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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.
20 de mar. de 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.
14 de mai. de 2021 · Robert Townsend would tell you to do it all yourself! Townsend wrote, directed, produced, and starred in his iconic debut sat...
The writer-director-star’s megawatt charisma propels Hollywood Shuffle, the hilarious tale of a struggling actor attempting to break into an industry where the only roles available to Black performers seem to be hustlers, butlers, and slaves—forcing him to choose between selling out and maintaining his self-respect.
Fed up of reading for the same old stereotypical roles – gang-bangers and pimps – struggling Black actor Bobby Taylor’s (Robert Townsend) daydreams become a hilarious, sardonic look at Hollywood in this winning, groundbreaking comedy!
Aspiring actor and hot-dog stand employee Bobby Taylor (Robert Townsend) catches the ire of his grandmother (Helen Martin) for auditioning for a role in the regrettably titled exploitation film...
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20 de mar. de 2017 · Unlike Get Out, the racial humor in Shuffle is less subversive and more blatant—but it’s still a vital project, especially for its place in black Hollywood history.
