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Just a minor note: some have said Back in Action was a direct-to-video release in the U.S. which isn't accurate. It was released for a brief run in the Southwest in 1993, playing at United Artists theaters including the University Quartet in Little Rock. Based on my memory, however, the lure of the 35mm prints did not attract huge audiences although I think it made a second week of release at one location as a split run. While Shaprio-Glickenhaus Entertainment did handle the Foreign Distribution Sales, it arranged with United International Pictures (UIP) for the domestic theatrical run in the U.S., probably just for the video store campaign as much as anything.

The Return of Dolemite had a regular, held-over theatrical run in New Orleans in May of 2002. Definitely not a straight to video title, but could have been as this film appealed to only the most ardent Rudy Ray Moore fans. Ultralow budget production finds Dolemite returning to save a decaying neighborhood. Moore's humor, sometimes self-deprecating here, is in good form. An oddity... not particularly good, but fans should appreciate the effort.