Dolemite Is My Name

00:39:25,333 --> 00:39:28,333 Hey, don't "shh" me, Sandy Duncan. 712 00:39:28,416 --> 00:39:31,291 <i>♪ Button up your overcoat </i>♪ 713 00:39:31,375 --> 00:39:33,625 ♪ <i>When the wind is free ♪</i> 714 00:39:33,708 --> 00:39:36,000 <i>♪ Take good care of yourself</i> ♪ 715 00:39:36,083 --> 00:39:37,916 ♪ <i>You belong to me ♪</i> 716 00:39:39,375 --> 00:39:42,000 <i>♪ Eat an apple every day </i>♪ 717 00:39:42,083 --> 00:39:44,250 ♪ <i>Get to bed by three ♪</i> 718 00:39:44,333 --> 00:39:46,583 <i>♪ Take good care of yourself ♪</i> 719 00:39:46,666 --> 00:39:48,666 ♪ <i>You belong to me ♪</i> 720 00:39:48,750 --> 00:39:51,000 <i>♪ Be careful crossing streets ♪</i> 721 00:39:51,083 --> 00:39:52,291 ♪ <i>Ooh-ooh ♪</i> 722 00:39:52,375 --> 00:39:53,833 <i>♪ Don't eat meats ♪</i> 723 00:39:53,916 --> 00:39:55,083 <i>♪ Ooh-ooh ♪ </i> 724 00:39:55,166 --> 00:39:56,541 <i>♪ Cut out sweets ♪</i> 725 00:39:56,625 --> 00:39:57,916 ♪ <i>Ooh-ooh ♪</i> 726 00:39:59,375 --> 00:40:01,958 -What the fuck was that, man? -That was some bullshit. 727 00:40:02,041 --> 00:40:04,750 Nobody even got naked. Was that even a real movie? 728 00:40:04,833 --> 00:40:06,541 [Toney] I told him let's go see <i>Blackenstein.</i> 729 00:40:06,625 --> 00:40:09,208 [Ben] Why do these creaky old people get to star in movies? 730 00:40:09,291 --> 00:40:11,583 -[Toney] White folks get all the breaks. -[Jimmy] Say, Rudy. 731 00:40:12,541 --> 00:40:14,666 Since when you ain't saying shit? 732 00:40:14,750 --> 00:40:16,208 I was just thinking, man. 733 00:40:17,000 --> 00:40:19,166 This movie's playing 'cross the whole country. 734 00:40:19,250 --> 00:40:22,666 It ain't got no titties, no funny, and no kung fu. 735 00:40:23,333 --> 00:40:25,583 I was watching at that light that come out the projector. 736 00:40:25,666 --> 00:40:27,458 They shine that motherfucker across the theater 737 00:40:27,541 --> 00:40:30,250 onto a 80-foot-tall screen and then bam--it's like magic. 738 00:40:31,000 --> 00:40:33,208 Know how many mule miles I had to drive cross this country 739 00:40:33,291 --> 00:40:34,916 to get my name in people's mouth? 740 00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:36,708 I got to get up on that light. 741 00:40:37,375 --> 00:40:40,625 If I get up in that light, with my own movie, 742 00:40:40,708 --> 00:40:42,541 I could be everywhere. 743 00:40:42,625 --> 00:40:44,875 I could be everywhere all at once. 744 00:40:47,500 --> 00:40:49,875 [Rudy] I have a gigantic fan base. 745 00:40:49,958 --> 00:40:52,083 Just did a national tour, just got back from it. 746 00:40:52,166 --> 00:40:56,416 And I had two albums hit the <i>Billboard </i>charts at the same time. 747 00:40:56,500 --> 00:40:59,500 That's why I feel it's time for me to make my move to the big screen. 748 00:41:00,541 --> 00:41:04,041 Right. If I could just shoot straight with you? 749 00:41:04,125 --> 00:41:08,500 When we say gigantic fan base, aren't we really just talking about 750 00:41:08,583 --> 00:41:11,041 a small group of passionate brothers and sisters here or there? 751 00:41:11,125 --> 00:41:13,041 I mean, your appeal is limited. 752 00:41:13,125 --> 00:41:15,291 It's not exactly like you're playing the Apollo. 753 00:41:16,375 --> 00:41:19,541 Now, surely you wouldn't suggest for American International 754 00:41:19,625 --> 00:41:25,083 to invest the likes of $300,000 to turn this into a major production. 755 00:41:25,166 --> 00:41:27,458 Yeah, but come on, man. I see all y'all's posters here. 756 00:41:27,541 --> 00:41:28,708 I fit in perfect. 757 00:41:28,791 --> 00:41:30,041 Black folks love me. 758 00:41:30,625 --> 00:41:32,791 Yeah, you see, that's the thing here, Rudy. 759 00:41:32,875 --> 00:41:35,875 Here, we do a certain type of black picture. 760 00:41:35,958 --> 00:41:41,166 The actors we hire are like, uh, Fred Williamson, Jim Brown. 761 00:41:41,250 --> 00:41:46,500 Now, see, you on the other hand, you're a bit doughier than them, you see? 762 00:41:47,250 --> 00:41:48,250 Doughier? 763 00:41:53,041 --> 00:41:55,458 Well, hey, man, I put on a girdle. What I got to do? 764 00:41:55,541 --> 00:41:58,375 Come on, brother. They waiting on Dolemite movie. 765 00:41:58,458 --> 00:42:00,083 Let's bring Dolemite to the screen. 766 00:42:00,166 --> 00:42:02,875 I don't know how much longer we can do these pictures, Rudy. 767 00:42:02,958 --> 00:42:05,125 You see, that's why we changing our approach. 768 00:42:05,208 --> 00:42:07,250 We got a new one coming. I bet you gonna like this. 769 00:42:07,333 --> 00:42:08,958 You really gonna dig this one. 770 00:42:09,041 --> 00:42:14,041 Check this out. It's called <i>Cornbread, Earl and Me.</i> 771 00:42:14,125 --> 00:42:15,500 It's about a kid from the ghetto 772 00:42:15,583 --> 00:42:18,416 that's the first from the neighborhood to get out and make it to college. 773 00:42:18,500 --> 00:42:21,333 Now, don't that make you feel good on the inside, Rudy? 774 00:42:23,375 --> 00:42:27,166 Brother, don't nob