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Rudy Ray Moore was his name and fuckin' up muthafuckas was his game!!!
Hey guys. Quint here. Looks like 2008 has claimed another larger than life icon of cinema.
Rudy Ray Moore might not be as well known as Isaac Hayes was, but his influence was just as profound.
Like most people, I was first introduced to Moore via his title role in the down and dirty independent blaxploitation classic DOLEMITE. “Who?” “Dolemite, muthafucka!”
In fact, I actually first saw him in the trailer for DOLEMITE that played on a loop, it seemed, in the early days of the Alamo Drafthouse. The Dolemite trailer is one of the most amazing pieces of movie advertising I’ve ever seen. I had Dolemite’s rap from the end of the trailer memorized before I even saw the movie.
The Drafthouse ended up not just showing DOLEMITE, but also bringing Rudy Ray Moore down to do his live comedy show. Imagine Don Rickles if he were an aged blaxploitation star and you’re close. I remember hoping to God that Rudy Ray Moore wouldn’t pick me out of the audience. He didn’t, but he did get to Harry’s dad, known around these parts as Fathergeek.
He wasn’t mean to Fathergeek, but he did refer to him as Ol’ Father Time, I guess because of his long white beard.
My very limited interaction with Moore was after his set when he was autographing CDs of his comedy and, of all things, backscratchers. Somewhere in this house I have a Rudy Ray Moore backscratcher autographed to me by the man himself. The only memory I have of our brief meeting was that he asked for my name. “Eric,” I told him and he then drew it out as he signed, “To… Aaaiiirrr-Eeekkk.” I don't think I was much older than 17 at the time.
Moore’s claim to fame was Dolemite, but he had a slew of incredibly enjoyable, fun, fucked-up vulgar movies in the ‘70s. This includes DISCO GODFATHER, THE MONKEY HUSTLE (co-starring Yaphet Kotto), Dolemite sequel THE HUMAN TORNDADO and, possibly my favorite work of his PETEY WHEATSTRAW.
I can’t even begin to explain that movie, but it’s a must see, the kind of movie that you can’t believe exists… which are some of my favorite kinds of movies.
Here’s a taste:
I’ve been talking with Beaks about this as I’ve been writing this up and he brought up a great quote from Moore himself, a fitting epitaph. I will close with this passage:
If I should die, have my balls soaked in alcohol, lay my dick on my chest
And tell all these good cock bitches that ole Shine has gone to rest.
Shine died and went to hell.
The devil said, "All you bitches, you better climb the wall,
Cause ole Shine done come down here to fuck us all!"
I couldn’t have said it better myself. Rudy Ray Moore was one of a kind and he will be missed. My thoughts today are with Rudy Ray Moore’s friends, family and fans.
-Quint
quint@aintitcool.com
And tell all these good cock bitches that ole Shine has gone to rest.
Shine died and went to hell.
The devil said, "All you bitches, you better climb the wall,
Cause ole Shine done come down here to fuck us all!"
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2008 has been very cruel!
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What does that even mean?
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Suck.
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Muthafucka!
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Fuck you death!!!!!!!
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Man, you know AICN is going to be filled with a bunch of posts like this one.
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He's just kickin' whitey's ass and taking it to the man in the afterlife! R.I.P. sir.
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Another youtube clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKaxt_DCCQo
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...we raised him up and he looked like a glazed donut all about the mouth." The Hamburger Pimp weeps for you, Mr. Moore.
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took down the World Trade Center? Take that Bush conspiracy nutjobs!!
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God dammit. This year has sucked complete ass. RIP Mr. Moore. You will be missed.
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The man finally took it to Dolemite. Rest yo big ass in peace.
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I kinda figured this guy was already dead though. I remember Vern writing about seeing him live a few years back and he sounded pretty frail then.
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Because as the "Human Tornado", Dolemite had a "dong as big as King King!" RIP Rudy.
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Stupid no typewriting skillz!
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He'd be perfect, cause he keeps it real and he's so fly.
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I'll have to check out some of his other stuff. RIP.
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But that was a fine introduction. Rest in peace, Mr. Moore.
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I had the pleasure or meeting him during the Drive-Invasion at The Starlight Six Drive-In in Atlanta a few years ago (a badass annual event here in the dirty south). He was a total class act, although his facilities were a bit limited by then. The coolest thing I remember about him was that he still had a posse! I was quite impressed. Sorry to hear the news. SO LONG DOLEMITE!
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Frigging amazing. Only Rudy could pull one over on the devil.
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At least he can rest those hush puppies in PIMP heaven now. RIP Rudy & thnx for signing my shit at Comi-con 06!
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when I open up Ain't It Cool. I knew he was gettin up there because I saw him perform in a wheelchair on his 80th birthday. But it's a shame to see the man go. He was actually a big inspiration to me - even to the end he was doing his own thing and working independently on whatever shoe string budget he could. Following his own filthy mouthed dream. And flying to Seattle to perform with a broken hip on his 80th birthday. "That's right, I really did that shit!" RIP Petey Wheatstraw.
