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Released 7 years ago.
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Dolemite Is My Name
"Make your own legend"
2019 1h 58m EN
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★7.0TMDB · 1,341
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Synopsis
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The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s.
“Make your own legend”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Eddie Murphy
Rudy Ray Moore
Wesley Snipes
D’Urville Martin
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
Lady Reed
Keegan-Michael Key
Jerry Jones
Mike Epps
Jimmy Lynch
Craig Robinson
Ben Taylor
Tituss Burgess
Theodore Toney
Kodi Smit-McPhee
Nick von Sternberg
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Craig Brewer
- Writers
- Larry Karaszewski, Scott Alexander
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Craig Brewer, shot by Eric Steelberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Scott Bomar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Billy Fox shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Eddie Murphy and Wesley Snipes and Da'Vine Joy Randolph carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Make your own legend".
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IMDB entry: tt8526872 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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The take
Craig Brewer directs. Eric Steelberg behind the camera. Scott Bomar scores. Billy Fox cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 7 years ago.
- 2Directed by Craig Brewer, shot by Eric Steelberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Scott Bomar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Billy Fox shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Eddie Murphy and Wesley Snipes and Da'Vine Joy Randolph carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Make your own legend".
- 7IMDB entry: tt8526872 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 10 themes, including "movie business", "1970s", "comedian", "biography".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Eric Steelberg
- Original score
- Scott Bomar
- Editing
- Billy Fox
- Production design
- Clay A. Griffith
- Makeup / hair
- Tinisha Meeks
- Sound
- Mark Agostino
- Stunt coordinator
- William Washington
- Runtime
- 118 min · 1h 58m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Awards
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Craig Brewer
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Trailers & featurettes
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Community reviews
What people are saying
- r96sk★ 9/10
<em>'Dolemite Is My Name'</em> is terrific. I did find the opening 30-40 minutes to be lesser, still perfectly good but just nothing all that noteworthy. However, the following 60-80 minutes is top notch, I found it thoroughly entertaining. Eddie Murphy is great fun, while Da'Vine Joy Randolph stars behind the aforementioned. Wesley Snipes is amusing too. Gotta check out the original Dolemite movie at some point, intrigued to see how it'll translate as a film on its own footing. This 2019 flick portrays the making of that 1975 flick in very enjoyable fashion. The pacing is perfection and the comedic elements are certainly humorous. Well worth watching.
Production companies
Who made it
Davis Entertainment
US
Key crew
- StuntsMike McKee
- HairstylistTinisha Meeks
- EditorBilly Fox
- ProducerJohn Fox
- ProducerEddie Murphy
- Associate ProducerRob Smith
- Hair Department HeadStacey Morris
- Sound Re-Recording MixerMark Agostino
- Sound Re-Recording MixerTom Ozanich
- Sound Re-Recording MixerDean A. Zupancic
- Makeup Department HeadVera Steimberg
- Sound Re-Recording MixerBrian Tarlecki
- Production DesignClay A. Griffith
- Sound Effects EditorMatthew W. Kielkopf
- Hair Department HeadCarla Farmer
- Supervising Art DirectorBeat Frutiger
- Set DecorationLisa K. Sessions
- Executive ProducerMichael Beugg
- Executive ProducerCharisse M. Hewitt
- Art DirectionAngela Stauffer
- Costume DesignerRuth E. Carter
- Supervising Sound EditorGreg Hedgepath
- Associate ProducerBryan Yaconelli
- Makeup Department HeadDebra Denson
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- movie business
- 1970s
- comedian
- biography
- based on true story
- blaxploitation cinema
- period drama
- filmmaking
- complex
- bold
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2019-10-04R
- Digital2019-10-25R· Netflix
Also known as
International titles
- Мене звуть ДолемайтUA
- โดเลอไมต์ ชื่อนี้ต้องจดจำTH
- Yo soy DolemiteES
