Bamboozled
2000 · 136 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 12,650 VOTES · DIR. Spike Lee
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 2,360 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:41 Satire, one A.
00:06:29 and how you can deliver.
00:10:58 Ready to get some jewelry already, huh?
00:16:19 I mean, wait a minute.
00:20:56 It's not cute no more.
00:25:15 I'm all ears, and my nose is a close second.
00:30:01 Topsy? Rastus?
00:34:45 It's, like, Blak...
00:39:19 I want to wake America up.
00:44:51 I got it here.
00:48:51 Whenever you see me, I'm gonna give you my greetin'.
00:56:16 They didn't even view a rough cut.
01:01:05 I can't do that Hollywood stuff, man.
01:05:55 That's perfect, there.
01:10:20 If you want to keep it really real...
01:14:35 Despite how I may feel about the show personally...
01:19:42 There will be no desecrating of our people!
01:24:24 I mean, for sure, I know I can handle my business.
01:31:58 so I want to thank you from the bowels of my heart...
01:37:07 beat me up in the studio.
01:41:50 that I'm intelligent maybe?
01:48:56 Him!
01:54:19 You know exactly what the fuck you did.
02:00:33 You're black!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed2,360
Dialogue density17.4 lines / min
First line00:00:41
Final line02:00:33
Production Record
DirectorSpike Lee
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10,000,000
Revenue$2,463,650
IMDb votes12,650