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Bamboozled

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Frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea, producer Pierre Delacroix pitches the worst idea he can think of in an attempt to get fired: a 21st century minstrel show. The network not only airs it, but it becomes a smash hit.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2000-10-06

Runtime: 136 mins

Director: Spike Lee

Spoken language: English

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Original title: Bamboozled

Production Companies: New Line Cinema, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

Production Countries: United States of America

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