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Dolemite

  • 19751975
  • RR
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
6.3K
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Dolemite (1975)
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ActionComedyCrime

After he is released from jail, a pimp takes on the criminals and corrupt police officers who framed him in the first place.After he is released from jail, a pimp takes on the criminals and corrupt police officers who framed him in the first place.After he is released from jail, a pimp takes on the criminals and corrupt police officers who framed him in the first place.

IMDb RATING
5.6/10
6.3K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
13,449
929
  • Director
    • D'Urville Martin
  • Writers
    • Jerry Jones(screenplay by)
    • Rudy Ray Moore(from an original adaptation by)
  • Stars
    • Rudy Ray Moore
    • D'Urville Martin
    • Jerry Jones
Top credits
  • Director
    • D'Urville Martin
  • Writers
    • Jerry Jones(screenplay by)
    • Rudy Ray Moore(from an original adaptation by)
  • Stars
    • Rudy Ray Moore
    • D'Urville Martin
    • Jerry Jones
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 79User reviews
    • 75Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
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    • Videos2

    Dolemite
    Trailer 2:53
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    Trailer 2:07
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    Jerry Jones and Rudy Ray Moore in Dolemite (1975)
    Rudy Ray Moore in Dolemite (1975)
    John Kerry in Dolemite (1975)
    Hy Pyke in Dolemite (1975)
    D'Urville Martin in Dolemite (1975)
    Wesley Gale in Dolemite (1975)
    Freddie DeFox, Rudy Ray Moore, and Lady Reed in Dolemite (1975)

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    Rudy Ray Moore
    Rudy Ray Moore
    • Dolemite
    D'Urville Martin
    D'Urville Martin
    • Willie Green
    Jerry Jones
    • Blakeley
    Lady Reed
    • The Queen Bee
    Brenda DeLong
    • Dolemite Girl
    Terri Mosley
    • Dolemite Girl
    Marilyn Shaw
    • Dolemite Girl
    Lynell Smith
    • Dolemite Girl
    Vera Howard
    • Dolemite Girl
    Joy Martin
    • Dolemite Girl
    Jana Bisbing
    • Dolemite Girl
    Brenda Banks
    • Dolemite Girl
    Pat Haywood
    • Dolemite Girl
    René Van Clief
    • Dolemite Girl
    • (as Rene Van Clief)
    Pat Jones
    • Dolemite Girl
    Lola Mayo
    • Dolemite Girl
    Charlene Soulter
    • Dolemite Girl
    Liz Sample
    • Director
      • D'Urville Martin
    • Writers
      • Jerry Jones(screenplay by)
      • Rudy Ray Moore(from an original adaptation by)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The script called for a "penny hustler," but Rudy Ray Moore and Jerry Jones were unable to find a suitable actor through Moore's acquaintances or among Jones' acting class students. After filming began, Moore and Jones were traveling down Western Avenue in Los Angeles when they spotted the exact type of character they were looking for hustling on the street. They pulled over, Jones got out and talked to the man, and Vanius Rackstraw was hired as "The Creeper / Hamburger Pimp" on the spot.
    • Goofs
      In the fight at the beginning, when the cops frame Dolemite, he kicks one cop into the trunk of the car. Dolemite barely touches the cop, who willingly rolls into the trunk.
    • Quotes

      Dolemite: Ghosts? If you ever see a ghost, cut the motherfucker.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Best of Sex and Violence (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      Dolemite
      Composed by Ben A. Taylor (as Ben Taylor)
      Music played by Different Bag and Revelation Funk Band
      Sung by Ben A. Taylor (as Ben Taylor)

    User reviews79

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    5/10
    "Tell him I want him out of here in 24 hours...and 23 of um's already gone."
    Blaxploitation "classic" that introduced the movie-going public to Rudy Ray Moore. The plot, such as it is, has pimp Dolemite (Moore) being framed and sent to prison. A friendly warden believes Dolemite is innocent, so he lets him out of prison to prove it (!). Dolemite sets out to take back control of his pimp business and get revenge against the man who set him up: Willie Greene (D'Urville Martin, also the director).

    If you're unfamiliar with Rudy Ray Moore, this is as good a place to start as any. Dolemite features the standards of every Moore film: inept direction, unintentionally hilarious fight scenes, and the worst excuse for acting you'll ever see. Not to mention more colorful ways to fit the word 'mothereffer' into a sentence than I ever thought possible. A fun game to play while watching this cheapie is "spot the boom mic."
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    • utgard14
    • Aug 14, 2014

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 26, 1975 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Долемайт
    • Filming locations
      • Dunbar Hotel - 4225 S. Central Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Comedian International Enterprises (C.I.E.)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $100,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1(original ratio)

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