Film

Hollywood Shuffle

1987 · 1h 21m · Comedy

Bobby Taylor was on his way to becoming a star, when a funny thing happened...

IMDb

6.9

Rotten Tomatoes

88%

Metacritic

74

Aspiring actor and hot-dog stand employee Bobby Taylor catches the ire of his grandmother for auditioning for a role in the regrettably titled exploitation film "Jivetime Jimmy's Revenge." When Tinseltown Studios casts Taylor in the title role, he has a series of conflicted dreams satirizing African-American stereotypes in Hollywood, and must reconcile his career goals with his desire to remain a positive role model for his little brother.

Robert Townsend

Bobby Taylor

Craigus R. Johnson

Stevie Taylor

Helen Martin

Bobby's Grandmother

Starletta DuPois

Bobby's Mother

Keenen Ivory Wayans

Donald

Anne-Marie Johnson

Lydia

John Witherspoon

Mr. Jones

Lou B. Washington

Tiny

Steve James

Hood #3

Christopher Jackson

Punk #1

Dom Irrera

Writer

Damon Wayans

Body Guard #2 / Willie

Lisa Mende

Casting Director

Eugene Robert Glazer

Director / Teacher / Amadeus / Chicago Jones / Dirty Larry

Paul Mooney

President of NAACP

Kim Wayans

Customer in Chair

• Robert TownsendDirector · Writer · Producer
• Keenen Ivory WayansWriter
• Carl CraigExecutive Producer
• Peter DemingDirector of Photography
• W.O. GarrettEditor

Official Trailer

Release date

March 20, 1987

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 21m

Rated

R

Budget

$100,000

Revenue

$5,228,617

Genres

Comedy

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