Dolemite
from Xenon
Who's the baddest motherf****r to blow onto blaxploitation screens? Forget Shaft and just ask X-rated comic and "godfather of rap" Rudy Ray Moore. He'll give you the gospel of Dolemite. Street hustler, pimp, and all-around ghetto superhero Dolemite began life as a character in Moore's nightclub act and was a natural character for his self-financed film debut, a revenge tale set on the corrupt streets of L.A.
Dolemite is sprung from prison by an impossibly understanding warden so he can find the drug-dealing, gun-smuggling crooks who framed him. With the help of his all-girl army of kung fu killers and the most flamboyant wardrobe this side of Cher, he lays waste to dozens of bad guys while spouting his funky raps. Thick, slow and sleepy, Moore is neither a natural actor not a convincing martial arts action hero, but his lazy line deliveries are great, lyrical cascades of four-letter words and "ghetto expressions," and he performs two of his most famous stand-up raps, "Shine and the Great Titanic" and "The Signifying Monkey."
Dolemite is not a particularly competent movie--the direction (by costar D'Urville Martin) is clumsy, the performances flat, and microphones peek in from time to time (get that video letterboxed, Xenon!)--but the outrageous mix of nightclub rap, kung-fu action, and Moore's four-letter dialogue turned it into an instant urban hit and has kept it alive as a cult classic. Dolemite returns in The Human Tornado. The DVD also features clips from the documentary The Legend of Dolemite and the complete lyrics to his raps. --Sean Axmaker
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Dolemite Collection: Bigger & Badder (7pc) (Ws)
from Xenon
Kung Fu Theater: Shaolin Dolemite and Black Samurai
from Bci / Eclipse
Shaolin DolemiteWhat do you get when you mix Kung Fu with the king of Blaxpoitation? A fistful of action and laughs! The one the original Dolemite (Rudy Ray Moore) is back in his most action packed project of his career.Black SamuraiWhen the daughter of a royal family is held hostage Jim Kelly agent of D.R.A.G.O.N. will stop at nothing to destroy the evil organization that abducted her in this blaxpoitation cult favorite.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: NR UPC: 787364631094
Rude (1983) (Chk Sen)
by Cliff Roquemore
from Xenon
Rudy Ray Moore: Live at Wetlands, N.Y.C.
from Xenon
Rudy Ray Moore returns to his R&B roots in this incredible September 2000 live performance at Wetlands N.Y.C. The man who taught America how to rap is back to show us how to sing the Blues. DVD Special Features:Original 1970 s radio spots and restored theatrical trailer trivia game location tour with Rudy Ray Moore Dolby Surround encoded animated menus and much Moore! System Requirements: Running Time 87 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: NR UPC: 000799409527 Manufacturer No: 23207
Legend of Dolemite: Bigger & Badder (Chk Sen)
by Foster V. Corder
from Xenon
Shaolin Dolemite Collection - Buddha Assassinator
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