeNaya Barnslater)

Bobby Rush

Bobby Rush's Band Guitar

James Cornelison

Bobby Rush's Band Drums

Lyndon Rochelle

Bobby Rush's Band Bass

Edwin Livingston

Bobby Rush's Band Keyboard

Bobby Rush's Band Trombone

Bobby Rush's Band Trumpet (as Jimmie 'JJ' Kirkpatrick)

Jimmie Kirkpatrick

Irritable White Lady

Woman in Tallahassee Juke Joint

Heavy Set Man

Manager

Alfonso Christian Lover

Old Lady

Movie Goer

Demetrius Hodges

Club Ebony Band Keyboard

Club Ebony Band Drums

Brandon Stewart

Club Ebony Band Mandolin

Guitar Player Tallahassee

Sound Mixer

P.A.

Taylor Ellington

Script Supervisor

FX Tech

Matthew Jablonski

Drummer #1

Justin Campbell

Drummer #2

Fan #3

Street Guy #1

Erik Kilpatrick

Owen

Myles Williamson

Professional Engineer

Commercial Engineer (as David Lyons)

Dancer

Theater Usher

Beautiful Fan

Jessica Lynn Diaz

Movie Theater Patron

Tommie Earl Jenkins

Movie Goer

Dolphin Records Singer (as Anika Christina)

Anika C. McFall

Self (archive footage)

Theater guest

Kieona Taliaferro

Dolemite Girl

California Cocktail Waitress

Gangbanger

Movie Premiere Attendee

Waitress #2

Adria Malcom Aziz

Boring White Man

Gang Banger

Tight Ass Woman

Rocky Bonifield

Fan #2

Timothy P. Brown

Barbershop Customer

Club Patron

Benjamin Carlton

Smoo Ji

Colton Silverman

Movie Theater Patron

Donna

White Boy #3

Junkie in the Dunbar Hotel

Movie Theater Patron

Rancid-Heroin Addict

Darrell Keith Harris

Movie Theater Worker

Club Patron

Theatre Patron

George 'G Dot' Hill

Movie Fan

Pool Boy

Club Patron

Makeout Couple

Charles Jake Johnson

Club Patron

Premiere Photographer

Heckler

Special Guest

Dolphin Records Man

Mississippi Waitress

Fan #1

Record Label Employee

Charline

Special Guest

Bartender

Thashawn Morgan

Lawrence Woolner

Gang Banger

Matthew Osborne

Dolphin Records Man

Barber #2

Theater Guest

Stephaun Pender

Celeb

Dressy Patron

Baton Rouge Lounge Customer

Dolemite Girl

Shannon Reynosa

Club Patron

Car Driver

David M Sandoval Jr.

Prisoner

Cjon Saulsberry

Groovy Theater Guy

Eric Shackelford

Rudy Ray Moore's Girl

California Club Goer

Whore #5

Movie Patron

Boring White Lady

Twerker

Arlene Sylvester

Randall Spade

Restaurant Patron

Phylicia Townes

Late Comer

LA Pedestrian

Kamila Washington

L.A. Pedestrian

Walter Crane

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Rudy Ray Moore Nick Rudy Woman In Tallahassee Juke Joint Bobby Vale Ben Taylor's Band Trumpet #1 (as James Ford Iii)Julius Bihari Walter Crane Toney D'urville Martin Ben Lady Reed Boy's Father Boy Jerry

♪ I've been really tryin', baby ♪ - Dolemite Is My Name

♪ I've been really tryin', baby ♪

Hey, if you play this song, - Dolemite Is My Name

Hey, if you play this song,

When I used to play this record live,
motherfuckers would actually faint. - Dolemite Is My Name

When I used to play this record live, motherfuckers would ac...

Every time I played this.
They start callin' the hospital in advance - Dolemite Is My Name

Every time I played this. They start callin' the hospit...

