Bamboozled
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Bamboozled is a 2000 satirical film written and directed by Spike Lee that critiques racism and media stereotypes through the story of a modern blackface minstrel TV show.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bamboozled canonical | 4 |
| Hollywood Shuffle | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| addresses | systemic racism in entertainment industry ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Ellen Kuras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
commercialization of Black culture
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network television practices ⓘ racist imagery in entertainment ⓘ |
| depicts |
performers in blackface
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television executives ⓘ |
| director | Spike Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | New Line Cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Sam Pollard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features | historical racist imagery and clips ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | primarily shot on digital video ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama film
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drama film ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasColorInfo | color ⓘ |
| hasPoster | theatrical release poster ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
blackface minstrelsy
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media stereotypes ⓘ racism ⓘ representation of African Americans in media ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Terence Blanchard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | fictional narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial depiction of blackface
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satirical treatment of race and media ⓘ |
| partOf | Spike Lee filmography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotFocus | creation of a modern blackface minstrel TV show ⓘ |
| producer | Spike Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2000-10-06 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 135 minutes ⓘ |
| screenplayType | original screenplay ⓘ |
| setting | television industry ⓘ |
| stars |
Damon Wayans
NERFINISHED
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Jada Pinkett Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Rapaport NERFINISHED ⓘ Mos Def NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Mooney NERFINISHED ⓘ Savion Glover NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Jefferson Byrd NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy Davidson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
| writer | Spike Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Hollywood Shuffle