Official Discussion: Dolemite is My Name [SPOILERS]

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Summary:

Stung by a string of showbiz failures, floundering comedian Rudy Ray Moore has an epiphany that turns him into a word-of-mouth sensation: step onstage as someone else. Borrowing from the street mythology of 1970s Los Angeles, Moore assumes the persona of Dolemite, a pimp with a cane and an arsenal of obscene fables. However, his ambitions exceed selling bootleg records deemed too racy for mainstream radio stations to play. Moore convinces a social justice-minded dramatist to write his alter ego a film, incorporating kung fu, car chases, and Lady Reed, an ex-backup singer who becomes his unexpected comedic foil.

Director:

Craig Brewer

Writers:

screenplay by Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski

Cast:

• Eddie Murphy as Rudy Ray Moore / Dolemite
• Keegan-Michael Key as Jerry Jones
• Mike Epps as Jimmy Lynch
• Craig Robinson as Ben Taylor
• Tituss Burgess as Theodore Toney
• Da'Vine Joy Randolph as Lady Reed
• Wesley Snipes as D'Urville Martin
• Aleksandar Filimonović as Joseph Bihari
• Chris Rock as Daddy Fatts
• Luenell as Aunt
• Gerald Downey as Bob Brooks
• Kodi Smit-McPhee as Nick

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Rotten Tomatoes: 98%

Metacritic: 76/100

After Credits Scene? No

VOD: Netflix

Submitted October 25, 2019 at 04:00PM by mi-16evil https://ift.tt/2JiysU0