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63% Critic Match
Bamboozled
“A Spectacular Film by Mr. Spike Lee”
6.3 / 10• 2000• 2h 16m•R• English
ComedyDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Damon Wayans
Pierre Delacroix
Lead
Savion Glover
Manray / Mantan
Jada Pinkett Smith
Sloan Hopkins
Tommy Davidson
Womack / Sleep'n Eat
Michael Rapaport
Thomas Dunwitty
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
Honeycutt
Paul Mooney
Junebug
Gillian White
Verna
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Spike Lee's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Bamboozled is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
