Eddie Murphy portrays real-life legend Rudy Ray Moore, a comedy and rap pioneer who proved naysayers wrong when his hilarious, obscene, kung-fu fighting alter ego, Dolemite, became a 1970s Blaxploitation phenomenon. Eddie Murphy, Scott Alexander, and Larry Karaszewski met extensively with Rudy Ray Moore before his death to develop how he would be portrayed on screen. This film is a love letter to the genre and the people who brought these films to life. Dolemite Is My Name tells the story of heart and soul
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