Bamboozled [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Bamboozled [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: Spike Lee Cast: Damon Wayans
Damon Wayans
, Savion Glover
Savion Glover
, Jada Pinkett Smith
Jada Pinkett Smith
, Tommy Davidson
Tommy Davidson
Spike Lee
Bamboozled [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Bamboozled [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: Spike Lee Cast: Damon Wayans
Damon Wayans
, Savion Glover
Savion Glover
, Jada Pinkett Smith
Jada Pinkett Smith
, Tommy Davidson
Tommy Davidson
Spike Lee

Blu-ray (Color)

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Overview

Writer and director Spike Lee casts his satiric gaze on racism in American television and how America's racist past still impacts the present in this biting comedy. Pierre Delacroix (Damon Wayans) is an astute, Harvard-educated African-American writer working for an independent television network who is assigned to brainstorm a new show for the African-American audience. Delacroix is the only black writer on the network's staff, and the longer he works under Dunwitty (Michael Rapaport), the loudmouthed executive in charge of programming, the more he's convinced he's made a mistake. Wanting to be fired, Delacroix writes a pilot he imagines is so offensive no network would ever dare to air it: "The ManTan Minstrel Show," in which dancer Man Ray (Savion Glover) and comedian Womack (Tommy Davidson) portray two shiftless dunderheads, ManTan and Sleep 'N Eat -- who are to be played in blackface. To Delacroix's surprise, Dunwitty gives the idea the go-ahead, and to his shock, the show is soon a massive hit. Delacroix is now stuck trying to explain his show to the African-American community, who are generally not amused, especially Sloan Hopkins (Jada Pinkett Smith), his assistant on the staff, who has become involved with Man Ray. In order to give Bamboozled a look that would suit its setting in the world of network television, Spike Lee and cinematographer Ellen Kuras shot the entire film using digital video equipment.

Product Details

Release Date: 03/17/2020
UPC: 0715515242615
Original Release: 2000
Rating: R
Source: Criterion Collection
Region Code: A
Sound: [Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language: English
Time: 2:16:00
Sales rank: 9,139

Special Features

New 2k digital restoration, supervised by Director of Photography Ellen Kuras and approved by Director Spike Lee, with 5.1 Surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack; Audio Commentary from 2001 featuring Lee ; New conversation between Lee and film programmer and critic Ashley Clark; New interviews with Choreographer and actor Savion Glover, actor Tommy Davidson, and Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter; On Blackface and the Minstrel Show, a new interview program featuring film and medica scholar Racquel Gates; The Making of "Bamboozled" (2001), a documentary featuring Lee; Glover; Davidson; actors Jada Pinkett Smith, Michael Rapaport, and Damon Wayans; and other members of the cast and crew; Deleted scenes, music videos for the Mau Maus' Blak Iz Blak" and Gerald Lever's "Dream with No Love," and alternate parody commercials created for the film; Poster gallery and trailer; PLUS: An essay by Clark

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Damon Wayans Pierre Delacroix
Savion Glover Manray
Jada Pinkett Smith Sloan Hopkins
Tommy Davidson Womack
Michael Rapaport Dunwitty
Thomas Jefferson Byrd Honeycutt,Himself
Sarah Jones Dot,Porch Monkey,Dot
Gillian Iliana Waters Verna
Susan Batson Orchid Dothan
Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards Topsy
Tyheesha Collins Aunt Jemima
Jason Bernard Jungle Bunny
Baakari Wilder Sambo
Sekou Torbet Rastus
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson The Roots
Tariq Trotter Levi--Musical Director
James 'Kamal' Gray Porch Monkey
Leonard 'Hub' Hubbard Porch Monkey
Christopher Wynkoop Massa Charlie
Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. Himself
Al Sharpton Himself
Matthew Modine Himself
Arthur Nascarella Police Chief
Liza Jessie Peterson Ruth
Don Ezzard Peavy II Auditioning Dancer
Tony Arnaud Auditioning Digeroo-Doo Player
Tuffy Questell Auditioning Singer
David Wain Bunning
Ron Lawrence Mau Mua's Engineer
Al Palagonia Bobby
Mildred Clinton Louise
Ephraim Benton Tre
Tanesha Marie Gary Stacy
Shannon Walker Williams Young Black Woman
Matthew Cole Weiss Young White Man
Coati Mundi Papo
La Bruja Cuca
Rodney 'Bear' Jackson Stage Security Guard
Rafael Osorio Stage Security Guard
Anna Hsieh Joan
Kris Park Fish
Cheryl Lynn Bowers Mona
Julie Dretzin Beth
Steven McElroy Seth
Stephen Kunken David
Katie MacNichol Anna
Joshua Weinstein Kirk
A.D. Miles Aaron
Daniel Milder Peter
Jason Winther Jeff
Ed Blunt CNS Security Guard
Renton Kirk CNS Security Guard
Kim Director Starlet
Connie Freestone Starlet
Rayietta Hill Hottie
John Wallace Dawg
Arthur Thomas Dawg
Lisa Ferreira Da Bomb Girl
Kiki Haynes Da Bomb Girl
Judah Jacobs Da Bomb Girl
Light Eyes Da Bomb Girl
Chyna Da Bomb Girl
Luz Whitney Da Bomb Girl
Danny Hoch Timmi Hillnigger
Mira Sorvino Herself
Mos Def Big Black Africa
MC Serch 1/16th Black
Gano Grills Double Black
Canibus Mo Black
DJ Scratch Jo Black
Charli Baltimore Smooth Black
muMs Hard Black
Jani Blom Jukka Laks
Dina Pearlman Myrna Goldfarb
Paul Mooney Juenbug
Jada Pinkett-Smith Actor
Terence Blanchard Composer

Technical Credits
Spike Lee Director,Screenwriter,Producer
Aisha Coley Casting
Lucien Harriot Special Effects
Jon Kilik Producer
Mechanism Digital Special Effects
Manny Siverio Stunts
Rolf Pardula Sound/Sound Designer
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