That looks surprisingly good. I used to go to the original Alamo Drafthouse Theater when it was new, I remember they were going to have a blaxploitation night, showing Dolemite, and I was exchanging emails with Tim League about what type of 40's to serve - I wanted Mickey's. While Tim League went on to riches I just continue to pretend to know anything about malt liquor.
Eddie Murphy does make things look easy - except make good job choices I guess. But he looks right for this.
"It was the merry month of May when the great Titanic sailed away..."
"You know how to get flies from yo kitchen..."
Went to Rockefeller's back in the day and Harald Melvin and the Blue Notes; Rudy Ray Moore was the intermission act. We were the only three there who was reciting with him. He cane to our table during the second act and drank cognac and told some hilarious stories. He cracked us up when he said "I had no ideas any junkies anywhere even knew who I was- much less knew any of my stories". He was shaking his head and laughing the whole time.
Quirky film that has an interesting story but doesn't take itself too seriously. It has a lot of silliness and I found myself rooting for Moore/Dolemite. Definitely worth a watch!
I thought it was really entertaining, but I don't think it was a "comedy". More of an idealized look at a funny person. Murphy was great. Snipes was great - "See y'all at the premier" ... "nevermind, there won't be no premier"