Bamboozled
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Spike Lee
Arthur Nascarella
Scott Rosenstock
Tony Arnaud
Shannon Walker Williams
Johnathan Wallace
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Pierre Delacroix is a young, Harvard-educated man who is the sole person of color writing for an upstart network with floundering ratings. Despite several attempts, Delacroix has yet to see any of his concepts go into production. Now his boss, the ratings-hungry, culture-vulture Dunwitty, issues him a searing ultimatum: come up with a hot, trend-setting, headline-making, urban hit or get fired. Feeling doomed, Delacroix decides to present the most outrageous, unbelievable farce of stereotypical comedy he can imagine - hearkening back to the old days of "black-face" minstrel shows with a variety show featuring Mantan, a homeless tap dancer, and his sidekick Womack. Incredibly, Delacroix's spoof turns into a ratings bonanza, a cultural phenomenon that has the media pundits raving and audience of all types howling. But, for Delacroix, the runaway success of "Mantan: The New Millennium Minstrel Show" is the start of a rapid unraveling.
Director
Spike Lee
Cast
Arthur Nascarella
Scott Rosenstock
Tony Arnaud
Shannon Walker Williams
Johnathan Wallace
Charli Baltimore
Savion Glover
Michael Rapaport
Judah Jacobs
Chris Elsewhere
Gano Grills
Gary Kettel
Julie Dretzin
Andy Findon
John Bradbury
Tommy Davidson
Susan Batson
Jason Winther
Jani Blom
Baakari Wilder
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
Danny Hoch
A.d. Miles
Rafael Osorio
Steven Mcelroy
Cheryl Lynn Bowers
Ahmir Thompson
Sekou Torbet
Tom Bowes
Al Palagonia
Terence Blanchard
Josh Weinstein
Anna Hsieh
Joanie Laurer
Matthew Cole Weiss
Gavyn Wright
Matthew Modine
Tyheesha Collins
Yasiin Bey
Vaughan Armon
Daniel Milder
Coati Mundi
David Wain
Everton Nelson
Tuffy Questall
Dormeshia Sumbray-edwards
Ed Blunt
Stephen Kunken
Don Ezzard Peavy
Rodney Jackson
Paul Mooney
Reverend Al Sharpton
Tariq Trotter
Imhotep Gary Byrd
Renton Kirk
Katie Macnichol
Lisa Ferreira
Mira Sorvino
Leonard Hubbard
Frank Rocotti
Perry Montague-mason
Chris Tombling
Boguslav Kostecki
James Gray
Simon Fischer
Arthur Thomas
Jada Pinkett Smith
Jackie Shave
Connie Freestone
Gillian Iliana Waters
Christopher Wynkoop
Kiki Haynes
Kenny Barron
Kim Director
Dave Woodcock
Sarah Jones
Luz Whitney
Ephraim Benton
Tanesha Marie Gary
Edward Simon
Damon Wayans
Jason Bernard
Liza Jessie Peterson
Dina Pearlman
Rita Manning
Kyle Jones
Rayietta Hill
Johnnie L Cochran
Patrick Kiernan
Ron Lawrence
Mildred Clinton
Light Eyes
La Bruja
Cartier Williams
Crew
Leon Adair
Alan Aguilar
Eileen Ahearn
Yasmina B Alaoui
Judy Aley
Judy Aley
Michael Alvarez
Dave Anderson
Jim Anderson
John Anderson
Robert M Andres
Michael Anthony
Tony Arnaud
Erykah Badu
Jon Bailey
James Baldwin
Charli Baltimore
Charli Baltimore
R Barnett
Teron Beal
Janet Cheatham Bell
Jim Belletier
Bill Benham
Simon Benson
Martin Bernstein
Yasiin Bey
Yasiin Bey
Terence Blanchard
Terence Blanchard
Rachel Bolt
Bilyana Boyadjieva
Kija Brooks
Barry Alexander Brown
Raffaello Brown
