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Hollywood Shuffle is a 1987 American satirical comedy film about the racial stereotypes of African Americans in film and television. The film tracks the attempts of Bobby Taylor to become a successful actor and the mental and external roadblocks he encounters, represented through a series of interspersed vignettes and fantasies.
Mar 20, 1987 · Hollywood Shuffle: Directed by Robert Townsend. With Robert Townsend, Craigus R. Johnson, Helen Martin, Starletta DuPois. An actor limited to stereotypical roles because of his ethnicity, dreams of making it big as a highly respected performer.
Hollywood Shuffle (1987) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Bobby Taylor (Robert Townsend) is a young, middle class black man living in Los Angeles who is aspiring to become a famous actor in Hollywood.
Hollywood Shuffle. This debut feature by Robert Townsend is an ingenious satirical landmark that takes riotous aim at the typecasting of Black actors in 1980s Hollywood.
It is a movie about a young man much like Townsend, who makes the rounds, fights stereotypes and dreams of the day when there will be a black Rambo. The movie begins with Townsend working in a hot dog stand owned by a couple of negative thinkers who don't believe he can be successful as an actor.
Aspiring actor and hot-dog stand employee Bobby Taylor (Robert Townsend) catches the ire of his grandmother (Helen Martin) for auditioning for a role in the regrettably titled exploitation...
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Mar 20, 2017 · Long before Get Out was crushing box-office expectations, Robert Townsend and Keenan Ivory Wayans hit a similar nerve in 1987 with Hollywood Shuffle, a caustic satire about the dearth of...
May 14, 2021 · Looking to make an indie movie? Robert Townsend would tell you to do it all yourself! Townsend wrote, directed, produced, and starred in his iconic debut satire #HollywoodShuffle 🎥 Subscribe ...
When Tinseltown Studios casts Taylor in the title role, he has a series of conflicted dreams satirizing African-American stereotypes in Hollywood, and must reconcile his career goals with his desire to remain a positive role model for his little brother.
