Movie Cosmos - Dolemite Is My Name

Description:

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

Top Cast >

Eddie Murphy

As Rudy Ray Moore

Wesley Snipes

As D’Urville Martin

Da'Vine Joy Randolph

As Lady Reed

Keegan-Michael Key

As Jerry Jones

Mike Epps

As Jimmy Lynch

Craig Robinson

As Ben Taylor

Tituss Burgess

As Theodore Toney

Kodi Smit-McPhee

As Nick von Sternberg

Snoop Dogg

As Roj

Ron Cephas Jones

As Rico

Barry Shabaka Henley

As Demond

T.I.

As Walter Crane

Luenell

As Aunt

Tasha Smith

As Jimmy's Wife

Chris Rock

As Bobby Vale

Aleksandar Filimonović

As Joseph Bihari

Ivo Nandi

As Jules Bihari

Michael Peter Bolus

As Lester Bihari

Kazy Tauginas

As Saul Bihari

B.J. Bingham

As Dolphin Customer

Claude Phillips

As Hobo #1

Arthur Fuller

As Hobo #2

Jill Savel

As White Actress

Baker Chase Powell

As Steven Dodd

Henry Monfries

As White Boy #2

John Michael Herndon

As Middle Aged Actor / Warden

Jernard Burks

As Club Owner

Monique StaTeena

As D'Urville's Date

Joshua Weinstein

As John McCarthy

Allen Rueckert

As Allan Jon Fox

Gerald Downey

As Bob Brooks

Bernadine Durham

As Mom

Bobby Milhouse

As Boy's Father

Lamar Edwards

As Ben Taylor's Band - Keyboard

Carlos McSwain

As Ben Taylor's Band - Band Drums

Brandon Owens

As Ben Taylor's Band - Bass

Chucc Hamilton

As Ben Taylor's Band - Guitar

James Ford III

As Ben Taylor's Band - Trumpet #1

Johnny Britt

As Ben Taylor's Band - Trumpet #2

Wendell Kelly

As Ben Taylor's Band - Trombone

Amy Keys

As Ben's Revelation Funk Band Female Backup Singer #1

Maiya Sykes

As Ben's Revelation Funk Band Female Backup Singer #2

Nayanna Holley

As Ben's Revelation Funk Band Female Backup Singer #3

Edward Rudell Johnson

As Ben's Revelation Funk Band Male Backup Singer #1

John Fluker

As Ben's Revelation Funk Band Male Backup Singer #2

Lamar Usher

As Black DJ #1

Akono Dixon

As Agitated Young Man

Milan Carter

As Larry Munn

deMann

As Scott Still

Kezii Curtis

As Boy

Krystian Alexander Lyttle

As Lady Reed's Son

Sade E. Moore

As Stripper and Whore #1

Chelsea Gilson

As Carrie Mills

Cheryl Francis Harrington

As Box Office Lady

Toni Duclottni

As Crystal

Garland Whitt

As Theatre Manager

Saudia Rashed

As Chantel Apodaca

Cole S. McKay

As FBI Agent #1

Dale Gibson

As FBI Agent #2

Phil Abrams

As Lou Drozen

Quartay Denaya

As Pretty Girl

Bobby Rush

As Bobby Rush

James Cornelison

As Bobby Rush's Band - Guitar

Lyndon Rochelle

As Bobby Rush's Band - Drums

Edwin Livingston

As Bobby Rush's Band - Bass

Damon Wilson

As Bobby Rush's Band - Keyboard

Jimmie Kirkpatrick

As Bobby Rush's Band - Trumpet

Gina Lohman

As Irritable White Lady

Nikol Davis

As Woman in Tallahassee Juke Joint

Bubba Ganter

As Heavy Set Man

Alfonso Christian Lover

As Manager

Dorothy Schock

As Old Lady

Demetrius Hodges

As Movie Goer

Eric Reed

As Club Ebony Band - Keyboard

Brandon Stewart

As Club Ebony Band - Drums

Budda Foster

As Club Ebony Band - Mandolin

Robert Amerson

As Guitar Player Tallahassee

Yena Kim

As Sound Mixer

Taylor Ellington

As P.A.

Megan McEwen

As Script Supervisor

Matthew Jablonski

As FX Tech

Justin Campbell

As Drummer #1

Sidney Hopson

As Drummer #2

Catrina Gaston

As Fan #3

Erik Kilpatrick

As Street Guy #1

Myles Williamson

As Owen

Rob Smith

As Professional Engineer

David B. Lyons

As Commercial Engineer

Tommie Earl Jenkins

Leonel Claude

As Smoo Ji

Aaron Craven

As Colton Silverman

Li Eubanks

As Donna

Denise Milfort

As Charline

Jamaal Lewis

As Dolphin Records Man

Bob Odenkirk

As Lawrence

A.J. Tannen

As Randall Spade

Top Crew >

Craig Brewer

Director

Mike McKee

Stunts

Tinisha Meeks

Hairstylist

Scott Alexander

Writer

Larry Karaszewski

Writer

Eric Steelberg

Director of Photography

Billy Fox

Editor

John Fox

Producer

Eddie Murphy

Producer

Michael Beugg

Executive Producer

Charisse M. Hewitt

Executive Producer

Rob Smith

Associate Producer

Bryan Yaconelli

Associate Producer

Clay A. Griffith

Production Design

Beat Frutiger

Supervising Art Director

Angela Stauffer

Art Direction

Lisa K. Sessions

Set Decoration

Ruth E. Carter

Costume Designer

Debra Denson

Makeup Department Head

Carla Farmer

Hair Department Head

Vera Steimberg

Makeup Department Head

Stacey Morris

Hair Department Head

Mark Agostino

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Greg Hedgepath

Supervising Sound Editor

Tom Ozanich

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Brian Tarlecki

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Dean A. Zupancic

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Matthew W. Kielkopf

Sound Effects Editor

John Davis

Producer

William Washington

Stunt Coordinator

Willie D. Burton

Sound Mixer

Jerry T. Adams

Stunts

Tiffany Abney

Stunts

Anita Clay

Stunts

Donny Carrington

Stunts

Kate Cochran

Stunts

Dartenea Bryant

Stunts

Sadiqua Bynum

Stunts

Janeshia Adams-Ginyard

Stunts

Johnny Alexander

Stunts

Whitney Ann Duggins

Stunts

Sandy Fletcher

Stunts

Gene Freeman

Stunts

Josh Fried

Stunts

Alyma Dorsey

Stunts

Cody Gilbert

Stunts

Justin Gant

Stunts

Bubba Ganter

Stunts

Omar Heyward

Stunts

Michelle Jubilee Gonzalez

Stunts

Zee James

Stunts

Tony Lazzara

Stunts

Audra Kinkead

Stunts

Wakisha Malone

Stunts

Joberde Metellus

Stunt Double

Bryan McGowan

Stunt Double

Samuel J. Paul

Stunts

Richie Parker

Stunts

Don Powers

Stunts

Sharlene Royer

Stunts

Stephen W. Schriver

Stunts

Marcus Salgado

Stunts

Brett Smrz

Stunts

Jénel Stevens

Stunts

Nico Woulard

Stunt Double

Nikkilette Wright

Stunts

PeiPei Alena Yuan

Stunts

Vaia Zaganas

Stunts

Michael Riley

Main Title Designer

Scott Bomar

Original Music Composer

Reviews:

r96sk (9/10)

'Dolemite Is My Name' 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.

2024-06-13