| Hollywood Shuffle | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Robert Townsend |
| Written by | Keenen Ivory Wayans Robert Townsend Dom Irrera (uncredited)[citation needed] |
| Produced by | Robert Townsend Lydia Nicole |
| Starring | The Hollywood Shuffle Players |
| Cinematography | Peter Deming |
| Edited by | W.O. Garrett |
| Music by | Udi Harpaz |
| Distributed by | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $100,000 (estimated)[1] |
| Box office | $5.2 million[2] |
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. Produced, directed, and co-written by Robert Townsend, the film is semi-autobiographical, reflecting Townsend's experiences as a black actor when he was told he was not "black enough" for certain roles.[3]
- ^ "Hollywood Shuffle". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Hollywood Shuffle (1987)". Box Office Mojo. 1988-07-05. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- ^ Scheer, Laurie (2002). "The Eighties and Nineties". Creative Careers in Hollywood (1st ed.). New York: Allworth. p. 33. ISBN 978-1581152432.