Bamboozled (2000)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $10,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $2,463,650.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 6.203 |
Directed By
Spike Lee
Crew
Spike Lee
Ellen Kuras
Spike Lee
Jon Kilik
Sam Pollard
Spike Lee
Eileen Ahearn
Terence Blanchard
Randall Balsmeyer
Christopher Norr
John G. Velez
Patrice Coleman
Manny Siverio
Glenfield Payne
Mike Ellis
Frank Kern
George A. Lara
Dale Brownell
Blake Leyh
Marko Costanzo
Christopher Hall
Roy Farfel
Kisha Imani Cameron
Kam Chan
Brice Winston
Ford Wheeler
Philip Stockton
Ruth E. Carter
Tom Fleischman
Victor Kempster
Harry Darrow
Savion Glover
Judy Aley
Aisha Coley
Alex Steyermark
Nathan J. Busch II
Rolf Pardula
Michael Ray Charles
Ellie Winslow
TOP CAST
Damon Wayans
Pierre Delacroix
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
Susan Batson
Orchid Dothan
Yasiin Bey
Mau Mau: Big Blak Afrika
M.C. Serch
Mau Mau: 1 / 16th Blak
Gano Grills
Mau Mau: Double Blak
Canibus
Mau Mau: Mo Blak
DJ Scratch
Mau Mau: Jo Blak
Charli Baltimore
Mau Mau: Smooth Blak
Craig muMs Grant
Mau Mau: Hard Blak
Dormeshia Sumbry
Pickaninny: Topsy
Tyheesha Collins
Pickaninny: Aunt Jemima
Cartier Williams
Pickaninny: Lil'nigger Jim
Jason Bernard
Pickaninny: Jungle Bunny
Baakari Wilder
Pickaninny: Sambo
Sekou Torbet
Pickaninny: Rastus
Questlove
Alabama Porch Monkeys: Levi - Musical Director
Tariq Trotter
Alabama Porch Monkey
James 'Kamal' Gray
Alabama Porch Monkey
Leonard 'Hub' Hubbard
Alabama Porch Monkey
Kyle 'Scratch' Jones
Alabama Porch Monkey
Christopher Wynkoop
Massa Charlie
Jani Blom
Jukka Laks
Dina Pearlman
Myrna Goldfarb
Imhotep Gary Byrd
Himself
Al Sharpton
Himself
Matthew Modine
Himself
Mira Sorvino
Herself
Arthur J. Nascarella
Police Chief
Liza Jessie Peterson
Ruth (Casting Director)
Don Ezzard Peavy II
Auditioning Dancer
Tony Arnaud
Auditioning 'Digeroo-Doo Player'
Tuffy Questell
Auditioning Singer
David Wain
Bunning
Ron Lawrence
Mau Mau's Engineer
Al Palagonia
Bobby
Mildred Clinton
Louise
Ephraim Benton
Tre
Tanesha Marie Gary
Stacy
Shannon Walker Williams
Young Black Woman
Matthew Cole Weiss
Young White Man
Coati Mundi
Papo
Rodney "Bear" Jackson
Stage Security Guard
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