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Hollywood Shuffle is a 1987 American satirical comedy film about the racial stereotypes of African Americans in film and television. The film tracks the attempts of Bobby Taylor to become a successful actor and the mental and external roadblocks he encounters, represented through a series of interspersed vignettes and fantasies.
Mar 20, 1987 · Hollywood Shuffle: Directed by Robert Townsend. With Robert Townsend, Craigus R. Johnson, Helen Martin, Starletta DuPois. An actor limited to stereotypical roles because of his ethnicity, dreams of making it big as a highly respected performer.
Oct 5, 2012 · As he makes his rounds, the film takes a satiric look at African American actors in Hollywood. MGM - 1987. Subscribe to TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/sxaw6hSubscribe to COMING SOON: http://bit.ly ...
May 14, 2021 · Hollywood Shuffle (1987) Directed by Robert Townsend Written By Robert Townsend And Keenen Ivory Wayans Cast: The Hollywood Shuffle Players Rated R Available on Blu-Ray, DVD and digital...
It's the story of Robert Townsend, young black actor from Chicago, talented, ambitious, who wins supporting roles in "Cooley High," "Streets of Fire" and "A Soldier's Story" but fails to gain stardom in a Hollywood where most roles for blacks are stereotypes and the rest go to people named Murphy, Pryor and Glover.
This debut feature by Robert Townsend is an ingenious satirical landmark that takes riotous aim at the typecasting of Black actors in 1980s Hollywood.
Mar 20, 2017 · Long before Get Out was crushing box-office expectations, Robert Townsend and Keenan Ivory Wayans hit a similar nerve in 1987 with Hollywood Shuffle, a caustic satire about the dearth of...
