Bamboozled (2000)
| Release Date | 18 September 2000 |
| Budget | $10,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $2,000,000 |
| Tagline | Starring the great negroe actors |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | New York City, New York, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Media Satire |
| Niche Genre | Comedy Drama |
| Mood | Comedy on the Edge, Food for Thought |
| Themes | Race Relations, Rise and Fall Stories, Crisis of Conscience, Rags To Riches |
| Tones | Satirical, Biting, Angry, Confrontational, Visceral, Irreverent, Disturbing, Claustrophobic |
| Tags | Dance [art], Fame, Minstrel Show, Race Relations, Television, Writer |
Bamboozled is a 2000 satirical film written and directed by Spike Lee about a modern televised minstrel show featuring black actors donning blackface makeup and the violent fall-out from the show's success. The film was given a limited release by New Line Cinema during the fall of 2000, and was released on DVD the following year.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Susan Batson
Orchid Dothan
M.C. Serch
16th Blak , Mau Mau: 1
Gano Grills
Mau Mau: Double Blak
DJ Scratch
Mau Mau: Jo Blak
Dormeshia Sumbry
Pickaninny: Topsy
Tyheesha Collins
Pickaninny: Aunt Jemima
Cartier Williams
Pickaninny: Lil'nigger Jim
Jason Bernard
Pickaninny: Jungle Bunny
Baakari Wilder
Pickaninny: Sambo
Sekou Torbet
Pickaninny: Rastus
Ahmir-Khalib Thompson
Alabama Porch Monkeys: Levi - Musical Director
James 'Kamal' Gray
Alabama Porch Monkey
Leonard 'Hub' Hubbard
Alabama Porch Monkey
Kyle 'Scratch' Jones
Alabama Porch Monkey
Jani Blom
Jukka Laks
Dina Pearlman
Myrna Goldfarb
Imhotep Gary Byrd
Himself
Johnnie L. Cochran Jr.
Himself
Liza Jessie Peterson
Ruth
Don Ezzard Peavy II
Auditioning Dancer
Tony Arnaud
Auditioning 'Digeroo-Doo Player'
Tuffy Questell
Auditioning 'Singer'
Ron Lawrence
Mau Maus' Engineer
Al Palagonia
Bobby
Mildred Clinton
Louise
Ephraim Benton
Tre
Tanesha Marie Gary
Stacy
Shannon Walker Williams
Young Black Woman
Matthew Cole Weiss
Young White Man
Caridad 'La Bruja' De La Luz
Cuca
Rodney 'Bear' Jackson
Stage Security Guard
Rafael Osorio
Stage Security Guard
Anna Hsieh
Joan
Kris Park
Fish
Cheryl Lynn Bowers
Mona
Julie Dretzin
Beth
Steven McElroy
Seth
Stephen Kunken
David
Katie MacNichol
Anna
Joshua Weinstein
Kirk
Daniel Milder
Peter
Jason Winther
Jeff
Ed Onipede Blunt
CNS Security Guard
Renton Kirk
CNS Security Guard
Conni Freestone
Starlet
Rayietta Hill
Hottie
John Wallace
Dawg
Arthur Thomas
Dawg
Lisa Ferreira
Da Bomb Girl
Kiki Haynes
Da Bomb Girl
Judah Jacobs
Da Bomb Girl
Light Eyes
Da Bomb Girl
Chyna
Da Bomb Girl
Danny Hoch
Timmi Hillnigger
Shawna Bermender
Performer
Ruby Campbell
Marie
Tracy Coogan
Baywatch Girl
Ross Haines
Newsroom Supervisor
George Siegmann
Silas Lynch
Joseph Lyle Taylor
Task Force Leader
Stelianie Tekmitchov
Beach Force 2 Babe
Leah Yananton
Studio PA
Director
Writer
Producer
Jon Kilik
producer
Kisha Imani Cameron
associate producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Ellen Kuras
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Editor
Samuel D. Pollard
Casting Director
Aisha Coley
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Production Designer
Victor Kempster
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Art Director
Harry Darrow
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Set Decorator
Ford Wheeler
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Costume Designer
Ruth E. Carter
Makeup Department
Dale Brownell
hair stylist
Nathan J. Busch II
key hair stylist
Patrice Coleman
background makeup supervisor
Sharyn Cordice
second makeup artist
Selena Evans-Miller
additional makeup artist
Neal Martz
special effects masker
Carol Rasheed
additional makeup artist
Ellie Winslow
key makeup artist
Heidi Kulow
makeup artist
Sharyn Pierson
makeup artist
Production Manager
Colin Cumberbatch
post-production supervisor
Jonathan Filley
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mike Ellis
first assistant director
Tracey Hinds
key second assistant director
Michael A. Pinckney
second second assistant director
Art Department
Martin Bernstein
construction coordinator
Jeff Butcher
on-set dresser
James Callahan
set dresser
Aimee Cavenecia
assistant to set decorator
Robert Currie
property assistant
Michael Curry Sr.
