---
title: 'Hollywood Shuffle (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Townsend'
released: '1987-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 78
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/hollywood-shuffle-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093200/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Hollywood Shuffle (1987)

1987 · 78 min · United States


## Synopsis

Hollywood Shuffle is a 1987 American satirical comedy film about the racial stereotypes of African Americans in film and television. The film tracks the attempts of Bobby Taylor to become a successful actor and the mental and external roadblocks he encounters, represented through a series of interspersed vignettes and fantasies. Produced, directed, and co-written by Robert Townsend, the film is semi-autobiographical, reflecting Townsend's experiences as a black actor when he was told he was not "black enough" for certain roles.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Townsend](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-townsend)
- **Screenplay:** [Dom Irrera](https://cinepixo.com/people/dom-irrera)
- **Producer:** [Robert Townsend](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-townsend), [Lydia Nicole](https://cinepixo.com/people/lydia-nicole)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Udi Harpaz](https://cinepixo.com/people/udi-harpaz)
- **Director of Photography:** [Peter Deming](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-deming)

## Cast

- [Grand L. Bush](https://cinepixo.com/people/grand-l-bush)
- [Helen Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-martin)
- [Anne-Marie Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-marie-johnson)

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