Hollywood Shuffle

The best example of urban guerilla filmmaking is ironically and happily also one of Hollywood's most triumphant success stories. Actor wannabe Bobby Taylor (Townsend) dreams of landing a role, any role. But in a town where the best black roles are usually jive-talkin' gangsta stereotypes, Bobby learns that you have to make your own part seven if they're just in your head. Spoofing everything from Michael Jackson's Thriller and Eddie Murphy to Siskel & Ebert, Bobby's vivid imagination and Hollywood Shuffle are "an exhilarating blast" (New York)!