Movies / Bamboozled (2000)
Runtime: 135 min
Languages: English
Countries: USA
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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| Directors (1) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Spike Lee | ... |
| Writers (1) | Credit |
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| Spike Lee | (written by) |
| Composers (1) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Terence Blanchard | ... |
| Editors (1) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Samuel D. Pollard | (as Sam Pollard) |
| Cinematographers (1) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Ellen Kuras | ... |
| Actors (97) | Credit |
|---|---|
| A.D. Miles | Aaron |
| Ahmir-Khalib Thompson | Alabama Porch Monkeys: Levi - Musical Director (as Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson) |
| Al Palagonia | Bobby |
| Al Sharpton | Rev. Al Sharpton (as Rev. Al Sharpton) |
| Amanda Lara Kay | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Anna Hsieh | Joan |
| Arthur J. Nascarella | Police Chief (as Arthur Nascarella) |
| Arthur Thomas | Dawg |
| Baakari Wilder | Pickaninny: Sambo |
| Bert Williams | (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Bill Clinton | Himself (uncredited) |
| Canibus | Mau Mau: Mo Blak |
| Caridad 'La Bruja' De La Luz | Cuca (as La Bruja) |
| Cartier Williams | Pickaninny: Lil'nigger Jim |
| Charli Baltimore | Mau Mau: Smooth Blak |
| Cheryl Lynn Bowers | Mona |
| Chris Rock | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Christopher Wynkoop | Massa Charlie |
| Chyna | Da Bomb Girl |
| Coati Mundi | Papo |
| Conni Freestone | Starlet (as Connie Freestone) |
| Craig muMs Grant | Mau Mau: Hard Blak (as Mums) |
| Damon Wayans | Pierre Delacroix |
| Daniel Milder | Peter |
| Danny Hoch | Timmi Hillnigger |
| David Wain | Bunning |
| Dina Pearlman | Myrna Goldfarb |
| DJ Scratch | Mau Mau: Jo Blak |
| Don Ezzard Peavy II | Auditioning Dancer |
| Dormeshia Sumbry | Pickaninny: Topsy (as Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards) |
| Ed Onipede Blunt | CNS Security Guard (as Ed Blunt) |
| Ephraim Benton | Tre |
| Francesca Van Horne | Young Woman (uncredited) |
| Gano Grills | Mau Mau: Double Blak |
| George Siegmann | Silas Lynch (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Gillian Iliana Waters | Verna (as Gillian Iliana Waters) |
| Imhotep Gary Byrd | Himself |
| Jada Pinkett Smith | Sloan Hopkins (as Jada Pinkett-Smith) |
| James 'Kamal' Gray | Alabama Porch Monkey |
| Jani Blom | Jukka Laks |
| Jason Bernard | Pickaninny: Jungle Bunny |
| Jason Winther | Jeff |
| Jessica Montanez | Task Force 2 Leader (uncredited) |
| Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. | Himself |
| John Wallace | Dawg |
| Joseph Lyle Taylor | Task Force Leader (uncredited) |
| Joshua Weinstein | Kirk |
| Judah Jacobs | Da Bomb Girl |
| Julie Dretzin | Beth |
| Katie MacNichol | Anna |
| Kiki Haynes | Da Bomb Girl |
| Kim Director | Starlet |
| Kris Park | Fish |
| Kyle 'Scratch' Jones | Alabama Porch Monkey |
| Leah Yananton | Studio PA (uncredited) |
| Leonard 'Hub' Hubbard | Alabama Porch Monkey |
| Light Eyes | Da Bomb Girl |
| Lisa Ferreira | Da Bomb Girl |
| Liza Jessie Peterson | Ruth (Casting Director) |
| Luz Whitney | Da Bomb Girl |
| Marcia Clark | Herself - Behind O.J. Simpson (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Mario Macaluso | Comedy Writer (uncredited) |
| Matthew Cole Weiss | Young White Man |
| Matthew Modine | Himself |
| M.C. Serch | Mau Mau: 1 / 16th Blak (as MC Serch) |
| Michael Rapaport | Thomas Dunwitty |
| Mildred Clinton | Louise |
| Mira Sorvino | Herself |
| Mos Def | Mau Mau: Big Blak Afrika (Julius Hopkins) (as Mos Def) |
| O.J. Simpson | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Paul Mooney | Junebug |
| Rafael Osorio | Stage Security Guard |
| Rayietta Hill | Hottie |
| Renton Kirk | CNS Security Guard |
| Rodney 'Bear' Jackson | Stage Security Guard |
| Ron Lawrence | Mau Maus' Engineer |
| Ross Haines | Newsroom Supervisor (uncredited) |
| Ruby Campbell | Marie (uncredited) |
| Sarah Jones | Dot |
| Savion Glover | Manray / Mantan |
| Sekou Torbet | Pickaninny: Rastus |
| Shannon Walker Williams | Young Black Woman |
| Shawna Bermender | Performer (uncredited) |
| Stelianie Tekmitchov | Beach Force 2 Babe (uncredited) |
| Stephen Kunken | David |
| Stephen Scibetta | Task Force Officer (uncredited) |
| Steven McElroy | Seth |
| Susan Batson | Orchid Dothan |
| Tanesha Marie Gary | Stacy |
| Tariq Trotter | Alabama Porch Monkey |
| Thomas Jefferson Byrd | Honeycutt |
| Tommy Davidson | Womack / Sleep'n Eat |
| Tony Arnaud | Auditioning 'Digeroo-Doo Player' |
| Tracy Coogan | Baywatch Girl (uncredited) |
| Tracy Morgan | TV Personality (uncredited) |
| Tuffy Questell | Auditioning 'Singer' |
| Tyheesha Collins | Pickaninny: Aunt Jemima |