Dolemite (1975)
- Directed by
- D'Urville Martin
- Genre
- blaxploitation film, action comedy film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 134 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A professional comedian and pimp is framed by crooked cops and sent to prison. The governor releases him to clean up the local drug trade, so he rallies his kung fu-trained prostitutes to fight back.
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What happens
Dolemite is a 1975 American blaxploitation crime comedy film and is also the name of its principal character, played by Rudy Ray Moore, who co-wrote the film and its soundtrack. Moore, who started his career as a stand-up comedian in the late 1960s, heard a rhymed toast about an urban hero named Dolemite from a regular at the record store where he worked, and decided to adopt the persona as an alter ego in his act. The film focuses on a professional comedian, pimp, and nightclub owner. He serves a prison sentence after being framed by dirty cops, but he is released by the governor and tasked with dealing with his hometown's illegal drug trade. He uses his prostitutes as a private army, since they are kung fu-trained martial artists. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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