| Director | D'Urville Martin |
|---|---|
| Budget | $100,000 |
| Box office | $12 million |
Dolemite is a pimp, comedian, and nightclub owner who is serving twenty years in prison after being set up by a rival, Willie Green, and framed by police detectives Mitchell and White, at the direction of Mayor Daley.
Released by the governor thanks to lobbying by fellow pimp "Queen Bee", Dolemite is freed in order to discover the source of the out-of-control drug problem in the "Fourth Ward" of the city, and take revenge on the corruption that put him in prison.
He rekindles his reputation on the streets while trying to get back his "Total Experience" club from the hands of Willie Green. He enlists the help of Reverend Gibbs, a Black nationalist preacher hoarding guns for a revolution, and his own army of kung fu-trained prostitutes to settle the various scores, while an undercover FBI agent, Blakely, lurks in the shadows, following the proceedings and supporting Dolemite's quest.
Dolemite gives $50,000 to Green's associates to pay Green off, and takes over the Total Experience club once again. After Dolemite performs a comedy routine one night at the club, with Green in attendance, Green demands interest of $100,000 from Dolemite, or else suggests that he and Dolemite become business partners. Dolemite refuses and goes to leave, and Green fires a gun in his direction, causing the club to erupt into chaos. Fights break out between Dolemite and his prostitutes and Green and his associates. Dolemite defeats Green but is severely wounded, and Blakely arrives to shoot Green dead.
After almost being shot by a prostitute, Mayor Daley flees his home with a large sum of money, with Blakely in pursuit. The mayor attempts to escape in an airplane, but Blakely fatally shoots him. Dolemite is recovering from his injuries in a hospital, in room 2218, when men arrive to assassinate him. The men are led to believe that Dolemite is being kept in room 2110, allowing Dolemite and Blakely to surprise and defeat them. Detective Mitchell appears on the scene and Blakely has him arrested for his involvement in the conspiracy against Dolemite.