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Hollywood Shuffle

Cast

Robert Townsend, Craigus R. Johnson, Helen Martin, Starletta DuPois View All


Crew

Keenen Ivory Wayans (Writer), Robert Townsend (Director), Robert Townsend (Writer) View All

Release: Mar. 20th, 1987
Runtime: 1 hour, 22 minutes
Aspiring actor and hot-dog stand employee Bobby Taylor catches the ire of his grandmother for auditioning for a role in the regrettably titled exploitation film "Jivetime Jimmy's Revenge." 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.
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Joel
I'd say that fans of The Kentucky Fried Movie, The Groove Tube, and Amazon Women on the Moon will have plenty to mull over here.
Gideon58
The screenplay by Townsend and Keenan Ivory Wayans is a somewhat effective combination of a realistic look at a black actor struggling to make it in Hollywood and some very effective pot shots at tinsel town, including a hysterically funny commercial for something called the Black Acting School, a s....


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