Spike Lee's 2000 racial satire Bamboozled stars Damon Wayans as struggling black television network executive Pierre Delacroix, who find himself forced to reconcile his overnight success with the overt racism of his network's hit show.
Plot Synopsis
Frustrated with the continuous rejections of his ideas and charged with the task of coming up with a hit show starring African Americans, Harvard educated network executive Pierre Delacroix proposes a 1800s-style minstrel show. To his surprise, the show is given the green light and becomes an instant success, resulting in internal conflict and external criticism for Delacroix.
Cast
- Damon Wayans: Pierre Delacroix
- Savion Glover: Manray/ Mantan
- Jada Pinkett-Smith: Sloan Hopkins
- Tommy Davidson: Sleep 'N Eat/ Womack
- Michael Rapaport: Dunwitty
- Thomas Jefferson Byrd III: Honeycutt
- Paul Mooney: Junebug
- Dante 'Mos Def' Smith: Big Black
