DOLEMITE IS MY NAME (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Eddie Murphy (Beverly Hills Cop), Keegan-Michael Key (Role Models), Mike Epps (The Hangover), Craig Robinson (Hot Tub Time Machine), Da’Vine Joy Randolph (Office Christmas Party), Wesley Snipes (Blade), Aleksandar Filimonović (White Lions), T.I. (Ant-Man), Tituss Burgess (Smurfs: The Lost Village), Chris Rock (Top Five), Ron Cephas Jones (Half Nelson), Luenell (Borat), Gerald Downey (Because I Said So), Kodi Smit-McPhee (Alpha), Tommie Earl Jenkins (The Callback Queen), Snoop Dogg (Starsky & Hutch)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow), director; Scott Alexander (Ed Wood) and Larry Karaszewski (The People vs. Larry Flint), writers; John Davis (Doctor Dolittle), John Fox (Game Night) and Eddie Murphy (Life), producers; Scott Bomar (Black Snake Moan), composer; Eric Steelberg (Juno), cinematographer; Billy Fox (Straight Outta Compton), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In the 1970s, comedian Rudy Ray Moore (Murphy) introduces his on-stage alter-ego: the eccentric and outrageous pimp known as Dolemite. As the character, he achieves notoriety through a series of movies starring Moore as the eponymous Dolemite…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

At long last, Eddie Murphy is back on top as he takes on the role of Blaxploitation legend Rudy Ray Moore, best known as his on-stage alter-ego Dolemite.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 25TH OCTOBER 2019 (EXCLUSIVELY ON NETFLIX)

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