Dolemite (1975)
This week, The B-Movie Boys step into the larger-than-life world of Dolemite (1975), a movie that somehow manages to be a scrappy, low-budget chaos machine and a legitimate cultural landmark at the exact same time.
What starts as a seemingly straightforward revenge story about a wrongfully imprisoned pimp quickly spirals into a whirlwind of crooked cops, rival gangsters, questionable kung fu, and filmmaking choices that scream "to hell with rules!" But underneath the rough edges, there’s something much bigger happening—something that forces us to reevaluate what this movie actually is.
We break down the baffling fight choreography, the anything-goes camerawork, and the unforgettable characters (shoutout to the Hamburger Pimp), while also digging into the story behind Rudy Ray Moore and the sheer force of will it took to get this movie made. What we find is a film that doesn’t just exist as a B-movie—it helps define an entire movement.
The Schlockometer is deployed. Context becomes everything. And somehow, against all odds… this might be a masterpiece.
Good Journey.
Mentioned in this episode:
Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Pink Flamingos (1972)
Quentin Tarantino
Samuel L. Jackson
Dr. Dre
Snoop Dogg
John Cleese
John C. Reilly
NAACP
Dunbar Hotel
UCLA
Burger King
Wendy's
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