Eddie Murphy leads all-star cast, poised for comeback in 'Dolemite Is My Name'

Eddie Murphy poised for big return

Rita Garcia sits down with the cast of Dolemite, which includes Eddie Murphy.

LOS ANGELES - Eddie Murphy is poised to make a major comeback on his latest film "Dolemite Is My Name," which hits theatres this Friday and drops on Netflix later this month. 

The movie follows the real-life legend Rudy Ray Moore and the alter-ego he created, "Dolemite."

Moore, an actor, singer and comedian was determined to break into Hollywood in 1975. 

The film follows Moore’s rise to fame and played by none other than funny man himself, Eddie Murphy. 

Murphy says he grew up watching Moore and was a big fan so it was important to tell his story despite not having much in common, "other than we both had tremendous amounts of confidence in ourselves and we were both funny... and that’s where it kinda stops." Murphy, also served as a producer on the film described how the two had very different career paths. 

"I auditioned for SNL when I was 18 years old...so things kinda happened for me and Rudy kinda come in through the backdoor..." and had a cult following Murphy adds. 

The film also features Moore's rise to fame through persistence as he went from record store employee to successful comedian and eventually the man behind the blaxploitation films.   

The award-winning actor also added that Moore's story wil serve as a lesson to others about how determination and believing in yourself can pay off in the end. 

Murphy also mentioned how the cast had great energy and a whole lot of laughs with an all-star cast  featuring Craig Robinson, Wesley Snipes, Mike Epps, Keegan-Michael Key, Chris Rock, Snoop Dogg and many more. 

Watch the video above as the cast sat down with FOX 11's Rita Garcia to talk about the film.

"Dolemite Is My Name" is set to drop on Netflix October 25th.