construction foreman
Paul Dale
scenic artist
Robert De Mar
on-set dresser
Alex DiGerlando
art department intern
Christopher Doogan
scenic artist
Sarah Frank
computer graphic designer
Ralph Fratianni
best boy construction grip
James Geyer
scenic artist
Jeffrey L. Glave
scenic charge
Donald Grant
set dresser
Nancy Griffith
assistant property master
E.J. Grover
scenic artist
Jay Hendrickx
camera scenic artist
Gregory Hill
assistant art director
Chris Holbrook
scenic shopman
Jimmy Kim
construction shop production assistant
Bill Kolpin
set dresser
Jennifer Krause
scenic artist
Timothy Main
shop craftsman
Jen Martley
art department coordinator
Shawn P. McKeegan
art department production assistant
Alvin T. Moore
additional assistant art director
Jeff Naparstek
set dresser
Myron Odegaard
shop electrician
Arne Olsen
key construction grip
Mark Peltzer
property master
Catherine Pierson
buyer
Donald Robinson
graphic designer
Scott Rosenstock
lead man
Ann Sherrill
scenic artist
Mark Simon
set dresser
Jeff Taisey
shop craftsman
Joan Winters
graphic designer
Byron K. Lovelace
set dresser
Sound Department
Jon Bailey
assistant engineer: London Orchestra
Kam Chan
foley editor
Marko A. Costanzo
foley artist
Stuart Deutsch
boom operator
Chris Fielder
assistant sound editor
Tom Fleischman
sound re-recording mixer
David Flynch
assistant sound editor
Rob Harari
audio consultant
Ruth Hernandez
apprentice sound editor
Jake Jackson
assistant engineer: London Orchestra
Frank Kern
foley supervisor
George A. Lara
foley recordist
Hal Levinsohn
group adr editor
Blake Leyh
sound effects editor
Marissa Littlefield
supervising adr editor
Kimberly R. McCord-Wilson
dialogue editor
Kelly Neese
cable
Rolf Pardula
sound mixer
Glenfield Payne
sound effects editor
Jennifer Ralston
foley editor
Philip Stockton
supervising sound editor
James Ziegler
engineer: Dolby
Matt Sietz
sound assistant
Special Effects
Steven Kirshoff
special effects
Visual Effects
Bilyana Boyadjieva
animator/digital effects artist: Mechanism Digital
Gabriel Gornell
digital effects producer: Mechanism Digital
Lucien Harriot
digital effects supervisor: Mechanism Digital
Mark Palkoski
animator/digital effects artist: Mechanism Digital
Joel Sevilla
animator: Mechanism Digital
Joe Zito
Henry artist: Moving Images at the Color Wheel
Matt McDonald
digital compositor
Stunts
Roy Farfel
stunts
Manny Siverio
stunts, stunt coordinator
Eliot Sash
stunt performer
Camera and Electrical Department
Dave Anderson
additional electrician
Robert M. Andres
key grip
Tony Arnaud
grip
James R. Belletier
first assistant camera: "a" camera
Terrence Laron Burke
grip
Mel Cannon
grip
John Coumarbatch
camera production assistant
Lamont Crawford
dolly grip
Kerwin DeVonish
second assistant camera: "a" camera
Kris Enos
second assistant camera: "b" camera
Corin Gutteridge
theatrical lighting consultant
Christopher Hall
camera operator: "b" camera
James Harris
set electrician
Hardwick Johnson
lighting and grip equipment: Camera Services Center
David Lee
still photographer
Keith Matthis
additional assistant camera
Malcolm Murray
best boy electric
Chris Norr
camera operator: "a" camera
Michael Papadapolous
generator operator , rigging electrician
Ricardo Sarmiento
additional camera operator
Chris Skutch
best boy grip
Addy Smith
camera intern
Darrin Smith
set electrician
Phillip Todd
first assistant camera: "b" camera
John Velez
gaffer
Leah Yananton
camera intern
Animation Department
Anna Bartoletti
assistant character stylist
Casting Department
Michael Alvarez
extras casting associate
Sundi Lofty
extras casting intern
Anna Park
casting associate
Tuffy Questell
extras casting
Traci Runcie
extras casting associate
Jaime Wilson
extras casting intern
