Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth Carter tasked with transforming Eddie Murphy, comedian co-stars for 1970s dramedy 'Dolemite Is My Name'
LOS ANGELES - When Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter signed on to outfit the stars of Netflix's upcoming dramedy "Dolemite Is My Name," she did it with the caveat that the costumes themselves wouldn't serve as just another punchline in the story.
"This is not a film where you make fun of everybody and you laugh because everybody's got a big Afro and bell-bottoms," she said. "This is a film where you look a little bit deeper into all of the details about this time and you make people look good."
The film stars Eddie Murphy as Rudy Ray Moore, a floundering comedian determined to claw his way into the spotlight. He manages to do just that by creating the alter ego Dolemite, an obscene pimp caricature borrowed from the street mythology of 1970s Los Angeles.
With Dolemite,
