| Dolemite | |
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 Original one-sheet poster for Dolemite |
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| Directed by | D'Urville Martin |
| Produced by | Rudy Ray Moore |
| Written by | Rudy Ray Moore (story) Jerry Jones (screenplay) |
| Starring | Rudy Ray Moore D'Urville Martin Jerry Jones Lady Reed Hy Pyke West Gale William Bryant Vainus Rackstraw |
| Music by | Arthur Wright |
| Cinematography | Nicholas Josef von Sternberg |
| Editing by | Rex Lipton |
| Distributed by | Dimension Pictures Inc. D'Urville Martin ( February 11, 1939 – May 28, 1984) was an American actor and director Rudy Ray Moore (born March 17, 1937 in Fort Smith Arkansas) is an American Comedian, Singer, Film actor, and Rudy Ray Moore (born March 17, 1937 in Fort Smith Arkansas) is an American Comedian, Singer, Film actor, and Jerral "Jerry" Jones (born October 13, 1942, in Los Angeles California) is the owner of the Dallas Cowboys NFL franchise Rudy Ray Moore (born March 17, 1937 in Fort Smith Arkansas) is an American Comedian, Singer, Film actor, and D'Urville Martin ( February 11, 1939 – May 28, 1984) was an American actor and director Jerral "Jerry" Jones (born October 13, 1942, in Los Angeles California) is the owner of the Dallas Cowboys NFL franchise Hy Pyke (born December 2, 1935) is an American Character actor. William Bryant may refer to William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878 American poet William B Arthur Edgar Wright ( November 8, 1907 in Winnipeg, Manitoba – May 19, 1977) was a Politician in Manitoba |
| Release date(s) | July 1, 1975 (U.S.) |
| Running time | 90 min. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the |
| Language | English |
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Dolemite is a 1975 blaxploitation feature film, and is also the name of its principal character, played by Rudy Ray Moore, who co-wrote the film. Blaxploitation is a Film genre that emerged in the United States in the early 1970s when many Exploitation films were made that targeted the urban In the Film industry, a feature film is a Film made for initial distribution in theaters and being the "main attraction" of the screening Rudy Ray Moore (born March 17, 1937 in Fort Smith Arkansas) is an American Comedian, Singer, Film actor, and Moore had developed the alter-ego as a stand-up comedian and released several comedy albums using this persona. An alter ego ( Latin, "the other I" is a second self, a second Personality or Persona within a Person Stand-up comedy is a style of comedy where the performer speaks directly to the audience with the absence of the theatrical " Fourth wall " The film was directed by D'Urville Martin, who appears as the villain Willie Green. D'Urville Martin ( February 11, 1939 – May 28, 1984) was an American actor and director The film has attained something of a cult status, earning it a following and making it more well known than many of its counterparts. A cult following is a group of fans devoted to a specific area of Pop culture. A sequel, The Human Tornado, was released in 1976, and a second sequel, The Dolemite Explosion, is due to be released sometime in 2008. The Human Tornado also known as Dolemite II, a 1976 cult Blaxploitation film, was the sequel to Dolemite
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Characters of Dolemite
Dolemite is the protagonist of the movie. Dolemite is seen jailed in the beginning of the movie, followed by a flashback of detectives examining the trunk of his Cadillac Sedan DeVille in which stolen fur coats and drugs were found. Cadillac is a Brand of Luxury vehicles owned by General Motors. It is obvious Dolemite was framed, but he spends time in jail regardless. Dolemite is later pardoned and released. Throughout the movie, as Dolemite attempts to rekindle his reputation on the streets and reclaim his pride and joy (the club referred to as "The Total Experience") from Willie Green, he is constantly having run-ins with a pair of bumbling detectives, Mitchell and White, who framed Dolemite before (as seen in the flashback), and who are hell-bent on getting Dolemite back into the slammer.
Queen Bee (often called Queenie) runs a whorehouse that references Dolemite as the owner on several occasions throughout the movie. Queen Bee is the only woman in Dolemite's household who speaks to Dolemite as an equal, rather than a pimp. While Queen Bee is very emotional about having Dolemite return home after time in jail, no reference of an intimate relationship is ever made during the film.
Willie Green is the antagonist, and is played by D'Urville Martin (who also directed the film). D'Urville Martin ( February 11, 1939 – May 28, 1984) was an American actor and director Willie Green is seen in the initial flashback as having a leading part in the framing of Dolemite. Willie Green takes over Dolemite's club "The Total Experience" while Dolemite is serving hard time. Willie Green and the city's mayor have a peculiar partnership. The mayor will abuse his office in helping Willie Green avoid problems with the law, while Willie Green promises black votes for the mayor's upcoming re-election.
Reverend Gibbs is played by actor West Gale who also appeared in Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song and Death Curse. Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song is a 1971 American Independent film written produced scored directed by and starring Melvin Van Peebles Gibbs is a black separatist with many connections and leads a fraudulent church. He tips off Dolemite regarding matters at the club and later is seen there with the Dolemite Girls karate-chopping one of Willie Green's thugs.
Blakely is an FBI man who, when the time is ripe, apprehends corrupt detectives Mitchell and White and the the corrupt Mayor.
Creeper is better known as the Hamburger Pimp, recognized by his dingy "white-T", characteristic pimp stroll (as he pulls up his pants), and constant begging for spare change and free food.
Proposed Remake
In 2001, Dimension Films announced that there was a remake of Dolemite in production, starring LL Cool J in the lead role. The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages Dimension Films is a motion picture unit currently a part of The Weinstein Company. James Todd Smith (born January 14 1968 better known as LL Cool J, is an American Rapper and actor However, details released about it signaled major differences that would severely tone down the adult (and possibly politically incorrect) nature of the original film, such as making Dolemite not a pimp, but rather an individual framed for a crime he had not committed.
Due to massive delays, LL Cool J is no longer attached to the project, and Dimension Films has since given the rights to the project to Fallout Entertainment. There has been no word as to who will end up taking over the lead role (assuming the film is actually made). [1]
References
External links
- Dolemite at the Internet Movie Database
- Dolemite.com - everything you'd ever want to know about Dolemite and Blaxploitation
- Reviews of Dolemite at Rotten Tomatoes
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