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Lady Reed | ... | Queen Bee |
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Jimmy Lynch | ... | Mr. Motion |
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Gloria Delaney | ... | Hurricane Annie (as Glorya De Lani) |
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Howard Jackson | ... | Himself - World Karate Champion |
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Lord Java | ... | Himself (as Java) |
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J.B. Baron | ... | Sheriff Beatty |
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James R. Page | ... | Jimmy (as James Cromartie) |
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Jerry Jones | ... | Detective 'Pistol Pete' Blakeley |
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Ed Montgomery | ... | Dough |
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Herb Graham | ... | Cavaletti |
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Kathyn Hayes | ... | Madam |
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Barbara Gerl | ... | Mrs. Cavaletti |
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Peaches Jones | ... | T.C. |
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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. Written by <minskerm@garnet.cla.sc.edu>
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Country:
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2 October 1976 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Dolemite II See more »Filming Locations:
Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Dolemite's hat stays on his head as he rolls down the hillside, but when he runs to Bo's car in the next shot, he's holding the hat in his hand. See more »Quotes
Dolemite: He think he's bad and ain't got no class! I'm gon' rock this shotgun up his muthafuckin' ass!See more »
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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. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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As a lover of bad movies, I definitely hit paydirt with this one. The plot isn't really that bad, but there are a few instances where you really have to ask yourself "what the heck is going on here?"
There are many many things that make this the funniest bad movie ever. First off, Rudy Ray Moore had gotten so fat and slow when this movie was filmed that the special effects consist of speeding up the fight scenes to double time. There are also scenes where there is a slow-motion instant replay, jumping onto a ten foot high wall (by playing falling off of it backwards), naked men walking out of huge letters, and sex that literally brings down the roof (with the cable holding up the roof catching on fire).
Of course, no Rudy Ray Moore movie would be complete without a completely gratuitous and random comedy club scene where Rudy makes fun of all the customers, interposed with people doing some odd dance. There are so many things bad about this movie, but they're bad in an entertaining way, and if you take your eyes off the movie, you might miss another mistake.
Rating: 1/10 for actual value, 10/10 for cheese factor, 10/10 for picking out mistakes and goofs, averages out to 7/10.