So you watched Dolemite Is My Name with Eddie Murphy and loved it, right? The man Murphy played was real. Rudy Ray Moore made some hilarious movies, full of biting satire, absurd comedy, and the highest level of Blaxploitation style. You’ve seen it recreated, co-opted, and updated, now watch the real thing.
Blaxploitation cred includes: Kung Fu fights for no good reason, a man with Al Sharpton’s OLD hair, the director’s astrological sign listed in the opening credits (he’s a Libra, ya’ll), and Lucifer himself wearing an over-sized marigold velvet bowtie.
Quentin Tarantino has spent his entire life WISHING he was this cool.