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Release year: 2019

Storyline

Eddie Murphy portrays real-life legend Rudy Ray Moore, a comedy and rap pioneer who proved naysayers wrong when his hilarious, obscene, kung-fu fighting alter ego, Dolemite, became a 1970s Blaxploitation phenomenon.

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Directors

Craig Brewer

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Cast

Eddie Murphy — Rudy
Keegan-Michael Key — Jerry
Mike Epps — Jimmy Lynch
Craig Robinson — Ben

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Did you know

• Most vintage Rudy Ray Moore movie scenes are recreated in their entirety with modern actors. However, in the house escape scene ("Bitch, are you for real?!") from The Human Tornado (1976), only the close-up shots of Moore were replaced, so Eddie Murphy appears to interact with the original supporting cast.

• D'Urville Martin really appeared in Rosemary's Baby (1968). He played an elevator operator, the only African-American character. He appeared in two scenes, with one on-camera line of dialogue.

• Keegan-Michael Key was a huge fan of Rudy Ray Moore before getting cast in this film. While working on The Predator (2018), the other cast members would come to his trailer to watch Moore's films.