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Bamboozled is a 2000 American satirical black comedy - drama film written and directed by Spike Lee about a modern televised minstrel show featuring black actors donning blackface makeup and the resulting violent fallout from the show's success.
- $10 million
- Terence Blanchard
- October 6, 2000 (United States)
- Jon Kilik, Spike Lee
Oct 20, 2000 · A black TV writer creates a controversial minstrel show to protest the lack of diversity and stereotypes in the media. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this 2000 comedy drama film.
- Spike Lee
- 191
- 2 min
Oct 6, 2000 · A film critic reviews Spike Lee's "Bamboozled", a film that attacks the way TV uses and misuses African-American images, but many viewers will leave the theater thinking Lee has misused them himself. The film uses exaggerated blackface to mock the way TV executives use and exploit black actors, but the blackface obscures the point and offends the audience.
A black TV writer creates a modern blackface minstrel show to sabotage his network, but it becomes a hit. Critics and audiences are divided on the film's message and style, with 53% and 74% scores on Rotten Tomatoes.
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- Spike Lee
- R
- Damon Wayans
A satire of the TV industry, where a black writer creates a minstrel show with black actors in blackface to protest the lack of diversity. The show becomes a hit, but also sparks controversy and violence.
Bamboozled is a 2000 comedy film by Spike Lee that lampoons the use of blackface in media and entertainment. It follows the exploits of a TV writer who tries to revive his low-rated show with a minstrel show featuring blackface and other stereotypes. The film features a star-studded cast, a new 2K restoration, and a commentary by Lee.
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