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

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)

Trailer

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