Here's a review I wrote of that show if anybody cares:
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Oct 20, 2008 4:55:00 PM CDT
I bet he's in Hell right now making a deal with the devil
by tylerdurden3395
Of course he'll have to marry his ugly ass daughter though.
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some 3 years ago and you seemed healthy. Life will take you where
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I'm on it, thanks
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Oct 20, 2008 5:09:15 PM CDT
What can you say about the passing of a legend?
by the reluctant austinite
A few years ago, while I was managing Wild & Woolly Video in Louisville, we brought Rudy to town to do his comedy act at the local comedy venue and to sign some autographs in our store. Everytime he called us on the phone (before and after) he introduced himself as Dolemite, which alway got me excited. Damn, I just talked to Dolemite! Rudy was in the process of staging a late career comeback, finishing "The Return of Dolemite" and bringing his stage show back to the masses. His friend and bodyguard/ manager Napoleon was a damn nice guy too. I asked the store manager if he thought any kids today would remember Rudy or come out to see him. He said, "You don't bring Rudy Ray Moore to town because he's hot with the kids. You bring him to town because he's a legend." He was right. They came to see him in droves, selling out 5 out of 6 shows. Only the early, no smoking show didn't sell out. I was lucky. I not only got to see his act, but I got to shake his hand and tell him that I laughed my ass off. He replyed, "Y'all have made me feel so loved." Seriously. This bad mutha will be missed.
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Moore was interviewed in Giant Robot magazine a few years back and it was great. As he's not Asian, their excuse for interviewing him was that he invented "pimp fu." I also agree that "Petey Wheatstraw, the Devil's Son-in-Law" is one of the most amazing spectacles you will EVER see.
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God I love those movies!!! My room mates and I discovered them in college about ten years ago and they offered endless entertainment. I always thought it was a shame that Rudy never became more widely known...I guess the mainstream just wasn't ready for his brand of humor. Rest in Peace Rudy, you are the man. Move ova and let me pass before I be puttin these hush puppies up your muthafuckin ass!!!
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Sad news, indeed. Rest easy, Rudy.
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Do you have to work at being an asshole every time you post or does it come easy? Oh yeah, totally pretentious username by the way.
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Hell Is about to get its ass handed to it! Thanks for all the good times Mr. Moore!
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Man move over and let me pass before I'll be pulling my Hush Puppies out yo' muthafuckin' ass!
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...the cop said something like "We see you and your fancy car and all your black bitches," and Dolemite replies "You forgot about the white ones!"
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He came to Louisville to sign autographs at my favorite video store Wild & Woolly. He was very charming and very cool. Later went to see his stand up. He'll be missed.
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Oct 20, 2008 7:16:54 PM CDT
Finally an obit worth posting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by crackerfarmboy
Fuck Estelle Getty and her hell conquering ass! Rudy Ray Moore is the motherfucker to end all motherfuckers and you best believe that, motherfucker! Or I'll fuck your mother, motherfucker!!!
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when I read that.
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no Bernie? no Issac? no Newman? NOW NO RUDY? no, no, no, no, no.
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Apologies then. I thought that you were some kind of James Joyce freak.
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I remember in Disco Godfather ( well the copy at my video store was titled Black Avenging Disco Godfather) he's outside the drug manufacturing hideout in full kung fu glory , and some guy goes jogging by. He stops the runner and says "Can you help me ? ..Man?" The jogger stops and says " What is it ?" Rudy pauses and says " Angeldust factory ....Man" The jogger nods " Let's kick some ass!"
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and fuckin up muthafucka's is my game!
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Disco Godfather was awesome. RIP RRM
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Long ago, one of my pals came back from the video joint with "The Avenging Disco Godfather" and we all watched the movie in a sublime combination of amusement and amazement. We mined that movie for a zillion lines and repeated them for a long time. Still, to this day, I ask myself "What IS angel-dust?" RIP, man.
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seen a bunch of his movies. r.i.p.
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I saw RRM live in East Austin in a small nightclub on Montopolis, probably around 1993. The only reason I knew he was in town was a text-only old fashioned show poster that the bar had pasted up on some lightpoles on the East side. Rudy Ray personally sold his records, posters, and other assorted stuff in between sets. He told us he was doing a movie called Stagger Lee (must have fallen through). I'm pretty sure he did something mind altering between sets. He came back out and was trying to redo the same jokes he already told. It's was great fun though. I called the phone number on his business card and left a message saying that I thought he should come back to town and that I thought with some advertising or publicity he could make a lot more money. I was shocked to get a message on my answering machine from the legend himself. I think he thought that I was a promoter, or something. He was very friendly. He also sent me a postcard from Vegas. I mean, wtf? Who does that? He did come back to austin about a year later and did a sold out show on 6th street and a mobbed guest appearance at I Love Video.
