Dolemite
With his All-Girl Army of Kung Fu Killers!
Dolemite (1975)
Budget
$100 000
Revenue
$12 000 000
Scenario
Jerry Jones
Composer
Arthur Wright
Producer
Actors
Rudy Ray Moore
Dolemite
D'Urville Martin
Willie Green
Lady Reed
Queen Bee
Jerry Jones
Blakeley
Cardella Di Milo
Mrs. Edwards
Hy Pyke
Mayor Daley
Wesley Gale
Reverend Gibbs (as West Gale)
John Kerry
Detective Mitchell
Short description
Dolemite is a pimp who was set up by Willie Greene and the cops, who have planted drugs, stolen furs, and guns in his trunk and got him sentenced to 20 years in jail. One day, Queen B and a warden planned to get him out of Jail and get Willie Green and Mitchell busted for what they did to him.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film had a notable influence on the work of director Quentin Tarantino, rapper Snoop Dogg, and comedian Eddie Murphy.
- The New York Times once called the film the "Citizen Kane" of the Blaxploitation genre. ("Citizen Kane" is a 1941 drama by Orson Welles. Blaxploitation is a genre geared towards a Black urban audience.)
- The New York Times once referred to the film as a blaxploitation take on "Citizen Kane".
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Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
Кастинги в Україні
