Dolemite is My Name movie poster

Dolemite is My Name

In Detroit beginning October 25, 2019

Rated

118 minutes

Advance Screening Details

Date: October 8, 2019

Time: 7:00 PM

Theater: Emagine Theaters - Royal Oak

Performer: Theatrical Presentation

Sponsor: Movie Reelist Screenings

Advance Screening Announcement

Movie Reelist is excited to announce that Dolemite is My Name is screening in advance of its official release beginning this October 25, 2019. The promotional screening will be held on October 8, 2019 at 7:00 PM at the Emagine Theaters - Royal Oak in Detroit.

Prize Details

Winner(s) will receive passes to see Dolemite is My Name. Unless otherwise stated, passes do not imply guaranteed seating, as the theater is intentionally overbooked to ensure maximum capacity. We suggest arriving to the screening early to improve chances of attendance. See giveaway rules for additional requirements and limitations.

Synopsis

Stung by a string of showbiz failures, floundering comedian Rudy Ray Moore (Academy Award nominee Eddie Murphy) has an epiphany that turns him into a word-of-mouth sensation: step onstage as someone else. Borrowing from the street mythology of 1970s Los Angeles, Moore assumes the persona of Dolemite, a pimp with a cane and an arsenal of obscene fables. However, his ambitions exceed selling bootleg records deemed too racy for mainstream radio stations to play. Moore convinces a social justice-minded dramatist (Keegan-Michael Key) to write his alter ego a film, incorporating kung fu, car chases, and Lady Reed (Da’Vine Joy Randolph), an ex-backup singer who becomes his unexpected comedic foil. Despite clashing with his pretentious director, D’Urville Martin (Wesley Snipes), and countless production hurdles at their studio in the dilapidated Dunbar Hotel, Moore’s Dolemite becomes a runaway box office smash and a defining movie of the Blaxploitation era.
Comics and rappers have praised Moore as a pioneering influence over the past few decades, and Dolemite Is My Name is a hilarious celebration of a singular talent who made his own legend.

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