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I leave the interwebs for a few days and I come back to this... Can't trust you people with nuffin... Rudy Ray Moore is exactly why I love movies, rather than just like them a lot... Sure movies are an art form, that can compete with any others, but it is stuff like Dolemite that makes movies the greatest artform of them all... God bless you, and I hope God is light with the pimp hand...
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shot in the ass with two Colt .45's...Iv'e been slapped by a bear and been bit by an eel...I chew on railroad iron and shit out steel!
R.I.P. you old greazy muthafukka -
Predicted the events of 9/11. Never forget.
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He was cool as fuck. He signed all our DVD'S and records. He even smoked a joint with us, which was rolled on a one sheet of "Truck Turner", the late Isaac Hayes classic. My friend and I even kept in touch periodically
calling him. Rudy "Ray" Moore, was a pimp, a gentleman and loved him some good ass weed. I'll miss you Mr.Moore, God bless and may you no longer suffer. Real Love, for an even realer dude.
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Oct 21, 2008 1:04:57 AM CDT
" Let me tell you a story bout a nigga named Eazy-E. He was havi
by dirk shocker
Dolemite was so cool even the Godfather of West Coast Hip Hop had him on his record. Eazy-E called him self the devil son in law as an inspiration from Mr. Moore. RIP Muthaffuka!
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" let me tell you a story bout a nigga named Eazy-E. He havin whiskey and cheese at the age of three "
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"Like the bathtub said to the toilet: I get as much ass as you, but I don't have to take all that shit!".
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Oct 21, 2008 1:43:40 AM CDT
Betcha didn't think I could do that! Well here it is again, Muth
by darth pants
(Avenging) Disco Godfather is probably my favorite bad movie ever - although the above quote is not from ADG.
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Oct 21, 2008 2:20:15 AM CDT
Under 17 not admitted without a parent or a note from your jaile
by vern
That's what RRM said at the end of the radio spot for HUMAN TORNADO. Watch out mister, here comes a twister. I highly recommend the DOLEMITE soundtrack CD. I never got around to buying it until last year or so but I don't know what the fuck I was doing before that. Just from watching the movie I never noticed how funky the music is, and the album is very much in the spirit of Dolemite's crappy home made feel because the songs don't fade out, they just abruptly stop like somebody hit eject on the tape. Then at the end it has a bunch of radio spots, all narrated by Rudy. Every time I hear them I think they oughta do that for movies now. "Max Payne starring me, Mark Wahlberg, and that baaaad Mila Kunis. Rated PG-13, parental guidance suggested."
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Where's my army of kung fu bitches? Dolemite will be missed.
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Also a shout-out to lead singer of the Four Tops,the late Levi Stubbs.They don't make R&B songs like they used to.Rest in Peace Brothas.
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JESUS!
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I think it was "Let me tell you a story of the bad-ass Easy-E. He was drinking whiskey and gin at the age of three."
My first experience with Dolemite was in "The Big White Hype" when Damon (Jimmy 'The Grim Reaper' Roper)Wayans is watching it before his fight with Peter ('Irish' Terry Conklin) Berg. Dolemite screams a great line that sounds like "You rat-soup eatin' honky MOTHERFU@#%$!!!" Classic. -
Wayans must have loved this movie because in addition to watching it in The Great White Hype, in Mo Money some guy, I think it was the nerdy black guy, was saying some smack and Wayans goes "Yeah, you do that Dolemite."
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Rudy The Legend, R.I.P.
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I wonder what the Kung Fu hookers are doing these days. Dolemite was a classic.
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"Another frame-up, hhmmm?"
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So long, you magnificent bastard. Dolemite was probably the third blaxploitation film I saw behind Shaft and The Thing with Two Heads. Good work my man ... good work.
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How have I not seen one of these? Well, I do have a contribution - I happened to notice at second 24/25 on the Human Tornado trailer, you see Dolemite's Donger. I'm just saying, I was surprised to see the nudity in these trailers, I was twice as surprised to see the Donger.
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Abe Vigoda will outlive everyone!! All hail the great Abe Vigoda!!
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dolemite jumps out of house naked and rolls down a hill... then it rewinds and he says... "hell yeah that was me bitch. ain't no fuckin stuntman there!"
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I just couldn't find my cassette for 5150 ( that's right, a cassete since I haven't bought it in CD ). I'm surprised someone here knows about the quote also and that my friend makes you cool with me.
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Not really into autographs, but saw Rudy Ray at the con a couple of years ago, and had to get a Dolemite repro poster signed. He was a real gentleman. This sucks.
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Fists of fury and the heart of a poet, that's a rare combo right there.
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Man, a legend. There will only be one Rudy Ray Moore. Dolemite! Wow. God bless his soul.
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