Cinematic background from Bamboozled 2000 - TV producer Pierre Delacroix becomes frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea. Hoping to get fired, Delacroix pitches the worst idea he can think of: a 21st century minstrel show. The network not only airs it, but it becomes a smash hit.
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man in a suit and tie holding a cell phone to his ear; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A person wearing a plaid shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man sitting in front of a wall of baseball pictures; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – Two young men standing next to each other in front of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A view of a house from behind some bushes; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man wearing a purple hat holding a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man in a cap and gown standing in front of another man in a suit; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man sitting on top of a bench in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man's face in the dark; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man's face with tears in his eyes; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man in a black vest and a purple tie; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A woman sitting at a table with a keyboard; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man being restrained by two other men; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man with dreadlocks is smiling while listening to music; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – Two men sitting at a dinner table looking at a phone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man wearing a suit and tie holding a microphone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man with a microphone on a stage with smoke; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man standing next to another man with dreadlocks; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man sitting at a table with his hands clasped together; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man in a red jacket holding a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A group of men in prison garb sitting next to each other; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man in a leather jacket looking at another man in a leather jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man with dreadlocks tied to a chair in front of a television; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man with dreadlocks tied up in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A group of men sitting next to each other on a bench; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man holding up a painting of a man; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man in a red suit and orange hat holding a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man wearing a black jacket and a gray sweater; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man with dreadlocks is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man is speaking at an african - american convention; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man and a woman sitting in a movie theater; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A woman in a red jacket holding a black glove; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man in a red jacket and a man in a red hat are talking; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man in a suit and tie pointing to the camera; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man with dreadlocks standing in a dark room; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man in a purple suit is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man in a purple suit standing in front of a painting of a woman; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man in a leather jacket looking out of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A person wearing a hat; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – An old photo of a man cooking in an oven; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man sitting in a movie theater with two other people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man in a red suit and black face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man and a woman talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man in a top hat and a black suit; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A woman sitting at a table using a laptop computer; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A group of people standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man and a woman standing in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man standing on a stage holding a microphone; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man sitting at a table in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A group of people sitting next to each other on a couch; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man with white hair is looking at the mirror; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A person with dreads; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man in a suit and tie holding a ring; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man wearing a pink shirt and a red robe; Extreme Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man in a white dress shirt is sitting in front of a lamp; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man in a red jacket and a red hat holding a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A person with a microphone; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man sitting at a table with a glass of wine; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A person with dreadlocks; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man standing on a set of stairs in front of a group of people; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man sitting in a chair wearing a brown sweater; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man with a black afro playing drums; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – Two men in suits are looking at each other in a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A black and white photo of a woman in a maid's outfit; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man in a red jacket and orange hat drinking a drink; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man holding a remote in front of a television; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man sitting in front of a bathroom mirror with dreadlocks; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man sitting at a table with a cup of coffee; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man in a red jacket and a red hat is holding a microphone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A man and a woman sitting next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A person with dreadlocks; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bamboozled” (2000), directed by Spike Lee – A person with a hat on; Close Up shot, Low angle