8/29/07

 
It is finally coming. Watch the trailer for THE DOLEMITE EXPLOSION above. More news soon!

4/7/07
The Dolemite Explosion will be having its world premiere (with Rudy Ray Moore in attendance) in Seattle on Friday, April 27th at 9:00 in the Royal Esquire Club as part of the Langston Hughes African American Film Festival. Click here for more info!

Here's a fight scene clip from Youtube.

3/1/07

12/20/06
In regards to the recent Michael Richards' racial slur tyraid, Moore has this to say:

"I would like to send a message to everyone regarding the N word I can remember when I myself, Rudy Ray Moore, used to use that word. In the days it was quite popular, we used it towards each other all the time. As time passed though, I felt it to be more and more of an embarrasment. I stopped using it, I was one of the fore runners, and my act never suffered one bit. I convinced the late great Richard Pryor to abandon it's use and came behind him and applauded him publicly when he did. Paul Mooney has recently announced that he will no longer use it either. I commend him for it and wish to call on everyone else to follow.

With Love,
Rudy Ray Moore aka Dolemite"

Due to Moore's recent health issues he has moved himself into a supervised living community and could use a little bit of help getting himself settled in. Show some love for the man this holiday season. He has registered some housewarming things he could use at Target. Click here for more info.

10/7/06
Check out my review for the new CD THE BEST OF RUDY RAY MOORE & FRIENDS.

10/4/06
Rudy Ray Moore interview posted at Allhiphop.com

10/1/06
We were experiencing site issues but we are back up and updated. Check out the list of Moore's upcoming appearances and if they are in your area, be sure not to miss them. Also, when I spoke with him yesterday he was in high spirits and feeling much better. After his recent stay in the hospital, Moore is rebuilding his strength and literally getting back on his feet. Moore stated that THE DOLEMITE EXPLOSION has finally been completed, once we have release details it will be posted here. Please do not contact us asking for further information since I have none... your email will not be answered.

Moore recently made a great guest appearance on the animated Canadian show, SONS OF BUTCHER as a fortune teller in the episode 'Readin' the bowl'. Since it only airs in Canada, I had yet to see a full episode but found the shows mixture of cheesy metal, toilet humor (literally in this specific episode), idiocy and animation techniques to be pretty funny. Moore will also appear again in a future episode this season and we will post when that info is available. For more information on the show check out their website and here's some images of Rudy from the episode:

Moore also made a recent appearance in the independent film, A STUPID MOVIE FOR JERKS which is being completed now. Check the link for more information. Here's two photos of Rudy in the film:

Poster promoting Rudy's appearance in the film.	Jason Sheinkopf, Moore and Mike Sarti on the set.

7/5/06
Check out these interview clips of Moore from 1996!

Read another press release regarding Moore's recent hospitalization.

7/3/06
As you may have heard Rudy Ray Moore was hospitalized recently. Not the type to stay down, he is doing well and wishes to invite everyone to a screening of Petey Wheatstraw at the Steve Allen Theater in Los Angeles on July 15th where he will be meeting and greeting his fans.

Anyone wishing to send a gift or donation should send it to:

Rudy Ray Moore
C/O Film Fanaddict
P.O. Box 3902
Citrus Heights, CA, 95611

Here's another article on the DOLEMITE soundtrack release!

6/29/06
Check out this great article on the Dolemite soundtrack reissue from the Philadelphia Inquirer.

6/27/06
OFFICIAL DOLEMITE SOUNDTRACK REISSUE AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW! Available 6/27/06! Exclusive bonus tracks from the HUMAN TORNADO! RARE radio ads for the films and extensive liner notes with never before seen behind the scenes photos!!! AVAILABLE NOW! CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF RETAIL LOCATIONS TO PURCHASE THE CD!! You can also order the limited edition gatefold colored vinyl version directly from this site. Info below.

Send the official DOLEMIT E-CARD to your friends and visit the official website of the soundtrack!

Read the LA Times article on the soundtrack's release here.