Dale Brownell
Terrence Laron Burke
T Burton
Nathan J. Busch
Jeff Butcher
Bobby Caldwell
James W Callahan
Kisha Imani Cameron
Mel Cannon
Shari Carpenter
Ruth Carter
Yolando Carter
Aimee Cavenecia
Gary Cergol
Kam Chan
Michael Ray Charles
Michael Ray Charles
Michael Ray Charles
Betty Chin
Linda Cohen
Patrice Coleman
Aisha Coley
Jack Condon
Janelle Connor
Sharyn Cordice
Maria Clara Costa
Marko Costanzo
John Coumarbatch
Lamont Crawford
Colin Cumberbatch
Colin Cumberbatch
Robert Currie
Michael Curry
Paul Dale
David Daniels
Mark Daniels
Harry Darrow
Zach De La Rocha
Zach De La Rocha
Robert A De Mar
Yvens De Thelismond
Kathy Dempsey
Carolyn Desousa
Stuart Deutsch
Kerwin Devonish
Alex Digerlando
Chris Doogan
Aaron Douglas
Leo Driver
Rich Edwards
Jeff Ellerbee
Mike Ellis
Ukeme Emem
Kris Enos
Roy Farfel
Julian Farrell
Chris Fielder
Jonathan Filley
John B Finn
L Andre Fischer
Tom Fleischman
Aaron Fletcher
Geoff Foster
Careen Fowles
Marcial Francisco
Sarah Frank
Vic Fraser
Ralph Fratianni
Rod Gailes
Geeta Gandbhir
Jean-paul Gaultier
James Geyer
Andy Gibson
Tish Giffoni
C Gipp
Peggy Glascoe
Jeffrey L Glave
Savion Glover
Allen Gordon
Craig Grant
Donald Grant
James Gray
Nancy Griffith
Isobel Griffiths
Gano Grills
Gano Grills
Jane Grover
Corin Gutteridge
Christopher S Hall
Rob Harari
Eric Harland
Lucien Harriot
James E Harris
Norman Harris
Milady Hartmann
Thomas J Heilig
Jay Hendrickx
Ruth Hernandez
Gregory Hill
Tracey Hinds
Paul Hogan
Chris Holbrook
Danielle Hollowell
Bruce Hornsby
Bruce Hornsby
Leonard Hubbard
Parrish Hurley
Bryan Iler
Darlene Jackson
Jake Jackson
Rodney Jackson
Willow Jenkins
Hardwick Johnson
Rahsan Jones
Suzanne Kelly
Victor Kempster
Frank Kern
Jon Kilik
Jimmy Kim
W Knighton
William Kolpin
Jennifer Krause
Ellen Kuras
Alison Lacourse
Peter Lale
Jason Lampkin
Tiffany Lane
George Lara
Chris Laurence
Ron Lawrence
Cinque Lee
David C. Lee
Spike Lee
Spike Lee
Christine Legoff
Neil Leifer
Niel Leifer
Niel Leifer
Paul Leonardo
Gerald Levert
Gerald Levert
Hal Levinsohn
David Levinthal
David Levinthal
Donny I Levy
Tony Lewis
Blake Leyh
Patrick Lindenmaier
Leo Linton
Marissa Littlefield
Sundi Lofty
Irving Lorenzo
Martin Loveday
Dave Lynch
Tim Main
Bruce Malament
Jen Martley
Neal Martz
Tim Masick
Kedar Massenburg
Keith Matthis
Leroy Mccarthy
Kimberly R Mccord
Shawn P Mckeegan
Parrish Mclean
L. Londell Mcmillan
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall October 6, 2000
Expanded Release in United States October 20, 2000
Released in United States on Video April 17, 2001
Released in United States February 2001
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 7-18, 2001.
Project was shot using the Sony VX 1000, Sony TRV 900 and Sony PC1 video camcorders.
Completed shooting November 10, 1999.
Began shooting September 27, 1999.
Overseas Film Group has set up NYC quarters with Grandview Pictures.
Released in United States Fall October 6, 2000
Expanded Release in United States October 20, 2000
Released in United States on Video April 17, 2001
Released in United States February 2001 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 7-18, 2001.)