Make sure y'all ready, 'cause we finna be
carrying motherfuckers out the club." - Dolemite Is My Name

Make sure y'all ready, 'cause we finna be carrying...

Goddamn, Rudy. I got Marvin Gaye
singing "Let's Get It On." - Dolemite Is My Name

Goddamn, Rudy. I got Marvin Gaye singing "Let's Ge...

It's a catchy thing
called "Step It Up and Go." - Dolemite Is My Name

It's a catchy thing called "Step It Up and Go.&quo...

This looks like something
my grandfather would listen to, you dig? - Dolemite Is My Name

This looks like something my grandfather would listen to, yo...

-I ain't heard this one yet.
-Hey, that's a catchy motherfucker, man. - Dolemite Is My Name

-I ain't heard this one yet. -Hey, that's a catchy...

♪ Ring-a-ling-dong, ding, dong, ding ♪ - Dolemite Is My Name

♪ Ring-a-ling-dong, ding, dong, ding ♪

Those motherfuckers at Federal Records
was gonna take it all the way to the top. - Dolemite Is My Name

Those motherfuckers at Federal Records was gonna take it all...

Man, they signed me. Was gonna do it all.
Promote the shit out of the thang, - Dolemite Is My Name

Man, they signed me. Was gonna do it all. Promote the shit o...

He come out jumping around,
doing splits and shit - Dolemite Is My Name

He come out jumping around, doing splits and shit

Say, man, do you think I wanna work at
a ghetto record store as a DJ? - Dolemite Is My Name

Say, man, do you think I wanna work at a ghetto record store...

-Marvin Gaye ain't shit. - Dolemite Is My Name

-Marvin Gaye ain't shit.

S-L-Y to the Family Stone.
You're rocking with your main man, DJ Roj, - Dolemite Is My Name

S-L-Y to the Family Stone. You're rocking with your mai...

How you doing today, young brother?
All right, man. - Dolemite Is My Name

How you doing today, young brother? All right, man.

♪ Lookin' at the devil ♪ - Dolemite Is My Name

♪ Lookin' at the devil ♪

Man, you got shipments piled up in back,
and I been on this register all morning. - Dolemite Is My Name

Man, you got shipments piled up in back, and I been on this ...

-Sorry I'm late, Rudy. My apologies.
-Move your ass. Man, here's your change. - Dolemite Is My Name

-Sorry I'm late, Rudy. My apologies. -Move your ass. Ma...

♪ I was on the top ♪ - Dolemite Is My Name

♪ I was on the top ♪

♪ Thank you falettinme be mice elf ♪ - Dolemite Is My Name

♪ Thank you falettinme be mice elf ♪

♪ Stiff all in the collar ♪ - Dolemite Is My Name

♪ Stiff all in the collar ♪

♪ Thank you for the party ♪ - Dolemite Is My Name

♪ Thank you for the party ♪

♪ Ha ha ha ♪ - Dolemite Is My Name

♪ Ha ha ha ♪

I was on Broadway for six whole months - Dolemite Is My Name

I was on Broadway for six whole months

"Are you gonna breathe
with that small thing?" - Dolemite Is My Name

"Are you gonna breathe with that small thing?"

...the hot musical sounds
of our headliner--The Ben Taylor Band. - Dolemite Is My Name

...the hot musical sounds of our headliner--The Ben Taylor B...

♪ I got fire in my knees
In my bones ♪ - Dolemite Is My Name

♪ I got fire in my knees In my bones ♪

♪ Yes, I would if I could... ♪ - Dolemite Is My Name

♪ Yes, I would if I could... ♪

The people was enjoying my appeal,
so I stretched it out a little bit. - Dolemite Is My Name

The people was enjoying my appeal, so I stretched it out a l...

Hey, I ain't on the marquee out front.
How come you didn't put me on the front? - Dolemite Is My Name

Hey, I ain't on the marquee out front. How come you did...

