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Dolemite
Why this pick
Rudy Ray Moore’s first Dolemite outing has the same defiantly DIY blaxploitation energy, outrageous comic swagger, martial-arts scuffles, and proudly rough-edged charm as The Human Tornado.
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MOVIE1976 1h 25m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
After coming off a successful comedy tour, Dolemite throws a get-together at his mansion. The party is crashed by racist police officers and they find out that the sheriff's wife is offering Dolemite money for sexual services. When the sheriff catches them red-handed, he shoots and kills his wife. Dolemite and his friends kidnap a young man and decide to head to California to meet Queen Bee. There, they find out that the local mob boss, Joe Cavaletti, has kidnapped two of Queen Bee's girls, forcing her to close her business and work for him. Dolemite rescues Queen Bee and her girls and teaches his enemies a lesson, all the while being chased by the sheriff, who has pinned the murder of his own wife on Dolemite.
02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Ernie Hudson
Bo
Gloria Delaney
Hurricane Annie (as Glorya De Lani)
Jerry Jones
Det. Pete 'Pistol Pete' Blakeley
Rudy Ray Moore
Dolemite
Jack Kelly
Captain Ryan