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Dolemite Is My Name

Now, surely you wouldn't suggestfor American International to invest the likes of...

Now, surely you wouldn't suggest
for American International to invest the likes of $300,000
to turn this into a major production

Full Transcript

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Now, surely you wouldn't suggest for American International
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to invest the likes of $300,000 to turn this into a major production.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:16
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.
The actors we hire are like, uh, Fred Williamson, Jim Brown. - Dolemite Is My Name 00:06
The actors we hire are like, uh, Fred Williamson, Jim Brown.
Now, see, you on the other hand, you're a bit doughier than them, you see? - Dolemite Is My Name 00:06
Now, see, you on the other hand, you're a bit doughier ...
I don't know how much longer we can do these pictures Rudy - Dolemite Is My Name 00:28
I don't know how much longer we can do these pictures...
Check this out. It's called Cornbread, Earl and Me. - Dolemite Is My Name 00:10
Check this out. It's called Cornbread, Earl and Me.
Man, I want more. All my life, people been telling me no. - Dolemite Is My Name 00:04
Man, I want more. All my life, people been telling me no.
That's why I left home when I was 15, go and make something of myself. - Dolemite Is My Name 00:04
That's why I left home when I was 15, go and make somet...
Look, man. We all had shitty childhoods, - Dolemite Is My Name 00:07
Look, man. We all had shitty childhoods,
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.