"Make your own legend"

2019

1h 58m

7.0(1205 votes)

Drama

Comedy

History

Overview

The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s.

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Cast & Crew

96 members

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Eddie Murphy

Rudy Ray Moore

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Wesley Snipes

D’Urville Martin

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Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Lady Reed

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Keegan-Michael Key

Jerry Jones

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Mike Epps

Jimmy Lynch

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Craig Robinson

Ben Taylor

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Tituss Burgess

Theodore Toney

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Kodi Smit-McPhee

Nick von Sternberg

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Snoop Dogg

Roj

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Ron Cephas Jones

Rico

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Barry Shabaka Henley

Demond

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T.I.

Walter Crane

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Luenell

Aunt

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Tasha Smith

Jimmy's Wife

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Chris Rock

Bobby Vale

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Aleksandar Filimonović

Joseph Bihari

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Ivo Nandi

Jules Bihari

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Michael Peter Bolus

Lester Bihari

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Kazy Tauginas

Saul Bihari

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B.J. Bingham

Dolphin Customer

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Claude Phillips

Hobo #1

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Arthur Fuller

Hobo #2

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Jill Savel

White Actress

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Baker Chase Powell

Steven Dodd

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Henry Monfries

White Boy #2

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John Michael Herndon

Middle Aged Actor / Warden

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Jernard Burks

Club Owner

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Monique StaTeena

D'Urville's Date

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Joshua Weinstein

John McCarthy

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Allen Rueckert

Allan Jon Fox

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Gerald Downey

Bob Brooks

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Bernadine Durham

Mom

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Bobby Milhouse

Boy's Father

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Lamar Edwards

Ben Taylor's Band - Keyboard

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Carlos McSwain

Ben Taylor's Band - Band Drums

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Brandon Owens

Ben Taylor's Band - Bass

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Chucc Hamilton

Ben Taylor's Band - Guitar

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James Ford III

Ben Taylor's Band - Trumpet #1

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Sound

Johnny Britt

Ben Taylor's Band - Trumpet #2

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Wendell Kelly

Ben Taylor's Band - Trombone

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Amy Keys

Ben's Revelation Funk Band Female Backup Singer #1

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Maiya Sykes

Ben's Revelation Funk Band Female Backup Singer #2

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Nayanna Holley

Ben's Revelation Funk Band Female Backup Singer #3

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Edward Rudell Johnson

Ben's Revelation Funk Band Male Backup Singer #1

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John Fluker

Ben's Revelation Funk Band Male Backup Singer #2

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Lamar Usher

Black DJ #1

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Akono Dixon

Agitated Young Man

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Milan Carter

Larry Munn

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deMann

Scott Still

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Kezii Curtis

Boy

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Krystian Alexander Lyttle

Lady Reed's Son

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Sade E. Moore

Stripper and Whore #1

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Chelsea Gilson

Carrie Mills

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Cheryl Francis Harrington

Box Office Lady

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Toni Duclottni

Crystal

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Garland Whitt

Theatre Manager

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Saudia Rashed

Chantel Apodaca

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Crew

Cole S. McKay

FBI Agent #1

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Dale Gibson

FBI Agent #2

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Phil Abrams

Lou Drozen

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Quartay Denaya

Pretty Girl

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Bobby Rush

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James Cornelison

Bobby Rush's Band - Guitar

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Lyndon Rochelle

Bobby Rush's Band - Drums

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Edwin Livingston

Bobby Rush's Band - Bass

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Damon Wilson

Bobby Rush's Band - Keyboard

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Jimmie Kirkpatrick

Bobby Rush's Band - Trumpet

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Gina Lohman

Irritable White Lady

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Nikol Davis

Woman in Tallahassee Juke Joint

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Bubba Ganter

Heavy Set Man

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Alfonso Christian Lover

Manager

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Dorothy Schock

Old Lady

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Demetrius Hodges

Movie Goer

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Eric Reed

Club Ebony Band - Keyboard

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Brandon Stewart

Club Ebony Band - Drums

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Budda Foster

Club Ebony Band - Mandolin

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Robert Amerson

Guitar Player Tallahassee

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Yena Kim

Sound Mixer

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Taylor Ellington

P.A.

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Megan McEwen

Script Supervisor

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Matthew Jablonski

FX Tech

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Justin Campbell

Drummer #1

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Sidney Hopson

Drummer #2

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Catrina Gaston

Fan #3

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Erik Kilpatrick

Street Guy #1

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Myles Williamson

Owen

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Rob Smith

Professional Engineer

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David B. Lyons

Commercial Engineer

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Tommie Earl Jenkins

Unknown Role

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Leonel Claude

Smoo Ji

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Aaron Craven

Colton Silverman

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Li Eubanks

Donna

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Denise Milfort

Charline

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Jamaal Lewis

Dolphin Records Man

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Bob Odenkirk

Lawrence

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A.J. Tannen

Randall Spade

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