Synopsis
Bamboozled (2000) is a razor-sharp satirical comedy-drama by Spike Lee you can watch online on iFILM. Damon Wayans plays Pierre Delacroix, a Black TV writer ground down by a clueless white network boss. Jada Pinkett Smith and tap dancer Savion Glover co-star.
Desperate to get fired, Delacroix pitches the most offensive idea he can imagine: a 21st-century minstrel show where Black performers wear blackface. The network greenlights it. The audience loves it. Ratings soar. Instead of an exit, Delacroix gets a hit — and a crisis he never saw coming.
Lee shot the film on digital video to give it a raw, unpolished look that mirrors the ugliness it dissects. The movie is a provocation about racial imagery, media complicity, and what audiences will consume if you package it right. Stream Bamboozled online on iFILM.
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