Bamboozled background

Bamboozled

A frustrated African-American TV writer proposes a blackface minstrel show in protest, but to his chagrin, it becomes a hit.

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 have been rejected by network brass, he devises an outlandish scheme: reviving the minstrel show. This is 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 come repercussions for all involved.

Watch Bamboozled Exclusively on Kanopy

Streaming in:

United States flag

  • United States flagUnited States
Kanopy

Info about Bamboozled

Studio(s): New Line Cinema, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

Originally Released: United States, Oct 20, 2000

Production Country: United States

Box Office Gross: $2,463,650.00

Budget: $10,000,000.00

Genres:Comedy, Drama, Music