# Bamboozled (2000)

> An ambitious Black television writer engineers a racist minstrel-show hit, only to watch the entertainment machine turn his provocation into catastrophe.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/14588

## Facts

- Runtime: 136 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Director: Spike Lee
- Cast: Damon Wayans, Savion Glover, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tommy Davidson, Michael Rapaport, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Paul Mooney, Gillian White
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0215545/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: confrontational, sardonic, abrasive, political discussion night, social satire marathon

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