explain to the white people who don't know who dolomite is. >> dolomite is this character that a comedianom the '70s, this underground comic that i was a fan of for years. >> jimmy: you loved him. you and your brother used to watch him. >> he has a little cult following. this movie started out kind of like stoner pictures. people would smoke weed and watch his movies. look, you can see the microphone coming in the shot. so that's why people started watching them, then they kind of developed into the, when i started making movies, had a whole different appreciation for them. this guy, he financed these movies himself and kind of put it all together his self and did his records the same way, he became one of my heroes. >> jimmy: it is an inspirational story. >> he's a total inspirational figure. >> jimmy: this is a guy who's determined to be successful and tried as a musician and dancer and then found his thing playing this character, dolomite. and really, he risked everything. >> everything. >> jimmy: and you met, you've been trying to make this for a long time, right? >> about 15 years ag