Also known as The Six Thousand Dollar N*****r, this is a regional Miami superhero crime comedy directed by Rene Martinez Jr. (The Guy from Harlem, Road of Death).
Two criminals — Bob (Benny Latimore) and Jim (Lee Cross) — pay Dr. Dippy (Peter Conrad) six grand to create a superhero formula. You may think that such a thing would cost more, which is why what the doctor makes kills whoever drinks it in just six days. They pay a homeless man named Steve (“Wildman” Steve Gallon) to take the potion and help them rob a jewelry store. Well, they trick him into it and then tell him he’s going to die soon unless he finds a cure.
Steve falls for Peggy (Joycelyn Norris) and takes her virginity, which is really an uncomfortable scene filled with no consent at all and Steve’s the hero. How strange that Dr. Dippy and his tall lover Monica (Wild Savage) have the better relationship?
Wildman Steve also shows up in Rudy Ray Moore’s Petey Wheatstraw: The Devil’s Son In Law, which makes sense, as he’s very close to Dolemite here. He is also obsessed with ass washing, which has to be a Redd Foxx reference, as the comedian had an entire album titled You Gotta Wash Your Ass. Much like Foxx, Wildman released party animals, which were stand-up comedy records filled with dirty jokes that were sold under the counter at record stores. He was also a radio DJ and engaged in many charitable efforts for Miami’s unhoused population, which earned him the Cultural Ambassador’s Award.
Despite the title, this has nothing to do with The Six Million Dollar Man.
