Dolemite Is My Name

Dolemite Is My Name is an American biographical comedy film directed by Craig Brewer and written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski. The film stars Eddie Murphy as filmmaker Rudy Ray Moore, best known for portraying the character of Dolemite in both his stand-up routine and a series of blaxploitation films, starting with Dolemite in 1975. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2019, and will be released in a limited release on October 4, 2019, before digital streaming on October 25, 2019, by Netflix.