A frustrated African-American TV writer proposes a blackface minstrel show in protest, but to his chagrin it becomes a hit. Bamboozled is a 2000 satirical comedy-drama film written and directed by Spike Lee about a modern televised minstrel show featuring black actors donning blackface makeup and the resulting violent fallout from the show's success. It features an ensemble cast including Damon Wayans, Jada Pinkett Smith, Savion Glover, Tommy Davidson, Michael Rapaport and Mos Def. The film was given a limited release by New Line Cinema during the fall of 2000 and was released on DVD the following year. Critical reception was mixed, and the film was unsuccessful financially, becoming a box office bomb. Despite its initial reception, Bamboozled later achieved cult film status for its satirical look at stereotypical depictions of Black people in both historical and contemporary American film and television productions.









Director: Spike Lee Writer: Spike Lee Stars: Damon Wayans, Savion Glover, Jada Pinkett Smith



