Bamboozled
2000 · Movie · R · 136 min · ★ 6.3 · 54% critics
A TV producer, fed up with executives dismissing his work, pitches an intentionally offensive modern minstrel show hoping it will get him fired. Instead, the network airs it and it becomes a huge hit, forcing everyone involved to confront the cost of chasing ratings and the way stereotypes get rewarded.
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Details
- Years
- 2000
- Release date
- 2000-10-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 136 min
- Critic score
- 54/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (157 votes)
About
You may like this if you want an abrasive, provocative satire about race and TV culture that’s meant to unsettle as much as entertain, similar in spirit to BlacKkKlansman or School Daze; Not for you if you want subtlety, comfort, or a smooth, easy watch.
Pros: biting social satire; standout writer-room scenes; strong supporting performances | Cons: heavy-handed messaging; uneven tone and pacing; divisive lead performance
Themes
- race politics
- tv ratings
- racism
- blunt
- political satire
- backfire
- blackface
- dramedy
- minstrel show
- independent film
- critical
- bold
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Damon Wayans
as Pierre Delacroix
Savion Glover
as Manray / Mantan
Jada Pinkett Smith
as Sloan Hopkins
Tommy Davidson
as Womack / Sleep'n Eat
Michael Rapaport
as Thomas Dunwitty
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
as Honeycutt
Paul Mooney
as Junebug
Gillian White
as Verna
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Susan Batson
as Orchid Dothan
Yasiin Bey
as Mau Mau: Big Blak Afrika
Directed by Spike Lee