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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.
- $100,000, (estimated)
- March 20, 1987
- Udi Harpaz
- Robert Townsend, Lydia Nicole
Mar 20, 1987 · 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. As he makes his rounds, the film takes a satiric look at African American actors in Hollywood.
- (6.2K)
- Comedy
- Robert Townsend
- 1987-03-20
Hollywood Shuffle | Rotten Tomatoes. R. 1987, Comedy, 1h 20m. 88% Tomatometer 33 Reviews. 80% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings. What to know. Critics Consensus. Hollywood Shuffle overcomes...
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Roger Ebert March 27, 1987. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. The story behind "Hollywood Shuffle" is more thrilling than anything on the screen. It's the story of Robert Townsend, young black actor from Chicago, talented, ambitious, who wins supporting roles in "Cooley High," "Streets of Fire" and "A Soldier's Story" but fails to ...
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Released in United States Spring March 20, 1987. Released in United States April 24, 1987 (Los Angeles) Released in United States on Video May 1988. Released in United States November 1987 (Shown at London Film Festival November 1987.) An aspiring African-American actor tries to fight against stereotyping.
Hollywood Shuffle. In the style of Kentucky Fried Movie, writer-director Robert Townsend lampoons Hollywood's perception of blacks--and racial stereotypes in general. 604 IMDb 6.9 1 h 21 min 1987. X-Ray R. Comedy · Dreamlike · Philosophical · Feel-good. Available to rent or buy. Rent. SD $3.99. Buy. SD $14.99.
