I could have another whine about how the Hollywood system has no originality, about how this is a pointless remake and will probably make a little bit of cash and then sink without trace, just like all the Japanese horror remakes, and re-dos of 80’s horror films that have gone before it have done… but really… I’m past caring.

A company called ‘Fallout Entertainment’ (seems fitting) have obtained the rights to remake the classic blaxploitation film ‘Dolemite’ and is being pushed forward by producer Warren Zide (Final Destination, American Pie). The original film was based on a character created by Rudy Ray Moore and told the story of Dolemite a hustler and a pimp who uses his ‘Kung-Fu fighting girls’ to reclaim his nightclub when he’s released from prison.

I never liked ‘Shaft’ and always found Roundtree to be… well… boring, especially when you put him up next to characters like ‘Dolemite’, ‘The Mack’ or ‘Super Fly’. but honestly how can they make these films now? they were a product of the 70’s and I’m pretty certain pimps don’t drive around in massive chrome Rolls Royce’s and dress in leopard skin suits any more… if they ever did. The films were exploitation and glorified pimps, prostitution and hard drugs.. really how are they going to bring that back to the box office? … I’d like to see it… but I can’t see it making it past the censors.

Admittedly ‘Dolemite’ was more about ‘the man’ keeping him down, cops planting drugs on him, reclaiming his nightclub and half naked women doing kung-fu so maybe they can get rid of certain elements and do it in a weird ‘Starksy and Hutch’ way…who knows…

The only real feeling I had after reading this story was that I wanted to go and watch the original again…

“dance honkies!.. dance!”

read the original story over at the hollywood reporter