(Flash Review)
I only knew this movie existed because Netflix sort of remade it. I uncovered the original and watched it first. Hardened by life on the street as a pimp, Dolemite is released from prison to get back into the game to find out who killed his young, innocent cousin. Now he must find the facts. How will he navigate the street scene, while working for the cops, when he learns they also framed him and sent him to the clink for that 20 year stint he was serving? Turns out the cops planted drugs and illegal furs on him? Dolemite uses his old street savvy to not be a simple pawn. Overall, the acting is atrocious yet funny and Dolemite certainly is not shy with his use of profanity. Ha! It has a super funky theme song and score and classic 70s street styles. Turns out Rudy Ray Moore also is the father of rap music! Wow!
I only knew this movie existed because Netflix sort of remade it. I uncovered the original and watched it first. Hardened by life on the street as a pimp, Dolemite is released from prison to get back into the game to find out who killed his young, innocent cousin. Now he must find the facts. How will he navigate the street scene, while working for the cops, when he learns they also framed him and sent him to the clink for that 20 year stint he was serving? Turns out the cops planted drugs and illegal furs on him? Dolemite uses his old street savvy to not be a simple pawn. Overall, the acting is atrocious yet funny and Dolemite certainly is not shy with his use of profanity. Ha! It has a super funky theme song and score and classic 70s street styles. Turns out Rudy Ray Moore also is the father of rap music! Wow!