Bamboozled
(2000)
★ 6.3 IMDb · 163 votes
Year: 2000
Runtime: 136 мин
Country: United States of America
Director: Спайк Ли
Cast: Дэймон Уэйанс, Savion Glover, Джада Пинкетт-Смит, Tommy Davidson, Michael Rapaport, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Paul Mooney, Gillian White, Susan Batson, Yasiin Bey
Plot
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.
Dark, biting satire of the television industry, focusing on an Ivy League educated black writer at a major network. Frustrated that his ideas for a "Cosby Show"-esque take on the black family have been rejected by network brass, he devises an outlandish scheme: reviving the minstrel show. This is the hook: Instead of white actors in black face, the show stars black actors in even blacker face. The show becomes an instant smash, but with the success also come repercussions for all involved.