BUY THE CD!!! Both the CD and LP feature 21 total tracks including all 14 original soundtrack cuts, two alternate film versions, two tracks from the film HUMAN TORNADO, and 3 radio advertisement spots. Dont' have paypal and still want to order the collector's item LP? Send your check or money order to: FILM FANADDICT P.O. Box 3902 Citrus Heights, CA. 95611

BUY THE LP!! Special limited colored vinyl edition of 1000 copies. GATEFOLD LP featuring full liner notes and photos. Colors (blue, clear, green or orange) are randomly selected. ORDER THIS INSTANT COLLECTOR'S ITEM NOW! $16 ppd. (US) $25 (airmail outside US)

Here's a list of several locations where you can purchase this awesome CD:

Online Retailers:
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6/20/06
Some of you may have heard that Rudy Ray Moore was hospitalized recently. Moore was in fact very ill, but is now much better and heading home to get some rest. His spirits are high and he is excited about getting back on stage. More news soon.

6/3/06

PETEY WHEATSTRAW: THE DEVIL'S SON IN LAW screening in Los Angeles, July 15, 2006 at the Steve Allen Theater. Rudy Ray Moore will be appearing for a Q&A session after the film. Don't miss it!

5/10/06
New appearance information! Tickets available May 13, 2006 from www.ticketmaster.com

4/23/06
DOLEMITE SOUNDTRACK OFFICIAL CD REISSUE COMING 6/27/06!!
Relapse Records is proud to present the complete soundtrack to the legendary ‘blaxploitation’ film classic DOLEMITE. In the mid 1970’s, the world’s first and greatest X-rated comedian, Rudy Ray Moore, took his popular character “Dolemite” from vinyl to film and created a massive smash hit. Having now sold millions of copies on home video, Rudy Ray Moore and “Dolemite” have achieved legendary status and are an admitted influence on popular artists including Eddie Murphy, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dog, The Beastie Boys, Robert Townsend, Ol’ Dirty Bastard and hundreds more. Moore’s fan base continues to grow, spanning all genders, races and ages.

While original vinyl pressings fetch high prices in collector’s circles, fans can now experience for the first time ever on CD, the wild and funky sounds of the film, which also features the recording debut of multi Grammy Award winning artist, James Ingram (“Just Once”, “Yah Mo Be There”, etc.). Also included are rare and exclusive bonus tracks including songs from the film’s sequel, THE HUMAN TORNADO and an extensive 28 page booklet with never before seen ‘behind the scenes’ photos and extensive liner notes on the film and Moore’s career written by biographer, Mark Jason Murray. A gatefold vinyl version limited to 1,000 copies will also be released (and available to order direct from this site).

You will not want to miss this amazing release! A must for Dolemite and 'blaxploitation' soundtrack fans!

Also be sure and visit the soundtrack's official website for exclusive wallpapers, graphics, IM icons, e-cards and more! www.dolemitesoundtrack.com

4/12/06
It's been a bit since we did an update but that doesn't mean things aren't happening. We will be posting information shortly on an exciting CD reissue coming in June.

The latest issue of CARBON 14 has a good interview with Moore, except it features a large amount of errors in it's transcription. "Dawson's of Hollywood" should be Dolphin's of Hollywood, "the Baharras" should be the Bihari's. "Ted Vincent" should be "Ted Brinson", Dolemite is spelled "Dolomite" and "Dolemite" within the same sentence, etc.

The long running Fox Network show "MadTV" loved Dolemite and produced a couple hilarious parodies. Watch this good shit!

