Bamboozled

Bamboozled

2000 · 136 min · EN · R · 6.3 (165 votes)
Dir. Spike Lee · Starring Damon Wayans, Savion Glover, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tommy Davidson, Michael Rapaport, Thomas Jefferson Byrd · Music Terence Blanchard

“A Spectacular Film by Mr. Spike Lee”

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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.

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A biting, uncomfortable satire that skewers race politics and media sensationalism. It's a provocative dramedy that uses dark humor to explore uncomfortable truths, leaving you questioning everything you just watched.

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