Dolemite Is My Name

In DOLEMITE IS MY NAME, Rudy Ray Moore (Eddie Murphy) is working at a record shop while his attempts at being a singer fade away and his career as a comic flails. One day he notices a local homeless man who tells outrageous stories in rhyme, including one about a black hero named “Dolemite,” and Moore decides to incorporate these into his act. The new direction is a big hit, and his comedy records start hitting the charts. At Christmas, Moore goes to see an all-white movie with friends and realizes that he needs to bring Dolemite to the big screen. He finds a writer (Keegan-Michael Key), a director (Wesley Snipes), and a student cameraman (Kodi Smit-McPhee), and starts making a movie by the seat of his pants, all craziness and gusto. The finished product changes things forever.