| Edition |
Widescreen. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (78 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
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NTSC rda |
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Motion pictures |
| System Details |
DVD ; NTSC ; region 1 ; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; stereo. |
| Note(S) |
Title from disc. |
| Cast |
Robert Townsend, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Ann-Marie Johnson, Helen Martin. |
| Credits |
Music, Patrice Rushen & Udi Harpaz ; editor, W.O. Garrett ; director of photography, Peter Deming. |
| Note(S) |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1987 ; 2015 DVD release. |
| Audience |
Rating: R. |
| 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. |
| Subject(S) |
African American actors -- Drama.
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Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Drama.
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Comedy films.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Name(S) |
Townsend, Robert, 1957- screenwriter, film producer, film director, actor.
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Wayans, Keenen Ivory, screenwriter, actor.
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Johnson, Anne-Marie, 1960- actor.
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Martin, Helen, 1909-2000, actor.
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Garrett, W. O., editor.
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Deming, Peter, director of photography.
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Rushen, Patrice, composer.
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Harpaz, Udi, 1952- composer.
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Samuel Goldwyn Co., presenter.
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Olive Films, film distributor.
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| ISBN/ISSN/Media No. |
887090097901 |
| Media No. |
OF979 Olive Films |
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