Fast-talking, quick-thinking Detroit street cop Axel Foley has bent more than a few rules and regs in his time, but when his best friend is murdered, he heads to sunny Beverly Hills to work the case like only he can.

The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s.

A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.