Dolemite

Dolemite
Dolemite

Original one-sheet poster for Dolemite
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
John Kerry
Vainus Rackstraw
Music by Arthur Wright
Cinematography Nicholas Josef von Sternberg
Editing by Rex Lipton
Distributed by Dimension Pictures Inc.
Release date(s) US July 1, 1975
Running time 90 min.
Country United States
Language English

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 and its soundtrack. Moore, who started his career as a stand-up comedian in the late 1960s, heard around that time a rhymed toast by a local homeless man about an urban hero named Dolemite, and decided to adopt the persona of Dolemite as an alter-ego in his act.

He included the character on his 1970 debut album, Eat Out More Often, which reached the top 25 on the Billboard charts. He released several more comedy albums using this persona. In 1975, Moore decided to create a film about Dolemite, using many of his friends and fellow comedians as cast and crew.[1] The film was directed by D'Urville Martin, who appears as the villain Willie Green.

Contents

Plot


Cast

  • Dolemite (Rudy Ray Moore): 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 car in which stolen fur coats and drugs were found. It is obvious Dolemite was framed, but he spends time in jail nevertheless. 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 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 (Lady Reed): runs a whorehouse that references Dolemite as the part time owner on several occasions throughout the movie. Queen Bee is the only woman in Dolemite's household whom Dolemite speaks to 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 (D'Urville Martin): the antagonist. 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, Mayor Daley, 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 (West Gale): a black separatist with many connections, the Reverend leads a radical church in the "Fourth Ward." He tips off Dolemite regarding who set him up two years prior, as well as who is supplying drugs to the community.
  • Mitchell (John Kerry): a corrupt detective who - under the direction of Mayor Daley and Willie Green - frames Dolemite and sends him to prison. When Dolemite is released, he and his partner White attempt to frame him again.
  • Blakely (Jerry Jones): an FBI man who lurks in the shadows, and knows why Dolemite is out on the street. When the time comes, Blakely apprehends the corrupt detectives Mitchell and White and the corrupt Mayor.
  • Creeper (Vainus Rackstraw): better known as the Hamburger Pimp, he is recognized by his dingy "white-T", characteristic pimp stroll (as he pulls up his pants), and constant begging for spare change and free food. The Creeper takes Dolemite to his humble abode and is assassinated after explaining the murder of Dolemite's nephew Little Jimmy.

Follow-ups

A sequel, The Human Tornado, was released in 1976.

References

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • dolemite — noun Misspelling of dolomite? Alternative spelling of dolomite? …   Wiktionary

  • Shaolin Dolemite — Infobox Film name = Shaolin Dolemite image size = caption = director = Robert Tai producer = Chin Kwo Hsiao, Toby Russell, Robert Tai, George Tan writer = Robert Tai, George Tan, Jimmy Lynch, Rudy Ray Moore narrator = starring = Rudy Ray Moore… …   Wikipedia

  • Rudy Ray Moore — (born March 17, 1937 in Fort Smith, Arkansas) is an American comedian, singer, film actor, and film producer. He is perhaps best known as Dolemite, the uniquely articulate pimp (“… rappin’ tappin’ is my game!”) from the 1975 film Dolemite , and… …   Wikipedia

  • Rudy Ray Moore — (Dezember 2007) Rudy Ray Moore (* 17. März 1927 in Fort Smith, Arkansas; † 19. Oktober 2008 in Akron, Ohio) war ein US amerikanischer Comedian, Musiker, Schauspieler und …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Hy Pyke — Infobox actor imagesize = 150px name = Hy Pyke birthdate = birth date and age|1935|12|2|mf=y birthplace = Los Angeles, California deathdate = deathplace = occupation = Film, television, stage actorHy Pyke (born December 2, 1935) is an American… …   Wikipedia

  • D'Urville Martin — Born February 11, 1939(1939 02 11) New York City, New York Died May 28, 1984(1984 05 28) (aged 45) Los Angeles, California Spouse Lillian Martin (? 1984) (his death) D Urville Marti …   Wikipedia

  • 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 black audience; the word itself is a portmanteau of the words “black” and “exploitation.” Blaxploitation films… …   Wikipedia

  • The Human Tornado — Infobox Film name = The Human Tornado image size = caption = Theatrical release poster. director = Cliff Roquemore producer = writer = Jerry Jones narrator = starring = Rudy Ray Moore music = Arthur Wright cinematography = Fred Conde Bob Wilson… …   Wikipedia

  • Aja West — first emerged onto the music scene in 1998 with his debut record White Moses. This record is quite rare and was mainly sold by Aja himself. In 1999, he impacts the progressive hip hop scene with the release of Trauma...Life in the E.R. under his… …   Wikipedia

  • Blaxploitation — ist ein US amerikanisches Filmgenre, das seine Blütezeit in den 1970er Jahren hatte. Der Name ist ein Kofferwort aus black, dem englischen Wort für schwarz und Exploitation, die Bezeichnung für ein Filmgenre mit Billigproduktion und expliziten… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”