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Dolemite

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Dolemite
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R,1hr 28min
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January 1, 1975
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Xenon
Synopsis: Stand-up comedy legend Rudy Ray Moore's foul-mouthed rap routines took many of the elements of blaxploitation films -- pimps, gangsters, and sex -- to their hilarious limits. It was only natural that he should take his stage persona to the big screen as Dolemite, the "baddest" cool cat in town. Dolemite is a wrongly accused clubowner who is set up by arch-rival Willie Green (D'Urville Martin, who directed) and sent to jail. A madam named Queen Bee (Lady Reed) gets him released on the condition that ... Full Synopsis
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Queen Bee
Willie Green
Dolemite
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Rudy Ray Moore, Oct. 19, age 81: The pioneering musician, singer, actor, and filmmaker was probably...
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