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Yolanda Carter
costume assistant
Yvens DeThelismond
assistant costume designer
Careen Fowles
assistant costumer
Milady Hartmann
assistant costumer
Danielle Hollowell
assistant costume designer
Darlene Jackson
wardrobe supervisor
Suzanne Kelly
wardrobe supervisor
Emilio Sosa
assistant costume designer
Whitney Kyles
costume design assistant
Editorial Department
Barry Alexander Brown
additional editor
Raffaello Brown
post-production intern
Janelle Connor
post-production assistant
Geeta Gandbhir
first assistant editor
Leticia Giffoni
editing room assistant
Paul Leonardo Jr.
assistant post-production supervisor
Tim Masick
video color timer: Moving Images at the Color Wheel
Mato
film color timer
Melissa Wegman
Bond Co. Post Superviser
Music Department
James Anderson
music recordist: New York Jazz Ensemble, music mixer: New York Jazz Ensemble
John Anderson
musician: oboe, London Orchestra
Vaughn Armon
musician: violin, London Orchestra
Kenny Barron
musician: piano, New York Jazz Ensemble
Bill Benham
musician: viola, London Orchestra
Simon Benson
musician: double bass, London Orchestra
Rachel Bolt
musician: viola, London Orchestra
Tom Bowes
musician: violin, London Orchestra
John Bradbury
musician: violin, London Orchestra
Linda Cohen
music coordinator: New York Jazz Ensemble
David Daniels
musician: cello, London Orchestra
Julian Farrell
musician: bass clarinet, London Orchestra
Andrew Findon
musician: alto flute, London Orchestra
Simon Fischer
musician: violin, London Orchestra
Aaron Fletcher
musician: alto saxophone, New York Jazz Ensemble
Geoff Foster
music mixer: London Orchestra, music recordist: London Orchestra
Vic Fraser
music librarian: London Orchestra
Isobel Griffiths
orchestral contractor
Eric Harland
musician: drums, New York Jazz Ensemble
Gary Kettel
musician: percussion, London Orchestra
Patrick Kiernan
musician: violin, London Orchestra
Boguslav Kostecki
musician: violin, London Orchestra
Alison LaCourse
music assistant: New York Jazz Ensemble
Deler Lale
musician: viola, London Orchestra
Christopher Laurence
musician: double bass, London Orchestra
Tony Lewis
musician: cello, London Orchestra
Martin Loveday
musician: cello, London Orchestra
Rita Manning
musician: violin, London Orchestra
Jeffrey Mironov
musician: guitar, New York Jazz Ensemble
Perry Montague Mason
musician: violin, London Orchestra
Paul Morgan
musician: double bass, London Orchestra
Kate Musker
musician: viola, London Orchestra
Everton Nelson
musician: violin, London Orchestra
Derek Nievergelt
musician: bass, New York Jazz Ensemble
John Parricelli
musician: guitar, London Orchestra
John Pigneguy
musician: horn, London Orchestra
Anthony Pleeth
musician: cello, London Orchestra
Frank Ricotti
musician: percussion, London Orchestra
Nick Rodwell
musician: clarinet, London Orchestra
Roger Rosenberg
musician: bass clarinet, New York Jazz Ensemble
Frank Schaefer
musician: cello, London Orchestra
Mary Scully
musician: double bass, London Orchestra
Jackie Shave
musician: violin, London Orchestra
Edward Simon
musician: piano, London Orchestra
Alex Steyermark
music supervisor
Michael Thompson
musician: horn, London Orchestra
Chris Tombling
musician: violin, London Orchestra
Richard Watkins
musician: horn, London Orchestra
Jay Weigel
music preparation: London Orchestra
Bruce White
musician: viola, London Orchestra
Katie Wilkinson
musician: viola, London Orchestra
Brice Winston
musician: tenor saxophone, New York Jazz Ensemble
Dave Woodcock
musician: violin, London Orchestra
Gavyn Wright
musician: violin, London Orchestra, orchestra leader
Transportation Department
Tom Heilig
transportation captain
Vic Nowak
transportation co-captain
Other Crew
Leon Adair Jr.
