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20 de mar. de 2017 · From Samuel Goldwyn/Everett Collection. 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 ...
28 de fev. de 2023 · Hollywood Shuffle’s skewering of the entertainment industry’s mistreatment of Black artists was born out of the frustration of such limitations.Townsend, approaching thirty, had had some minor parts in a few movies, including the critically acclaimed drama A Soldier’s Story (1984); he’d also done some stand-up-comedy TV appearances.
The story behind "Hollywood Shuffle" is more thrilling than anything on the screen. 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.
Hollywood Shuffle. In the style of Kentucky Fried Movie, writer-director Robert Townsend lampoons Hollywood's perception of blacks--and racial stereotypes in general. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
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Hollywood Shuffle (1987) -- (Movie Clip) Open, There's A Bat In My House Co-writer (with Keenen Ivory Wayans), director, producer, star and self-financier Robert Townsend opens his famous independent feature, rehearsing in the bathroom, Craigus R. Johnson his little brother, Starletta DuPois his mother, Helen Martin his grandmother, Brad Sanders as “Batty,” in Hollywood Shuffle, 1987.
Hollywood The aesthetics in Shuffle are quite impressive for an independent movie. You wouldn't know it was a five-figure budget unless you noticed a few actors who were performing many roles.
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26 de fev. de 2023 · In Hollywood Shuffle, Townsend plays Bobby Taylor, an aspiring actor still living in his mother’s house and working at a fast-food joint. A loaded opportunity comes along when he auditions for a ...
