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

• Rudy Ray Moore: Eddie Murphy
• Jerry Jones: Keegan-Michael Key
• Jimmy Lynch: Mike Epps
• Ben Taylor: Craig Robinson
• Theodore Toney: Tituss Burgess
• Lady Reed: Da’Vine Joy Randolph
• Nick von Sternberg: Kodi Smit-McPhee
• Roj: Snoop Dogg
• Rico: Ron Cephas Jones
• Demond: Barry Shabaka Henley
• Walter Crane: T.I.
• Aunt: Luenell
• Jimmy’s Wife: Tasha Smith
• D’Urville Martin: Wesley Snipes
• Bobby Vale: Chris Rock
• Joseph Bihari: Aleksandar Filimonović
• Jules Bihari: Ivo Nandi
• Lester Bihari: Michael Peter Bolus
• Saul Bihari: Kazy Tauginas
• Dolphin Customer: B.J. Bingham
• Hobo #1: Claude Phillips
• Hobo #2: Arthur Fuller
• White Actress: Jill Savel
• Steven Dodd: Baker Chase Powell
• White Boy #2: Henry Monfries
• Middle Aged Actor / Warden: John Michael Herndon
• Club Owner: Jernard Burks
• D’Urville’s Date: Monique StaTeena
• John McCarthy: Joshua Weinstein
• Allan Jon Fox: Allen Rueckert
• Bob Brooks: Gerald Downey
• Mom: Bernadine Durham
• Boy’s Father: Bobby Milhouse
• Ben Taylor’s Band – Keyboard: Lamar Edwards
• Ben Taylor’s Band – Band Drums: Carlos McSwain
• Ben Taylor’s Band – Bass: Brandon Owens
• Ben Taylor’s Band – Guitar: Chucc Hamilton
• Ben Taylor’s Band – Trumpet #1: James Ford III
• Ben Taylor’s Band – Trumpet #2: Johnny Britt
• Ben Taylor’s Band – Trombone: Wendell Kelly
• Ben’s Revelation Funk Band Female Backup Singer #1: Amy Keys
• Ben’s Revelation Funk Band Female Backup Singer #2: Maiya Sykes
• Ben’s Revelation Funk Band Female Backup Singer #3: Nayanna Holley
• Ben’s Revelation Funk Band Male Backup Singer #1: Edward Rudell Johnson
• Ben’s Revelation Funk Band Male Backup Singer #2: John Fluker
• Black DJ #1: Lamar Usher
• Agitated Young Man: Akono Dixon
• Larry Munn: Milan Carter
• Scott Still: deMann
• Boy: Kezii Curtis
• Lady Reed’s Son: Krystian Alexander Lyttle
• Stripper and Whore #1: Sade E. Moore
• Carrie Mills: Chelsea Gilson
• Box Office Lady: Cheryl Francis Harrington
• Crystal: Toni Duclottni
• Theatre Manager: Garland Whitt
• FBI Agent #1: Cole McKay
• Chantel Apodaca: Saudia Rashed
• FBI Agent #2: Dale Gibson
• Lou Drozen: Phil Abrams
• Pretty Girl: Quartay Denaya
• Bobby Rush: Bobby Rush
• Bobby Rush’s Band – Guitar: James Cornelison
• Bobby Rush’s Band – Drums: Lyndon Rochelle
• Bobby Rush’s Band – Bass: Edwin Livingston
• Bobby Rush’s Band – Keyboard: Damon Wilson
• Bobby Rush’s Band – Trumpet: Jimmie Kirkpatrick
• Irritable White Lady: Gina Lohman
• Woman in Tallahassee Juke Joint: Nikol Davis
• Heavy Set Man: Bubba Ganter
• Manager: Alfonso Christian Lover
• Old Lady: Dorothy Schock
• Movie Goer: Demetrius Hodges
• Club Ebony Band – Keyboard: Eric Reed
• Club Ebony Band – Drums: Brandon Stewart
• Club Ebony Band – Mandolin: Budda Foster
• Guitar Player Tallahassee: Robert Amerson
• Sound Mixer: Yena Kim
• P.A.: Taylor Ellington
• Script Supervisor: Megan McEwen
• FX Tech: Matthew Jablonsky
• Drummer #1: Justin Campbell
• Drummer #2: Sidney Hopson
• Fan #3: Catrina Gaston
• Street Guy #1: Erik Kilpatrick
• Owen: Myles Williamson
• Professional Engineer: Rob Smith
• Commercial Engineer: David B. Lyons
• …: Tommie Earl Jenkins
• Smoo Ji: Leonel Claude
• Colton Silverman: Aaron Craven
• Donna: Li Eubanks
• Charline: Denise Milfort
• Dolphin Records Man: Jamaal Lewis
• Lawrence: Bob Odenkirk
• Randall Spade: A.J. Tannen

Film Crew:

• Production Design: Clay A. Griffith
• Producer: Eddie Murphy
• Supervising Art Director: Beat Frutiger
• Writer: Scott Alexander
• Writer: Larry Karaszewski
• Costume Designer: Ruth E. Carter
• Director of Photography: Eric Steelberg
• Director: Craig Brewer
• Music: Scott Bomar
• Editor: Billy Fox
• Executive Producer: Michael Beugg
• Hair Department Head: Stacey Morris
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Dean A. Zupancic
• Makeup Department Head: Debra Denson
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Tom Ozanich
• Supervising Sound Editor: Greg Hedgepath
• Set Decoration: Lisa K. Sessions
• Sound Effects Editor: Matthew W. Kielkopf
• Art Direction: Angela Stauffer
• Producer: John Fox
• Hair Department Head: Carla Farmer
• Makeup Department Head: Vera Steimberg
• Associate Producer: Bryan Yaconelli
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Brian Tarlecki
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Mark Agostino
• Associate Producer: Rob Smith
• Producer: John Davis
• Executive Producer: Charisse M. Hewitt

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