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Dolemite Is My Name

Look, man. We all had shitty childhoods, but that don't mean you can justwill yourself...

Look, man. We all had shitty childhoods, but that don't mean you can just
will yourself into being a movie star

Full Transcript

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Look, man. We all had shitty childhoods,
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but that don't mean you can just will yourself into being a movie star.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
44
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:02
Uploaded
Jun 13, 2025
Genres
drama, comedy, history
Production
Davis Entertainment

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Movie Summary

The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s.
Well, why not, Toney? Shit, I willed myself into being a comedian. - Dolemite Is My Name 00:05
Well, why not, Toney? Shit, I willed myself into being a com...
Well, I figure, you know, with money I got from my records, and... - Dolemite Is My Name 00:04
Well, I figure, you know, with money I got from my records, ...
Well, hey, Rudy, how much money you gonna pay Jimmy - Dolemite Is My Name 00:07
Well, hey, Rudy, how much money you gonna pay Jimmy
At the movies, I always sit through the closing credits, - Dolemite Is My Name 00:07
At the movies, I always sit through the closing credits,
And besides, ain't nobody gonna be getting called "boy" on my set. - Dolemite Is My Name 00:05
And besides, ain't nobody gonna be getting called "...
Hey, look now. If we gonna do this shit, - Dolemite Is My Name 00:06
Hey, look now. If we gonna do this shit,
Now, Toney, your receipts always add up to the penny, man, - Dolemite Is My Name 00:06
Now, Toney, your receipts always add up to the penny, man,
Jimmy, your act got all them great props and costumes, - Dolemite Is My Name 00:05
Jimmy, your act got all them great props and costumes,
And, Ben, you write the funkiest songs, so will you please do the music? - Dolemite Is My Name 00:05
And, Ben, you write the funkiest songs, so will you please d...
'Cause at the Oscars, they always say, "It starts with the word." - Dolemite Is My Name 00:08
'Cause at the Oscars, they always say, "It starts ...
Sweet Jesus, when will this stop? - Dolemite Is My Name 00:04
Sweet Jesus, when will this stop?
I am not about to lose another son. - Dolemite Is My Name 00:04
I am not about to lose another son.
It wasn't about the text, it was about the emotions. - Dolemite Is My Name 00:04
It wasn't about the text, it was about the emotions.
-I'm Rudy Ray Moore. -Yes. Oh, yes, yes. A pleasure, Mr. Moore. - Dolemite Is My Name 00:04
-I'm Rudy Ray Moore. -Yes. Oh, yes, yes. A pleasure, Mr...
A lot of talented brothers and sisters wanna act, - Dolemite Is My Name 00:05
A lot of talented brothers and sisters wanna act,
No TV, no movies. So this is where they come to show off their craft. - Dolemite Is My Name 00:04
No TV, no movies. So this is where they come to show off the...
-I'm gonna supply all the comedy. -Oh... - Dolemite Is My Name 00:05
-I'm gonna supply all the comedy. -Oh...
I can be humorous. But my work has to inform as well as entertain. - Dolemite Is My Name 00:06
I can be humorous. But my work has to inform as well as ente...
For example, my next play is called The Devil's Cotton Field. - Dolemite Is My Name 00:08
For example, my next play is called The Devil's Cotton ...
Varner. You from Varner? Shit, I'm from Fort Smith, nigga. - Dolemite Is My Name 00:05
Varner. You from Varner? Shit, I'm from Fort Smith, nig...