Hollywood Shuffle

Hollywood Shuffle

82 mins | Comedy | March 20, 1987

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.

Hollywood Shuffle

82 mins | Comedy | March 20, 1987

Hollywood Shuffle
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Samuel Goldwyn Films
Original title Hollywood Shuffle
Directors Robert Townsend
Writers Robert Townsend, Keenen Ivory Wayans

Cast

Robert Townsend

as Bobby Taylor

Craigus R. Johnson

as Stevie Taylor

Helen Martin

as Bobby's Grandmother

Starletta DuPois

as Bobby's Mother

John Witherspoon

as Mr. Jones

Steve James

as Hood #3

Christopher Jackson

as Punk #1

Dom Irrera

as Writer

Damon Wayans

as Body Guard #2 / Willie

Lisa Mende

as Casting Director

Eugene Robert Glazer

as Director / Teacher / Amadeus / Chicago Jones / Dirty Larry

Paul Mooney

as President of NAACP

Kim Wayans

as Customer in Chair

Jimmy Woodard

as Advanced Student / Basketball Player / Tyrone

Nancy Cheryll Davis

as Audition Actor / Hooker

Grand L. Bush

as Mandingo / Ricky Taylor / Hood #5

Rusty Cundieff

as Audition Actor / Slave #1 / Zombie Pimp / Eddie Murphy-Type

Bobby McGee

as Audition Actor / Zombie Pimp / Eddie Murphy-Type

Brad Sanders

as Batty Boy

Bobby Mardis

as Audition Actor / Basketball Player

Franklyn Ajaye

as Body Guard #1

Roy Fegan

as Jesse Wilson / Slave #2 / Zombie

David McKnight

as Uncle Ray

Michael Colyar

as Body Guard #3

Don Reed

as Maurice