This film is one of my favorite comedies to date. And now it arrives on Blu-ray for the first time on APRIL 28th
A satire on the ups & downs of being a black actor in Hollywood, Hollywood Shuffle writer/producer/director Robert Townsend (The Five Heartbeats) stars as Bobby Taylor, a young black actor whose attempts to find work are dashed when told that he's not "black enough" for the roles being offered. With jobs limited to stereotypes (gang-bangers, pimps and Uncle Toms'), Bobby's struggles are told through a series of comic fantasies and dreams, making all-too-real that he needs to do the Hollywood Shuffle.
Co-starring Keenen Ivory Wayans (Scary Movie, TV's “In Living Color”), Anne-Marie Johnson (Pursuit of Happyness), and Helen Martin (Kiss The Girls, TV's “227”), Hollywood Shuffle is written, produced & directed by Robert Townsend (Streets of Fire, The Five Heartbeats, The Mighty Quinn, A Soldier's Story).
Starring:
ROBERT TOWNSEND (Streets of Fire, The Five Heartbeats)
KEENEN IVORY WAYANS (Scary Movie, TV's “In Living Color”)
ANNE-MARIE JOHNSON (The Five Heartbeats, Pursuit of Happyness)
HELEN MARTIN (A Rage In Harlem, TV's “In Living Color”)
Directed by:
ROBERT TOWNSEND
FIRST TIME EVER ON BLU-RAY!
YEAR FILMED: 1987
GENRE: COMEDY
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LABEL: OLIVE FILMS
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 78 min
RATING: R
ASPECT RATIO: 1.85:1, Color/B&W
AUDIO: Stereo
SYNOPSIS:
A satire on the ups & downs of being a black actor in Hollywood, Hollywood Shuffle writer/producer/director Robert Townsend (The Five Heartbeats) stars as Bobby Taylor, a young black actor whose attempts to find work are dashed when told that he's not "black enough" for the roles being offered. With jobs limited to stereotypes (gang-bangers, pimps and Uncle Toms'), Bobby's struggles are told through a series of comic fantasies and dreams, making all-too-real that he needs to do the Hollywood Shuffle.
Co-starring Keenen Ivory Wayans (Scary Movie, TV's “In Living Color”), Anne-Marie Johnson (Pursuit of Happyness), and Helen Martin (Kiss The Girls, TV's “227”), Hollywood Shuffle is written, produced & directed by Robert Townsend (Streets of Fire, The Five Heartbeats, The Mighty Quinn, A Soldier's Story).
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