Maybe they would, Mr. Allen.
I was thinking, - Dolemite Is My Name

Maybe they would, Mr. Allen. I was thinking,

I sing, I do comedy, and I dance, - Dolemite Is My Name

I sing, I do comedy, and I dance,

-It's very erotic.
-Rudy, that's 1950. - Dolemite Is My Name

-It's very erotic. -Rudy, that's 1950.

Vaudeville is dead.
I don't need an all-in-one. - Dolemite Is My Name

Vaudeville is dead. I don't need an all-in-one.

Rat soup eatin' motherfucker - Dolemite Is My Name

Rat soup eatin' motherfucker

♪ Yes, I would if I could ♪ - Dolemite Is My Name

♪ Yes, I would if I could ♪

Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like
to take you to the track one more time. - Dolemite Is My Name

Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to take you to the track...

It's clever. I don't know. See... - Dolemite Is My Name

It's clever. I don't know. See...

My Dick ain't his dick.
My Dick is actually his horse. - Dolemite Is My Name

My Dick ain't his dick. My Dick is actually his horse.

He's just using a double entendre
so the police don't come get his ass. - Dolemite Is My Name

He's just using a double entendre so the police don...

We was in the kitchen
washing dishes together, - Dolemite Is My Name

We was in the kitchen washing dishes together,

One day, he went up in front of
the right promoter, got his big break. - Dolemite Is My Name

One day, he went up in front of the right promoter, got his ...

Ah, man, he smells like urine.
He be touching the door. - Dolemite Is My Name

Ah, man, he smells like urine. He be touching the door.

Ricco responds best to authority,
so the manager should do it. - Dolemite Is My Name

Ricco responds best to authority, so the manager should do i...

Been slapped by a bear and bit by an eel. - Dolemite Is My Name

Been slapped by a bear and bit by an eel.

I chew up railroad iron,
and I shit out steel. - Dolemite Is My Name

I chew up railroad iron, and I shit out steel.

Handcuffed lightning,
throwed thunder's ass in jail. - Dolemite Is My Name

Handcuffed lightning, throwed thunder's ass in jail.

I am a repository
of Afro-American folklore. - Dolemite Is My Name

I am a repository of Afro-American folklore.

Come on. Lookit, brother. I just need
some money to get something to eat. - Dolemite Is My Name

Come on. Lookit, brother. I just need some money to get some...

-Get my black ass on.
-Go on now. All right, okay. - Dolemite Is My Name

-Get my black ass on. -Go on now. All right, okay.

First, I'm gonna tell you one of the
funniest fuckin' things you ever did hear. - Dolemite Is My Name

First, I'm gonna tell you one of the funniest fuckin�...

-Oh, come on, man.
-Some people think that Willie Green... - Dolemite Is My Name

-Oh, come on, man. -Some people think that Willie Green...

But I want you to light up a joint,
screw your wig on tight, - Dolemite Is My Name

But I want you to light up a joint, screw your wig on tight,

-Dolemite, Signifying Monkey.
-He did all of them ones. - Dolemite Is My Name

-Dolemite, Signifying Monkey. -He did all of them ones.

'Cause I had a uncle that was in jail, - Dolemite Is My Name

'Cause I had a uncle that was in jail,

What y'all think would happen
if somebody took those jokes... - Dolemite Is My Name

What y'all think would happen if somebody took those jo...

A professional, and polished them,
and turn it into a act? - Dolemite Is My Name

A professional, and polished them, and turn it into a act?

-Rudy, that's a good idea.
-Yeah, man, that shit could work. - Dolemite Is My Name

-Rudy, that's a good idea. -Yeah, man, that shit could ...

Say, Rudy man, all them slave jokes,
that shit not gonna work. - Dolemite Is My Name

Say, Rudy man, all them slave jokes, that shit not gonna wor...

Look here. Them white folks gonna see
that country-ass nigga get up onstage - Dolemite Is My Name

Look here. Them white folks gonna see that country-ass nigga...

