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Title:

Hollywood shuffle / Samuel Goldwyn Company presents ; a film by Robert Townsend ; written by Robert Townsend & Keenen Ivory Wayans ; produced & directed by Robert Townsend.

Publisher:

Olive Films,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

1 videodisc (78 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

African American actors--Drama.
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Drama.
African American actors.
California--Hollywood.--Hollywood.
Comedy films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Feature films--United States.
Drama.
Feature films.

Other Authors:

Townsend, Robert, 1957- actor. film director, actor.
Wayans, Keenen Ivory, actor. actor.
Johnson, Anne-Marie, 1960- actor.
Martin, Helen, 1909-2000, actor.
Rushen, Patrice, composer (expression)
Harpaz, Udi, composer (expression)
Samuel Goldwyn Co., production company.
Olive Films, publisher.

Notes:

Robert Townsend, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Ann-Marie Johnson, Helen Martin. Originally released as a motion picture in 1987.

Summary:

A satire on the ups and downs of being a black actor in Hollywood. Bobby Taylor, a young black actor whose attempts to find work are dashed when told that he's not "black enough" for the roles being offered. With jobs limited to stereotypes (gang-bangers, pimps and Uncle Toms), Bobby's struggles are told through a series of comic fantasies and dreams.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)905121102

UPC:

887090097901

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)