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Hollywood Shuffle

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Hollywood Shuffle
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R,1hr 30min
Genre:
Comedy
Release:
1987
Director:
Robert Townsend
Distributor:
MGM
Starring:
Robert Townsend, Anne-Marie Johnson, Starletta DuPois  ...more
Synopsis: This satirical look at the ambivalent relationship between Hollywood power brokers and African-American performers marked the writing, producing, and directing debut of Robert Townsend. The filmmaker also stars as Bobby Taylor, a struggling actor looking for his big break despite his family's and co-workers' reservations about his chosen career path. While working a day job flipping burgers, Bobby heads out to insulting cattle calls where white casting agents pass judgement on whether he seems "black ... Full Synopsis
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Brian J. Dillard, AMG Review
This indie underdog mined the discontent of black Hollywood for parody and laughs earlier and better than Keenen Ivory Wayans's I'm Gonna Git You Sucka! or Spike Lee's Girl 6. Less lightweight than the former and less muddled than the latter, Robert Townsend's directorial debut glorifies the power of the celluloid dream machine even as he interrogates the ways it shortchanges black performers and audiences. ... Full Review
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Robert Townsend
Bobby Taylor, Bobby Taylor/Jasper/Speed/Sam Ace, Jasper, Sam Ace, Speed
Anne-Marie Johnson
Lydia/Willie Mae/Hooker #5
Starletta DuPois
Bobby's Mother
Helen Martin
Bobby's Grandmother
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