Dolemite
(1974) is a completely ridiculous and poorly acted film. That's
what makes it so much fun to watch. The story of Dolemite is inspired
by a comedy routine by Rudy Ray Moore who had and has one of the
filthiest mouths in the world of comedy. The character Dolemite
(played by Moore) is a pimp and nightclub owner who is framed
by "the man" and sent to prison so "whitey"
can steal his action. However, while Dolemite is jailed crime
runs rampant. Therefore, it is decided by higher authorities that
Dolemite should be let out to reclaim his turf. If this plot isn't
implausible enough for you yet it should be known that the only
people in on Dolemite's mission are the governor, the warden,
Dolemite's madam and sidekick Mama Queen Bee and "a secret
FBI man that nobody knows about until the time is right."
I really cannot express how absurd this movie is. Dolemite is
also totally dated. The plot, the costumes and the dialogue all
absolutely scream 1970s!!! When Dolemite is released from prison
his "bitches" pick him up in a Cadillac and he changes
into his pimp clothes before he'll get in. Instantly the bad guys
are after him before his girls can even finish giving him a blowjob
and Dolemite has to go into action, killing everyone of them.
There are way too many hysterical lines in this film to even remember
half of them. Also, if you do see Dolemite try to count the times
that the words "fuck", "fucker" and "mother
fucker" are used. I doubt very seriously if you'll be able
to keep up. This movie is pure gold all the way up to the end
where Dolemite's bitches who are, of course, trained in the art
of karate do battle with the bad guys in a disco club, The Total
Experience. Dolemite has a sequel, The Human Tornado, which is
also highly recommended. However, The Human Tornado is much more
obviously tongue in cheek with a finale in which Dolemite kicks
the bad guys' asses in a karate battle which is filmed at double
speed, much like the Keystone Cops. If you enjoy Dolemite and
it's sequel I also recommend yet another Rudy Ray Moore movie,
The Avenging Disco Godfather, in which Mr. Moore battles angel
dust pushers to save his local inner city community. The Avenging
Disco Godfather, though poorly plotted and acted, is actually
a well made film technically for such a low budget and has some
really spooky hallucination sequences. However, see Dolemite first
and foremost!!! Can ya dig it!?!