The Human Tornado (1976)

Dolemite flees to California, where he helps Queen Bee and her Kung Fu prostitutes battle a local gangster.

Director:

Cliff Roquemore

Writers:

Jerry Jones (screenplay), Rudy Ray Moore (character created by)

Stars:

Rudy Ray Moore, Lady Reed, Jimmy Lynch

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rudy Ray Moore	...	Dolemite
Lady Reed	...	Queen Bee
Jimmy Lynch	...	Mr. Motion
Gloria Delaney	...	Hurricane Annie (as Glorya De Lani)
Howard Jackson	...	Himself - World Karate Champion
Lord Java	...	Himself (as Java)
J.B. Baron	...	Sheriff Beatty
James R. Page	...	Jimmy (as James Cromartie)
Jerry Jones	...	Detective 'Pistol Pete' Blakeley
Ed Montgomery	...	Dough
Herb Graham	...	Cavaletti
Ernie Hudson	...	Bo (as Louis Hudson)
Kathyn Hayes	...	Madam
Barbara Gerl	...	Mrs. Cavaletti
Peaches Jones	...	T.C.

Storyline

One of several Rudy Ray Moore films, THE HUMAN TORNADO is part of the on-going adventures of Dolemite: a signifying' super-hero. Dolemite comes to the rescue of Queen Bee, whose primarily black Nightclub is threatened by White Mafia types.

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Plot Keywords:

mafia | torture | female nudity | male nudity | cult film | 

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Taglines:

Watch Out Mister...Here Comes the Twister!

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama | Musical

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 October 1976 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dolemite II

Filming Locations:

Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Comedian International Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (CFI)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ernie Hudson was not available for all his scenes. Therefore, a body double / look-a-like was used for a number of scenes.

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Goofs

Obvious lip-syncing by the male funk singer in the orange bell-bottomed jumpsuit; he repeatedly moves the mic away from his face without affecting the audio. In reality, if a singer fails to hold a stage mic at a uniform distance from his or her face, the audio volume and quality will waver drastically.

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Quotes

Dolemite: Bitch, are you for real?

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Alternate Versions

Two different video tape versions exist in box with same cover art, from same company. One version edits out the gay driver sequence and moves the opening credits sequence to where it would be.

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Connections

Referenced in The Legend of Dolemite (1994)

User Reviews

Rudy Ray Moore, one of a kind!

What can be said about Mr. Moore? He's the godfather of rap, he's the king of the Z-level blaxploitation flicks, and here, he is back as his most famous character, Dolemite! Can you dig it? This movie is one whacked-out roller-coaster ride of politically incorrect humor, trippy kung-fu, nudity, cheese, violence, and a whole lot of other stuff you'd never find in most modern movies (or any movies, really, haha!). The stand-up routine he gives early on is not to be missed! At any rate, D2 is definitely an entertaining way to waste an hour or so. Dolemite: "He think he's bad and ain't got no class! I'm gon' rock this shotgun up his *beep* a**!"