"Dolemite Is My Name" is a 2019 American biographical comedy film directed by Craig Brewer.
The starring cast includes Eddie Murphy, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Keegan-Michael Key, Michael Epps, Craig Robinson, Tituss Burgess, Wesley Snipes, Chris Rock, Ron Cephas Jones, Luenell and others.
Here are "Dolemite Is My Name" movie trailer, plot summary, full cast and characters, release date, streaming services and everything we know so far.
Trailer
Is there a trailer for Dolemite Is My Name movie?
Netflix on Monday, August 12, 2019 released the trailer for "Dolemite Is My Name" you can watch here:
Dolemite Is My Name | Official Trailer | Netflix.
Plot summary
What is Dolemite Is My Name movie plot?
Here is a short review of "Dolemite Is My Name" movie plot summary.
In 1970s Los Angeles, Rudy Ray Moore (Eddie Murphy) is a struggling artist working in a record store, trying to get his music on the air in the in-store radio station. At night, he moonlights as an MC for his friend Ben Taylor (Craig Robinson) and Taylor's musical group at a club. He asks the owner of the club for some time to do comedy, but the owner turns him down. At the record store one day, a homeless man named Ricco (Ron Cephas Jones) comes wandering in and begins making loud, rhyming proclamations; one of which includes the name "Dolemite". (The real Moore recorded a number of prominent street poets, including Big Brown.) Moore gets the idea to create a stage persona telling these stories at the club, where he works. Dressing in pimp attire and brandishing a cane, Moore takes the stage at the club as Dolemite and launches into a crudely humorous and foul-mouthed routine titled "The Signifying Monkey". Taylor and his group join him on-stage to back him up. The crowd applauds.
Moore asks his aunt for money to record a comedy album entitled "Eat Out More Often". He gets his friend Jimmy Lynch (Mike Epps) to record him at his home in front of an audience. After making several copies of the record, Moore begins to sell them out of the trunk of his car. The record proves to be very popular, obtaining the attention of a record company who agree to market it to record stores. Moore offers to go on tour through the Deep South to promote the record. While in Mississippi, he befriends a single mother named Lady Reed (Da'Vine Joy Randolph) and convinces her to join him as part of his tour.
Cast
Who plays who in the Dolemite Is My Name movie?
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Release date
When is Dolemite Is My Name movie release date?
"Dolemite Is My Name" movie release date was scheduled to be on September 7, 2019 (TIFF) and on October 4, 2019 (United States) distributing by Netflix.
Filming
What are Dolemite Is My Name filming details?
The duration of the film is 118 minutes.
"Dolemite Is My Name" movie is rated "R", according to the MPAA film rating system.
Principal photography began on June 12, 2018.
Rating
What are critics and audiences saying about Dolemite Is My Name movie?
"Dolemite Is My Name" movie got high rating from critics. IMDB rating is 7.3/10. Rotten Tomatoes rating is 97/100.
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