Bamboozled (2000)

Product Details: Bamboozled (2000)

Edition:

DVD . See other editions

MPAA Rating:

R

Release Date:

04/17/2001

UPC:

794043527821

Directed by:

Spike Lee

Featuring:

Damon Wayans, Savion Glover, Jada Pinkett Smith. See all cast

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Synopsis: Bamboozled (2000)

Synopis: Pierre Delacroix is a hip, young, Harvard-educated writer who is the sole person of color working for an upstart network with floundering ratings. Despite several attempts, Delacroix has yet to see any of his concepts go into production. Now his boss, the ratings-hungry, culture-vulture Dunwitty, issues him a searing ultimatum: come up with a hot, trend-setting, headline-making, urban hit or get fired. Feeling doomed, Delacroix decides to present the most outrageous, unbelievable farce of stereotypical comedy he can imagine - hearkening back to the old days of "black-face" minstrels with a variety show featuring Manray, a homeless tap dancer, and his sidekick Womack. Incredibly, Delacroix's spoof turns into a ratings bonanza, a cultural phenomenon that has the media pundits raving and audiences of all types howling.

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Features: Bamboozled (2000)

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User Reviews: Bamboozled

1. Oops Spike Did It Again

   , August 14, 2001
   Reviewer: steviebiggs - See all steviebiggs's reviews

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   Spike Lee has created another masterpiece.
   There is not enough that you can say about
   this film, not only is it a great movie, but
   it is a great history lesson.Bamboozled tells
   it like it is, and how it was. Spike does a
   great job in capturing the realness, and fakenes of the entertainment industry. Great
   acting, great music,and great visuals, make
   this movie a MUST SEE. ...

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2. Couldn't Have Said It Betta' Myself!!!

   , July 19, 2001
   Reviewer: suthernluv77015 - See all suthernluv77015's reviews

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   This movie has done obviously what everyone else has been afraid to do...speak the truth! When a movie makes you angry but you can laugh, cry and DO understand, or just plain want it to never end, you know it's good! It was a history lesson as well as another wake up call. A call for African Americans to stop being so acceptive of the roles we are 'allowed' to play in Hollywood. And to pay more attention to were we put ratings. We are just as responsible for how people see us if we allow the wrong images to continue being broadcast. I found the excerpts of Good Times and Jimmy Walkers' infamous "Dynomiiiiiiiite" and The Jeffersons' with George (Sherman Hemsley, I think), and that ridiculous walk he would do. It just makes you think! But it was an excellent, awesome way to help in understanding even why the movie was titled Bamboozled. Although, Good Times is my all time favorite sitcom, along with the Fat Albert cartoons, which Lee also injected splotches and sketches, it is always important to remember that someone behind the scenes is thinking about selling and creating more controversial and even stereotypical images. Bravo Mr. Lee!!!! I could not have said it betta' myself. You have taken my respect for you to a whole new plateau! Much love and respect. May you never bite your tongue, and always keep it real!
   
   ~~~~~~~~~~Southerngurl!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ...

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