declared in a 1970 review at the California Sahara nightclub in South Central L.A. Five years later, aNetflix’s “” covers Moore’s career in those years, and the film is a total winner, yet a mass of contradictions.
Third, while Netflix’s film is set in the 1970s, it’s really about today. Moore battled industry indifference and racism, and ended up starring in films, starting with the 1975 “Dolemite.” Alexander adds that the movie is about “black performers who are segregated, who are not given the same opportunities as white performers. We grew up in the ’70s. For a black actor to get a major film was pretty rare.
The project originated in 2004 with Murphy, who was a fan of the Alexander/Karaszewski-scripted “Ed Wood” . Alexander says they jumped at the opportunity, “But we didn’t want to rip off ‘Ed Wood.’ It had to be a different movie. So half the film is Rudy’s standup and record albums, which is a world we haven’t seen in movies.”
Moore starred in five films in the 1970s, plus a few more in the 1999-2002 homevideo boom. Initially, the writers thought the script would cover all of Moore’s films. But, Karaszewski says: “We found that all the great making-of stories were about making the first movie. That provided us with an arc. Also, we fell in love with all the X-rated record store and Chitlin Circuit parts of the story. So it would be a portrait of Rudy’s talent.
So Good!!
I watched the original last night, he used his music money he made from that to make the film.
Eddie Murphy's 'Dolemite' is set in the 1970s but it's really about showbiz today. 🥺🤔😌🥰
Loved this movie!!!!
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