parking coordinator
Alan Aguilar
chef: Coast to Coast Catering
Yasmina B. Alaoui
key production office assistant
Michael Anthony
assistant location manager
Kija Brooks
set production assistant
Shari L. Carpenter
script supervisor
Gary Cergol
product placement
Michael Ray Charles
visual consultant, paintings "Bamboozled" and "Mandini's Great Escape" used by kind permission of
Betty Chin
production coordinator
Jack Condon
production office assistant
Maria Clara Costa
set production assistant
Glenda Cox
second assistant accountant
Colin Cumberbatch
assistant production coordinator
Carolyn De Sousa
additional script supervisor
Aaron Douglas
production accountant
Leo Driver
parking production assistant
Leon Dudevoir
production executive
Rich Edwards
set production assistant
Jeff Ellerbe
set production assistant
Ukeme Emem
production office intern
John B. Finn
post-production accountant
Rod Gailes
office: 40 Acres
Peggy Glascoe
assistant accountant
Rob Harari
tap instrument designer
Parrish Hurley
stand-in: Mr. Rapaport
Bryan Iler
location scout
Rodney 'Bear' Jackson
key production assistant
Willow Jenkins
set production assistant
Rahsan Jones
parking production assistant
Thomas Krempke
tape-to-film transfer
Jason Lampkin
office: 40 Acres
Cinqué Lee
video archivist
Neil Leifer
photographs: "Muhammad Ali", "HankAaron", "Kareem Abdul Jabbar", "Michael Jordan", "Willie Mays", "Mike Tyson" and "1968 Olympics, Mexico City" used by kind permission of
David Levinthal
photographs "Blackface", "1999. Arena Editions", "New Mexico" used by kind permission of
Donny I. Levy
production office intern
Patrick Lindenmaier
tape-to-film supervisor
Leo Linton
stand-in: Mr. Davidson
Francisco Marcial
assistant parking coordinator
LeRoy McCarthy
location scout
Parrish McLean
set production assistant
Tjamal Noni
production office secretary
Rafael Osorio
key production assistant
Heather Parish
accountant: 40 Acres
Manuel Penichet
research intern
Jimmie Pinckney
set production assistant
Jerry Pinkney
photographs "National Geographic Society Image Collection" used by kind permission of
Hakim Quest
location assistant
Abbi Robinson
accountant: 40 Acres
Butch Robinson
electronic press kit
Tom Ross
location manager
Calvin Ruffin II
set production assistant
Asad Sankofa
stand-in: Mr. Glover
Ruedi Schick
blow-up
Josh Schneider
assistant post-production accountant
Philip Schulz
location scout
Craig Seti
dailies advisor
Earl Smith
liaison: 40 Acres
Michele Soddano
payroll accountant
Proteus Spann
stand-in: Mr. Wayans
Maggie Steber
photographs "SABA" courtesy of
Ryan Viniotis
location assistant
Elizabeth Wade
production office intern
Noelia Warnette
stand-in: Ms. Pinkett-Smith
Bradley Williams
set production assistant
Randall Balsmeyer
title designer
Ran Francke
security: Jada Pinkett Smith
Jonn Nubian
technology consultant
Darren Ryan
25 frame video operator, 25 frame playback operator
Karen Koula Sossiadis
office assistant
Caroline Wells
production assistant
Thanks
Eileen Ahearn
thanks
Judy Aley
thanks
Janet Cheatham Bell
thanks
Michael Ray Charles
thanks
Mark Daniels
thanks
Christine Le Goff
thanks
Neil Leifer
thanks
David Levinthal
thanks
Kedar Massenburg
thanks
L. Londell McMillan
thanks
Bill Stepney
thanks
William Strickland
thanks
James Turner
thanks
Production Company
New Line Cinema
40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
