The Legend of Dolemite

The Legend of Dolemite is an American 1994 short film directed by Foster V. Corder about the blaxploitation film character Dolemite created by actor Rudy Ray Moore.^[1]

The Legend of Dolemite
Directed by	Foster V. Corder Ross Guidici
Written by	Duane LaDage Rudy Ray Moore S. Leigh Savidge
Based on	Dolemite by Rudy Ray Moore
Produced by	Rudy Ray Moore
Starring	Rudy Ray Moore Eddie Griffin Paul Mooney John Landis Ice-T Snoop Dogg Eazy-E Mike D Lady Reed LaWanda Page
Release date	1994 (1994)
Country	United States
Language	English

The original short film was later expanded into a 2003 feature length documentary, The Legend of Dolemite: Bigger & Badder, directed by Ross Guidici.^[1][2][3]

Critical reception

Variety said "The 1970s blaxploitation cult figure Rudy Ray Moore gets a suitably affectionate if uninspired tribute in Ross Guidici's "The Legend of Dolemite." Pic updates and uses footage from a 1994 docu of the same title. Skedded for VHS/DVD release this spring, featurette is a decent introduction to an exuberant personality.^[1]

The A.V. Club wrote "The Legend Of Dolemite: Bigger And Badder offers a standard-issue look at Moore's life and times."^[2]

References

1. Harvey, Dennis (March 4, 2003). "The Legend of Dolemite: Bigger and Badder". Variety.
2. Rabin, Nathan Rabin (April 29, 2002). "The Dolemite Collection (DVD)". The A.V. Club.
3. von Busack, Richard (February 27, 2003). "Monstrosious! Rudy Ray Moore and 'Coonskin' at Cinequest: the black hero of the 1970s on the fringe". Metro Silicon Valley.

External links

• The Legend of Dolemite at IMDb
• The Legend of Dolemite: Bigger & Badder at IMDb
• The Legend of Dolemite at Rotten Tomatoes