Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski: 'Dolemite Is My Name'

The Treatment

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4.6 • 639 Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2019

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski ('The People vs. Larry Flynt', 'Ed Wood') find another pack of outsiders and artists-manque for their new project, 'Dolemite Is My Name'. It's an inside look at how the legendary blaxploitation film 'Dolemite'-- and its creator, Rudy Ray Moore (Eddie Murphy) came to be. The most unlikely origin story ever.

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0:00.0	From KCRW Santa Monica and KCRW.com, it's The Treatment.
0:13.1	Welcome to The Treatment. I'm Elvis Mitchell. For those who might wonder where the phrase,
0:19.1	Dolomite is my name, came from.
0:21.1	First of all, it's the name of a terrific new movie on Netflix,
0:24.6	and it has an origin with it star Rudy Ray Moore
0:27.5	and the writers of the film.
0:28.7	Scott Alexander and Larry Karzowski are here.
0:30.4	First of all the guys, great to have you back here.
0:32.3	And tell for the audience, so those don't know
0:34.0	what the phrase, Dolomite is My Name means.
0:36.9	I'll hand that to Larry.
0:38.7	Well, no, Dolomite is my, it's a, it's a Rudy proclaiming his new persona.
0:43.6	And, you know, and I don't know if I can I cuss on this air or no.
0:46.3	Why don't you, why don't you?
0:47.3	And Blankety Blankety Blanky is my game.
0:52.1	Which is great. I mean, the reason we've called the movie Dolomite is my name is because it really, we looked at the film.
0:57.4	And not only is it Rudy Ray Moore's catchphrase, it's also the feeling of that Rudy Romer created another persona.
1:04.2	He took on the role of Dolomite.
1:06.6	So we really felt this movie was going to be about sort of the two people. Because when we met the real Rudy Ray Moore, he certainly, when he was on, he was on.
1:15.1	But when he wasn't on, he wasn't dolomite.
1:17.6	He was a very quiet guy.
1:20.2	Yeah, he seemed thoughtful and introspective, and all the fans know him from the movies.
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