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Distributor
New Line Cinema
FS Film Oy
New Line Home Video
Nelonen
Alliance Atlantis Communications
Arthaus Filmverleih
Aurum Producciones
Dutch FilmWorks (DFW)
Metropolitan Filmexport
Paradiso Entertainment
Special Effects
Mechanism Digital
Moving Images at the Color Wheel
Miscellaneous
ABC News Video Source
archive material courtesy of
Air Lyndhurst Studios
music recorded at: London Symphony Orchestra
American Humane Association, The
animals monitored by: AHA 200724-1
Archive Films
archive material courtesy of
AxiumAvalon Entertainment Services
payroll services
Balsmeyer and Everett
titles designed by
Black Nexxus Inc.
creative consultant
Blackface
photographs: © David Levinthal, used by kind permission
Boffi Studio
the producers wish to thank: Kitchen cabinetry
Buena Vista Film Sales
footage: Duel in the Sun © 1946 courtesy of
C5
post-production sound services
Camera Service Center
lighting and grip equipment
Century Optics
lens accessories
ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
camera cranes
Coast to Coast Catering
caterer
Columbia TriStar Television
footage: Good Times and The Jeffersons courtesy of
Du Art Film and Video
super 16 mm. film to video transfer
Frankfurt, Garbus, Kurnit, Klein & Selz
legal
GRS Systems
the producers wish to thank
Global Music Service
music copyist
Great Northern Brokerage Services
insurance
Grinberg Worldwide Images
archive material courtesy of
Historic Films Archive
footage: The Ed Sullivan Show © 1969 courtesy of
Historic Films
archive material courtesy of
Home Box Office (HBO)
footage: The Chris Rock Show courtesy of
Hot ShotsCool Cuts
archive material courtesy of
Jean Boudriot Publication
photographs: CD-Rom images courtesy of
Jean Paul Gaultier
thanks
Largo Entertainment Inc.
footage: Malcolm X © 1992 courtesy of
Library of Congress
archive material courtesy of
Magno Sound and Video
super 16 mm. film to video transfer, video production services and sound
Motion Picture Bond Company, The
completion bond
Motown Records
original motion picture soundtrack
NBC News Archives
archive material courtesy of
National Archives and Records Administration
archive material courtesy of
New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theater & Broadcasting, The
the producers wish to thank
Oddball Film and Video
archive material courtesy of
Paramount Pictures
footage: Mighty Mouse © 1944 couresy of
Polyform NY
the producers wish to thank: closets and bed systems
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The
the producers wish to thank
Sony
mini-digital video cameras
Sound One Corporation
re-recorded at , optical track
Sound OneC5
sound services
Swiss Effects
video to film transfer, super 16 mm. to 35 mm. film blow-up
TEC Casting
extras casting
Tape Man, The
the producers wish to thank
The Edison Studio, New York
music recorded at: New York Jazz Ensemble
The Image Bank
archive material courtesy of
Turner Entertainment
footage: The Great Lie © 1941, The Jazz Singer © 1927, Jezebel © 1938, Babes in Arms © 1939 and Showboat © 1951 courtesy of
Universal Studios Licensing
footage: Holiday Inn © 1942 Paramount Pictues, Inc. courtesy of
Versace
additional wardrobe, wardrobe: Jada Pinkett-Smith
Warner Bros. Pictures
footage: Malcolm X © 1992, The Great Lie © 1941, The Jazz Singer © 1927 and Jezebel © 1938 courtesy of
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