Rotten
Brimming with imagination and energy, Hollywood Shuffle is the kind of shoestring effort more appealing in theory than execution.
Variety Staff, Variety
Hollywood Shuffle
Bobby Taylor was on his way to becoming a star, when a funny thing happened...
1987 · 1h 21m · R
Comedy
Directed by
Robert Townsend
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Robert Townsend Director
- Robert Townsend as Bobby Taylor
- Craigus R. Johnson as Stevie Taylor
- Helen Martin as Bobby's Grandmother
- Starletta DuPois as Bobby's Mother
- Keenen Ivory Wayans as Donald
- Anne-Marie Johnson as Lydia
- John Witherspoon as Mr. Jones
- Lou B. Washington as Tiny
- Steve James as Hood #3
- Christopher Jackson as Punk #1
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
88%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Improv talent Robert Townsend is pretty much the whole show.
Pat Graham, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Despite the film's conspicuously minuscule budget and shaky narrative structure, it is funny. If you value enthusiasm and imagination more than glossy sophistication, you'll laugh.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
Mr. Townsend has taken aim at the industry's funny bone and struck a solid blow.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Fresh
For a mere $100,000, Townsend and company have made a funny, poignant and technically proficient film -- one that should thoroughly embarrass those studios that routinely offer up badly made, multimillion-dollar disasters.
Richard Harrington, Washington Post
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