10/22/05
Rudy's new vocal CD "Let Me Sing To You Before I Drift Away" is complete and will be available here soon. Over ten tracks of Moore's carmel coated voice belting out soulful hip-hop style tunes including several classics:

Drift Away (Dobie Grey classic)
For Your Precious Love (Otis Redding classic)
Breakin' up Somebody's Home (Patty Griffin)
Bring it on Home To Me (Sam Cooke classic)
Zebalou
The Ghetto (Elvis Presley classic)
Coccain Turn your back on Crack
My Day Has Arrived (based on his classic routine)
Signifying Monkey (one of the all-time greatest "toasts")
Drift Away (sax instrumental)
Love is Strange (featuring "Rusty") (Mikey and Sylvia)
Dolemite Explosion (also the theme for the new film)

Moore makes a cameo in the film VAMPIRE ASSASSIN as well as a micro-cameo in the fan film DRUNKEN DEAD GUY. Check them out. In other film releated news, Moore has agreed to shoot a cameo appearance sometime in early 2006 for the film FAT CATS. The movie looks cool as hell, so check out the site. The film will also be absolutely loaded with other cool celebrity cameos. More news on this one next year.

8/7/05
Being There Magazine features an article on Moore in it's latest issue. Click here.

7/17/05
Rudy states he still is working to get one more scene edited into his new film THE DOLEMITE EXPLOSION, which should finally be completed soon. Of course, we will have full details on the films completion and screenings once completed.

Moore's new CD, "Let Me Sing To You" is being mastered and prepared for release. Once available you can purchase copies direct from the website.

4/21/05
The official DOLEMITE discussion forum is now open. Check it out!

2/11/05
Check out our review of LIL PIMP here.

1/7/05
Happy New Year! We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and we look forward to what this new year has in store!

Coming January 11th is the DVD release of LIL' PIMP, the animated story of a 9 year old boy who becomes a pimp! Voices for the project are provided by Bernie Mac, William Shatner, Lil' Kim, Ludacris, and Rudy Ray Moore in the role of Mr. Slippers. Click here for a clip featuring Moore's character. Order it in our merchandise section!

Moore also has a cameo appearance in IT CAME FROM TRAFALGAR that is scheduled to be completed by mid-year. Click here for pictures from the film which features several cult figures among it's cast.

11/30/04
Rudy Ray Moore just told me he will be appearing at the PLAYERS BALL in Chicago on December 3 & 4. Then he is off to the Players Ball in Birmingham, Alabama on December 10th. He will stop off in Cleveland to try and complete the mixing of his upcoming CD 'Let me Sing to You' to be released early 2005 and end the month with a New Year's Eve bash in Houston, TX. Hopefully we can get full details up here.

THE DOLEMITE EXPLOSION has been completed and Rudy is now happy with the results. Watch for release news on this at the beginning of next year. Moore also has plans for a new stand up video release utilizing footage from his August appearances at the COMEDY CARAVAN. More news on that will become available when we have it.

Moore has a cameo in the film WATERMELON HEIST from Maverick Home Video, which will be available on 12/7. Check our merchandise section for ordering links.

Moore's appearance at Chiller Theatre was a success. Jimmy Lynch joined him there and their shows together in Texas the following week went great as well.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY (Nov. 5, 2004, #791, page 63) featured a sidebar asking film critic, Dalton Ross, what films he would like to provide a DVD commentary track for. Ross replied, “Give me one of cinema’s more curious entries, like the bizarre blaxploitation sequel, THE HUMAN TORNADO which features some of the oddest kung fu sequences ever put on film. I’m not sure I could explain the random use of instant replay, or why, in the middle of a sex scene, star Rudy Ray Moore is suddenly shown eating ribs - but man, would I love to try.” Let’s hope he never gets the chance since he is obviously not smart enough to understand the off-the-wall humor of the “instant replay” scene or the “eating out” metaphor in the sex scene. Regardless of his lack of understanding of the film, this was a great little bit of major exposure for the films of Moore to an audience not likely to be familiar with them.

9/21/04
Click here for more info on the career of "Wildman" Steve Gallon.

