The Human Tornado

The Human Tornado is a 1976 American blaxploitation film directed by Cliff Roquemore. The film is a sequel to Dolemite. Plot After coming off a successful comedy tour, Dolemite throws a get-together at his mansion. The party is crashed by racist police officers and they find out that the sheriff's wife is offering Dolemite money for sexual services. When the sheriff catches them red-handed, he orders his deputy to shoot them both. The deputy shoots the sheriff's wife, but is shot and killed by Dolemite, who escapes. Dolemite and his friends kidnap a young man and decide to head to California to meet Queen Bee. There, they find out that the local mob boss, Joe Cavaletti, has kidnapped two of Queen Bee's girls, forcing her to close her business and work for him. Dolemite rescues Queen Bee and her girls and teaches his enemies a lesson, all the while being chased by the sheriff, who has pinned the murder of his own wife on Dolemite. Cast Rudy Ray Moore as Dolemite Lady Reed as "Queen Bee" Jimmy Lynch as Mr. Motion Howard Jackson as himself Gloria Delaney as Annie "Hurricane Annie" Jerry Jones as Pete Sir Lady Java as herself J.B. Baron as Sheriff Beatty Jack Kelly as Captain Ryan Herb Graham as Cavaletti Barbara Gerl as Mrs. Cavaletti James R. Page as Jimmy (credited as James Cromartie) Ernie Hudson as Bo (credited as Louis Hudson) Ed Montgomery as Dough Release Both the Daily Variety and BoxOffice announced Dimension Pictures’ acquisition of The Human Tornado which initially was set for release on June 23, 1976. The film officially premiered at the Rialto Theatre in Atlanta, GA, on July 23, 1976. The film was later shown across twenty theaters in Los Angeles and several theaters in New York City on October 13, 1976.