Dolemite Is My Name is an entertaining and well-made movie — and it’s great to see Eddie Murphy up on the screen again after so long — but it’s pretty perfunctory as a biopic and doesn’t have an awful lot of conflict. Wish I would have given a shot earlier, but I had a hard time trusting people who were praising a new Eddie Murphy movie. Dolemite Is My Name is a 2019 American biographical comedy film directed by Craig Brewer and written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski.The film stars Eddie Murphy as filmmaker Rudy Ray Moore, who is best known for having portrayed the character of Dolemite in both his stand-up routine and a series of blaxploitation films, which started with Dolemite in 1975. Published October 25th "Dolemite is My Name" is the new Netflix film from Eddie Murphy, which sees him take on the real-life role of Rudy Ray Moore. Eddie Murphy wanted to tell Rudy Ray Moore's story in 'Dolemite Is My Name,' knowing many would wonder if it was true. Dolemite Is My Name: Movie Clip - Action Scene Dolemite Is My Name Synopsis The story of performer Rudy Ray Moore, who assumed the role of an iconic pimp named Dolemite during the 1970s. Taking on the role of famed Blaxploitation film-maker Rudy Ray Moore, there’s a lot riding on Dolemite Is My Name to bring the spark back into Murphy’s long career. Dolemite Is My Name. Here's the true story the new movie is based on. Tropes Associated With Dolemite is My Name include:. Starring: Wesley Snipes, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Tituss Burgess, Craig Robinson, Mike Epps, Keegan-Michael Key, Eddie Murphy. Cast Wesley Snipes D'Urville Martin Eddie Murphy Rudy Ray Moore, Producer Kodi Smit-McPhee Nick Keegan-Michael Key Jerry Jones Craig Robinson Ben Taylor Chris Rock Daddy Fatts Snoop Dogg Jamal Lewis Dolphin Records Man Mike Epps Jimmy Lynch T.I. Dolemite Is My Name (2019) 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. EXCLUSIVE: 'Dolemite Is My Name’ Reveals Continued Struggle For Black Creatives In Hollywood BET spoke with the star-studded cast of the Rudy Ray Moore biopic. Dolemite Is My Name 2019 R 1h 58m Late Night Comedies In 1970s LA, struggling comedian Rudy Ray Moore hits it big with his raunchy alter ego, Dolemite, then risks it all to take his act to the big screen. See Full Cast + Crew for Dolemite Is My Name Features Here's the true story the new movie is based on. Tituss Burgess Theodore Toney Chelsea Gilson Carrie Mills Da'Vine Joy Randolph Lady Reed Luenell Aunt Ivo … Dolemite Is My Name. Actually Pretty Funny: The filming of the Destructo-Nookie scene for the Dolamite movie goes on for so long and reaches such absurd levels that when it finally climaxes the entire cast and crew break out into a fit of laughter. Wesley Snipes is joining Eddie Murphy in Netflix’s Dolemite Is My Name!, a biopic of comedian and producer Rudy Ray Moore.