Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Cast
Damon Wayans, Savion Glover, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tommy Davidson, Michael Rapaport, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Paul Mooney, Sarah Jones
Original language
English
Production companies
40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
Home video distributors
TF1 Vidéo (France)
Setting
New York City
Filming locations
New York City
Trailer
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Festival History
- Mill Valley Film Festival 2025 generic
- National Film Preservation Board 2023 generic
- Berlin International Film Festival 2001 generic
- National Board of Review 2000 generic
Titles
| Original title | Bamboozled | |
| Alternate title | The Very Black Show |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | TF1 Vidéo (cat. no. 201049) | 2001, France |
Soundtracks
| CD | Bamboozled (Snippets From Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2000) | 1 release, 2000: Motown |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | France | 2001 201049 |
Full credits
| Director | Spike Lee |
| Cast | Damon Wayans, Savion Glover, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tommy Davidson, Michael Rapaport, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Paul Mooney, Sarah Jones, Gillian Iliana Waters, Susan Batson, Mos Def, M.C. Serch, Gano Grills, Canibus, DJ Scratch |
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Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
