
Bamboozled
(2000)
Starring the great negroe actors










Stars: Damon Wayans, Savion Glover, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tommy Davidson, Michael Rapaport
Director: Spike Lee
Writer: Spike Lee
Language: English
Studio: New Line Cinema
Duration: 135
Rated: R
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 has been rejected by network brass, he devises an outlandish scheme: reviving the minstrel show. 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 comes repercussions for all involved.
Damon Wayans | Pierre Delacroix |
Savion Glover | Manray / Mantan |
Jada Pinkett Smith | Sloan Hopkins (as Jada Pinkett-Smith) |
Tommy Davidson | Womack / Sleep'n Eat |
Dormeshia Sumbry | Pickaninny: Topsy |
Michael Rapaport | Thomas Dunwitty |
Thomas Jefferson Byrd | Honeycutt |
muMs da Schemer | |
Paul Mooney | Junebug |
Cartier Williams | Pickaninny: Lil'nigger Jim |
Sarah Jones | Dot |
Gillian Iliana Waters | Verna |
Gillian White | Verna (as Gillian Iliana Waters) |
Susan Batson | Orchid Dothan |
Tyheesha Collins | Pickaninny: Aunt Jemima |
Mos Def | Mau Mau: Big Blak Afrika (Julius Hopkins) |
Yasiin Bey | Mau Mau: Big Blak Afrika (Julius Hopkins) (as Mos Def) |
M.C. Serch | Mau Mau: 1 / 16th Blak (as MC Serch) |
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 |
Jason Bernard | Pickaninny: Jungle Bunny |
Baakari Wilder | Pickaninny: Sambo |
Sekou Torbet | Pickaninny: Rastus |
Ahmir-Khalib Thompson | 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 |
Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. | Himself |
Al Sharpton | Himself (as Rev. Al Sharpton) |
Matthew Modine | Himself |
Mira Sorvino | Herself |
Arthur J. Nascarella | Police Chief (as Arthur Nascarella) |
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 Maus' 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 |
Caridad 'La Bruja' De La Luz | Cuca |
Rodney 'Bear' Jackson | Stage Security Guard |
Rafael Osorio | Stage Security Guard |
Anna Hsieh | Joan |
Kris Park | Fish |
Cheryl Lynn Bowers | Mona |
Julie Dretzin | Beth |
Steven McElroy | Seth |
Stephen Kunken | David |
Katie MacNichol | Anna |
Joshua Weinstein | Kirk |
A.D. Miles | Aaron |
Daniel Milder | Peter |
Jason Winther | Jeff |
Ed Onipede Blunt | CNS Security Guard |
Renton Kirk | CNS Security Guard |
Kim Director | Starlet |
Conni Freestone | Starlet |
Rayietta Hill | Hottie |
John Wallace | Dawg |
Arthur Thomas | Dawg |
Lisa Ferreira | Da Bomb Girl |
Kiki Haynes | Da Bomb Girl |
Judah Jacobs | Da Bomb Girl |
Light Eyes | Da Bomb Girl |
Chyna | Da Bomb Girl |
Luz Whitney | Da Bomb Girl |
Danny Hoch | Timmi Hillnigger |
Shawna Bermender | Performer (uncredited) |
Ruby Campbell | Marie (uncredited) |
Marcia Clark | Herself - Behind O.J. Simpson (archive footage) (uncredited) |
Bill Clinton | Himself (uncredited) |
Tracy Coogan | Baywatch Girl (uncredited) |
Ross Haines | Newsroom Supervisor (uncredited) |
Mario Macaluso | Comedy Writer (uncredited) |
Jessica Montanez | Task force 2 leader (uncredited) |
Tracy Morgan | TV Personality (uncredited) |
Chris Rock | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
George Siegmann | Silas Lynch |
O.J. Simpson | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
Joseph Lyle Taylor | Task Force Leader (uncredited) |
Stelianie Tekmitchov | Beach Force 2 Babe (uncredited) |
Bert Williams | (archive footage) (uncredited) |
Leah Yananton | Studio PA (uncredited) |
Ellen Kuras | Cinematographer |
Samuel D. Pollard | Film Editor |
Jon Bailey | Sound Department |
Genre: Drama
Media: DVD
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
IMDb: 0215545