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Dolemite Is My Name( 2019)

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Overview

The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Eddie Murphy

      Rudy Ray Moore

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      Wesley Snipes

      D’Urville Martin

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      Da'Vine Joy Randolph

      Lady Reed

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      Keegan-Michael Key

      Jerry Jones

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      Mike Epps

      Jimmy Lynch

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      Craig Robinson

      Ben Taylor

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      Tituss Burgess

      Theodore Toney

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      Kodi Smit-McPhee

      Nick von Sternberg

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      Snoop Dogg

      Roj

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      Ron Cephas Jones

      Rico

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      Barry Shabaka Henley

      Demond

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      T.I.

      Walter Crane

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      Luenell

      Aunt

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      Tasha Smith

      Jimmy's Wife

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      Chris Rock

      Bobby Vale

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      Aleksandar Filimonović

      Joseph Bihari

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      Ivo Nandi

      Jules Bihari

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      Michael Peter Bolus

      Lester Bihari

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      Kazy Tauginas

      Saul Bihari

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      B.J. Bingham

      Dolphin Customer

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      Claude Phillips

      Hobo #1

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      Arthur Fuller

      Hobo #2

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      Jill Savel

      White Actress

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      Baker Chase Powell

      Steven Dodd

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      Henry Monfries

      White Boy #2

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      John Michael Herndon

      Middle Aged Actor / Warden

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      Jernard Burks

      Club Owner

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      Monique StaTeena

      D'Urville's Date

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      Joshua Weinstein

      John McCarthy

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      Allen Rueckert

      Allan Jon Fox

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      Gerald Downey

      Bob Brooks

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      Bernadine Durham

      Mom

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      Bobby Milhouse

      Boy's Father

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      Lamar Edwards

      Ben Taylor's Band - Keyboard

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      Carlos McSwain

      Ben Taylor's Band - Band Drums

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      Brandon Owens

      Ben Taylor's Band - Bass

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      Chucc Hamilton

      Ben Taylor's Band - Guitar

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      James Ford III

      Ben Taylor's Band - Trumpet #1

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      Johnny Britt

      Ben Taylor's Band - Trumpet #2

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      Wendell Kelly

      Ben Taylor's Band - Trombone

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      Amy Keys

      Ben's Revelation Funk Band Female Backup Singer #1

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      Maiya Sykes

      Ben's Revelation Funk Band Female Backup Singer #2

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      Nayanna Holley

      Ben's Revelation Funk Band Female Backup Singer #3

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      Edward Rudell Johnson

      Ben's Revelation Funk Band Male Backup Singer #1

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      John Fluker

      Ben's Revelation Funk Band Male Backup Singer #2

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      Lamar Usher

      Black DJ #1

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      Akono Dixon

      Agitated Young Man

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      Milan Carter

      Larry Munn

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      deMann

      Scott Still

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      Kezii Curtis

      Boy

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      Krystian Alexander Lyttle

      Lady Reed's Son

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      Sade E. Moore

      Stripper and Whore #1

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      Chelsea Gilson

      Carrie Mills

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      Cheryl Francis Harrington

      Box Office Lady

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      Toni Duclottni

      Crystal

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      Garland Whitt

      Theatre Manager

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      Saudia Rashed

      Chantel Apodaca

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      Cole S. McKay

      FBI Agent #1

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      Dale Gibson

      FBI Agent #2

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      Phil Abrams

      Lou Drozen

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      Quartay Denaya

      Pretty Girl

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      Bobby Rush

      Bobby Rush

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      James Cornelison

      Bobby Rush's Band - Guitar

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      Lyndon Rochelle

      Bobby Rush's Band - Drums

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      Edwin Livingston

      Bobby Rush's Band - Bass

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      Damon Wilson

      Bobby Rush's Band - Keyboard

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      Jimmie Kirkpatrick

      Bobby Rush's Band - Trumpet

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      Gina Lohman

      Irritable White Lady

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      Nikol Davis

      Woman in Tallahassee Juke Joint

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      Bubba Ganter

      Heavy Set Man

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      Alfonso Christian Lover

      Manager

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      Dorothy Schock

      Old Lady

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      Demetrius Hodges

      Movie Goer

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      Eric Reed

      Club Ebony Band - Keyboard

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      Brandon Stewart

      Club Ebony Band - Drums

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      Budda Foster

      Club Ebony Band - Mandolin

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      Robert Amerson

      Guitar Player Tallahassee

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      Yena Kim

      Sound Mixer

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      Taylor Ellington

      P.A.

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      Megan McEwen

      Script Supervisor

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      Matthew Jablonsky

      FX Tech

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      Justin Campbell

      Drummer #1

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      Sidney Hopson

      Drummer #2

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      Catrina Gaston

      Fan #3

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      Erik Kilpatrick

      Street Guy #1

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      Myles Williamson

      Owen

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      Rob Smith

      Professional Engineer

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      David B. Lyons

      Commercial Engineer

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      Tommie Earl Jenkins

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      Leonel Claude

      Smoo Ji

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      Aaron Craven

      Colton Silverman

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      Li Eubanks

      Donna

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      Denise Milfort

      Charline

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      Jamaal Lewis

      Dolphin Records Man

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      Bob Odenkirk

      Lawrence

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      A.J. Tannen

      Randall Spade

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by r96sk

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    Written by r96sk on Thu Jun 13 2024
    <em>'Dolemite Is My Name'</em> is terrific. I did find the opening 30-40 minutes to be lesser, still perfectly good but just nothing all that noteworthy. However, the following 60-80 minutes is top notch, I found it thoroughly entertaining. Eddie Murphy is great fun, while Da'Vine Joy Randolph stars behind the aforementioned. Wesley Snipes is amusing too. Gotta check out the original Dolemite movie at some point, intrigued to see how it'll translate as a film on its own footing. This 2019 flick portrays the making of that 1975 flick in very enjoyable fashion. The pacing is perfection and ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • 1970s
    • comedian
    • biography
    • based on true story
    • blaxploitation cinema
    • filmmaking
    • movie industry
    • complex
    • bold