| Overview: | Rudy Ray Moore stars as the famous nightclub entertainer Dolemite, sent to prison on a frame-up by some crooked cops and his arch rival, the notorious Willy Green. Dolemite is offered an early release from prison, providing he helps the FBI bring down Green and the dreaded Mr. Big, who are terrorizing the city.
In the meantime, Queen Bee (Lady Reed) has transformed her beautiful street girls into an All-Girl Army of Kung Fu Killers. Dolemite and the girls take on the mob in one of the greatest martial arts rumbles ever filmed (not!).
"Dolemite" defined the cultural icon "the mack" and epitomizes the "blaxploitation" genre, evident in the work of contemporary directors such as the Hudlin Brothers and Quentin Tarantino, and rappers like Ice Cube and Eazy-E.
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