9/4/04
I recently was informed of the unfortunate passing of Rudy Ray Moore's friend and fellow comedian, "Wildman" Steve Gallon. Gallon was a emcee, stand-up comic, and disc jockey. Having released several comedy albums of his own, Wildman later appeared in Moore's film, PETEY WHEATSTRAW and also made two films of his own, SUPER SOUL BROTHER and GUY FROM HARLEM. He often appeared live along with Moore and LaWanda Page in the "Watch It Sucka" comedy revue. Gallon's material was featured (along with Moore's) on the video, DEF COMEDY JAM: 2 RAW 4 TV. I had the great pleasure of speaking with Wildman Steve in June of 2001 about his comedy career and involvement in Moore's film. I would like to give my best to the friends and family of the "wi-hi-hi-hi-hildman"!

8/31/04
In other news: GODS IN POLYESTER: or, a survivors' account of 70's cinema obscura by Suzanne Donahue & Mikael Sovijarvi. Succubus Press, 456 pages.

GODS IN POLYESTER is an essential read for anyone interested in 70's exploitation films. This massive undertaking transcribes various accounts from 40 actors and directors on everything from horror, action, blaxploitation and even Spaghetti Westerns. And while it could have come off as a multitude of long, boring individual interviews, the book's authors opted for a more personal and highly enjoyable format. An introduction to each year of the 70's sums up world events to give a nice idea of what the social climate of the times were. What follows are each individual's personal thoughts and recollections pertaining to the film they worked on during that year. The simplistic layout makes this both a casual and highly entertaining read as hundreds of movies and individuals are discussed. But as a whole, this book is a testament to low-budget filmmaking and those individuals who lived the trials and tribulations of the genre first hand. Also included are biographies / filmographies of all those included, indexes by name or film, a small dvd guide, an interesting "family tree, websites and more. This thing is huge and would make a great coffee table book. Printed on slick paper and loaded with b&w photos, it weighs in at over 5 pounds! Anyone with even a remote interested in 70's films should pick this up! You can order it from our partners at FAB PRESS. The book is also available through HEADPRESS, AMERICAN BOOK CENTER, CHAINSAW VIDEO, and FORBIDDEN PLANET.

8/22/04
Moore's appearances on August 6 & 7, at the COMEDY CARAVAN in Kentucky were a huge success. All of his shows were sold out and Moore had a great time stating this was one of the best receptions / appearances he has had in some time. The shows were recorded for a possible live CD release if Moore is satisfied with the recording.

His in-store appearance at WILD & WOOLY VIDEO went great as well. Moore was happy to see people lined up to see him even before he got to the store. Photos from the event are available here.

Prior to those appearances, Moore was in Indiana to shoot a few scenes for the upcoming Sci-fi B-movie, IT CAME FROM TRAFALGAR. Moore plays a bounty hunter named 'Dangerous Dan'. We hope to have pictures from the shoot available soon.

Moore is still working to get the final edit done on his new film, THE DOLEMITE EXPLOSION. Once a premier date is finalized, we will let you know.

Currently, Moore is mixing his new singing album, LET ME SING TO YOU, to be released at the end of the year.

DOLEMITE buttons and magnets have been added to the official Rudy Ray Moore store!! Check em out.

7/25/04
Please be sure and join the emailing list to be kept up to date on news regarding this site and Rudy Ray Moore. And please be sure and tell your friends.

Moore recently changed the ending of RETURN OF DOLEMITE and has since retitled the film THE DOLEMITE EXPLOSION. Stating his dissatisfaction with the original ending he got the cast back together for a reshoot stating that the approx. 7 min. new ending sequence is nothing but solid action. His plans are for a limited theatrical release during the end of the year and the eventual availability on home video.

2/8/04
The current issue (#230) of horror magazine, FANGORIA has a two page spread covering Moore's film, PETEY WHEATSTRAW.

Moore recently made a cameo appearance in a new video by Cobra Verde. Click here to check out their site to watch the video and for more info.

Several years back around the mid-90's Moore was involved with a cd-rom video game project entitled DUELIN' FIREMEN. Finally, it seems that something is starting to materialize with that and you can take a look at the website www.duelinfiremen.com and check out a video clip from the project featuring Moore.

Contrary to various reports, there will NOT be a remake of DOLEMITE. That comes right from Rudy's mouth.