Bamboozled (2000)
15
06/04/2001 (GB)
Comedy, Drama
2h 16m
- 62% (141 votes)
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A Spectacular Film by Mr. Spike Lee
Overview
Frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea, producer Pierre Delacroix pitches the worst idea he can think of in an attempt to get fired: a 21st century minstrel show. The network not only airs it, but it becomes a smash hit.
- Spike LeeDirector, Screenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$10,000,000
Revenue
$2,463,650
Keywords
- race politics
- tv ratings
- racism
- political satire
- backfire
- blackface
- dramedy
- minstrel show
- independent film
- didactic
- critical
- mean spirited
Top Billed Cast
Damon Wayans
Pierre Delacroix
Savion Glover
Manray / Mantan
Jada Pinkett Smith
Sloan Hopkins
Tommy Davidson
Womack / Sleep'n Eat
Michael Rapaport
Thomas Dunwitty
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
Honeycutt
Paul Mooney
Junebug
Gillian White
Verna
Susan Batson
Orchid Dothan
Yasiin Bey
Mau Mau: Big Blak Afrika
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