S1E8 - Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
Inspiration comes from many mother#^%! places!!!
Transcript
Hello.
Speaker B:My name is Bill of Salon. I'm a film critic and author of the book 101 Films You Could See Before You Die. And this is off the marquee where we spend a minute with a movie you might consider revisiting r and B. Singer and comedian Rudy Ray Moore had a long show business career.
Speaker A:In the 1970s, Moore created the wildly pop character Dolomite and made several feature.
Speaker B:Films as the streetwise character. The recent biopic Dolomite as My Name.
Speaker A:Is the story of Moore's conception of the character and the struggles he faced.
Speaker B:Finishing the first Dolomite film, moore is.
Speaker A:Portrayed by Eddie Murphy, who puts in.
Speaker B:His usual hysterical performance, but is also captivating and charming as the titular character. In this early scene in the film, moore ruminates on the direction his life has taken.
Speaker C:Rudy. Rudy.
Speaker D:Man, I'm sorry. We were just having a little fun. Hey, man, how my life gets so damn small? I came out here with some big plans, Jimmy. I was going to do it all just like Sammy Davis, Jr. Movies, concerts, TV, everything. This job at Dolphin's supposed to be my temporary day job. Cut to a million years later. That's all I got.
Speaker B:One of the movie's biggest assets is the strong ensemble cast.
Speaker A:In this scene, Moore tries to convince.
Speaker B:A seasoned but reluctant actor named Durville.
Speaker A:Martin, portrayed hilariously by Wesley Snipes, to be part of the production.
Speaker C:You can just walk up in here, engage an artist's talent with belittlement insult get the truck in, baby.
Speaker E:What if we let you read?
Speaker A:The project succeeds at first through the.
Speaker B:Efforts of an unlikely team of Moore's old friends and some young film students. While there is a lot of spirit and camaraderie among them, the production eventually runs out of cash.
Speaker A:In this scene, Moore tries to convince.
Speaker B:His record producers to invest supplemental funds.
Speaker A:Into the project.
Speaker F:Great Dervale Martin, director and costar. We got Jerry Jones writing the script and Ben E. Taylordon put together a.
Speaker D:Theme song for me. That bad.
Speaker F:That superflying shaft put together.
Speaker E:Listen to this here.
Speaker F:He bad.
Speaker E:Man is out of sight. He just had some guns all the way up. Big bad. Dolamite. Dolamite. Dolamite.
Speaker C:Dolamite.
Speaker E:Dolamite. What y'all think of it?
Speaker A:Rudy, you're very persuasive. We admire your passion.
Speaker G:You gotta understand, Rudy, you're not just asking for a loan here, right? You're asking for an advance on future royalty.
Speaker F:We'll do.
Speaker G:It's no risk to us. But if you blow it, we're going to own your records till the end of time.
Speaker F:I know all that, but I'm going.
Speaker D:To bet on myself. Ain't nobody going to put me on.
Speaker F:The screen set for me. And everybody I talk to say they want to see a Donut night movie. Well, you understand you're not supposed to make a movie for the five square blocks of people you know. Well, that's fine with me. Every city in America got them same five blocks, and those folks is going to love it.
Speaker A:Rudy ray moore continued performing as an.
Speaker B:Actor and singer for the rest of his life.
Speaker A:He never gave up on his dreams.
Speaker B:And it made a difference to those around him. Dolomite is my Name is not only a hilarious tribute to Moore, but also an inspirational one. I'm Billip Salon, and this has been off the marquee. You're listening to 91.7 W yxr.
Episode Notes
Dolemite Is My Name (2019) R & B singer and comedian Rudy Ray Moore had a long show business career. In the 1970s, Moore created the wildly popular character Dolemite and made several feature films as the street-wise character. The recent biopic Dolemite is My Name is the story of Moore’s conception of the character and the struggles he faced finishing his first Dolemite film. Moore is portrayed by Eddie Murphy who puts in not only a hysterical performance, but is also captivating and charming as the titular character. One of the movie's biggest assets is the strong ensemble cast. The project succeeds at first through the efforts of an unlikely team of Moore’s old friends and some young film students. While there is a lot of spirit and camaraderie in the production, the production eventually runs out of cash. Rudy Ray Moore continued performing as an actor and singer for the rest of his life. He never gave up on his dreams, and it made a difference to those around him. Dolemite Is My Name is not only a hilarious tribute to Moore, but an inspirational one.
For a great double feature, check out the 1994 Tim Burton film Ed Wood, the story of low-budget filmmaker Ed Wood,and his struggle to produce films in 1950s Hollywood.
Billups Allen’s book 101 Films You Could See Before You Die is available through Goner Records.
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