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Bamboozled

Summary: A frustrated African-American TV writer proposes a blackface minstrel show in protest, but to his chagrin, it becomes a hit.
Release Date: October 20, 2000
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Music
Runtime: 2 h 15 min
MPAA: R

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 10,000,000
Domestic: $ 2,274,979
International: $ 188,671
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