Before I go out I always keep The Morning After in my hip pocket - Dolemite Is My Name

Before I go out I always keep The Morning After in my hip...

Don't be ignant. The love theme
from The Poseidon Adventure. - Dolemite Is My Name

Don't be ignant. The love theme from The Poseidon Adven...

Last thing they wanna see - Dolemite Is My Name

Last thing they wanna see

Fuck you, niggas.
Fuck y'all know, anyway? - Dolemite Is My Name

Fuck you, niggas. Fuck y'all know, anyway?

Hey, man, how'd my life get so damn small? - Dolemite Is My Name

Hey, man, how'd my life get so damn small?

This job at Dolphin's supposed to be
my temporary day job. - Dolemite Is My Name

This job at Dolphin's supposed to be my temporary day j...

-You still got the Californian Club.
-Oh, man. That ain't gonna lead to shit. - Dolemite Is My Name

-You still got the Californian Club. -Oh, man. That ain'...

This neighborhood been went to shit, man.
It's sad, sad, sad. - Dolemite Is My Name

This neighborhood been went to shit, man. It's sad, sad...

You see this building over here?
That's the Dunbar Hotel. - Dolemite Is My Name

You see this building over here? That's the Dunbar Hote...

That used to be the center
of black arts entertainment. - Dolemite Is My Name

That used to be the center of black arts entertainment.

I saw Duke Ellington there,
Billie Holiday, - Dolemite Is My Name

I saw Duke Ellington there, Billie Holiday,

Cocaine Shorty's my name.
Fuckin' is my claim. - Dolemite Is My Name

Cocaine Shorty's my name. Fuckin' is my claim.

You can line 98 hos up against a wall,
I bet you a dollar I can fuck 'em all. - Dolemite Is My Name

You can line 98 hos up against a wall, I bet you a dollar I ...

-I'm the funniest motherfucker out here.
- Hey, don't need to argue, fellas. - Dolemite Is My Name

-I'm the funniest motherfucker out here. - Hey, don...

I fucked an elephant and her mother. - Dolemite Is My Name

I fucked an elephant and her mother.

Fucked a... cow-- bull, a cow. - Dolemite Is My Name

Fucked a... cow-- bull, a cow.

Fucked a elephant.
Dared her to mutter. - Dolemite Is My Name

Fucked a elephant. Dared her to mutter.

I could look up a bull's ass
and tell you the price of butter. - Dolemite Is My Name

I could look up a bull's ass and tell you the price of ...

Fucked an elephant down to a coon. - Dolemite Is My Name

Fucked an elephant down to a coon.

Even fucked the same--
Yes, I fucked an elephant down to a coon. - Dolemite Is My Name

Even fucked the same-- Yes, I fucked an elephant down to a c...

Yes, I fucked a elephant down to a coon. - Dolemite Is My Name

Yes, I fucked a elephant down to a coon.

Even fucked the same cow
that jumped over the motherfucking moon. - Dolemite Is My Name

Even fucked the same cow that jumped over the motherfucking ...

I got kicked out of South America
for fucking steers. - Dolemite Is My Name

I got kicked out of South America for fucking steers.

I got thrown out of South America
for fucking steers. - Dolemite Is My Name

I got thrown out of South America for fucking steers.

I fucked King Kong's mama
till she broke down in tears. - Dolemite Is My Name

I fucked King Kong's mama till she broke down in tears.

Dolemite is my name - Dolemite Is My Name

Dolemite is my name

Way down in the jungle deep, - Dolemite Is My Name

Way down in the jungle deep,

A lion stepped on
a signified monkey's feet! - Dolemite Is My Name

A lion stepped on a signified monkey's feet!

Dolemite Is My Name poster

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The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Craig Brewer

Writer: Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski

Production: Davis Entertainment

Genre: drama, comedy, history

Year: 2019

MetaScore: 76/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 25 Oct 2019

Awards: 30 wins & 67 nominations

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