| Frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea, producer Pierre Delacroix pitches the worst idea he can think of in an attempt to get fired: a 21st century minstrel show. The network not only airs it, but it becomes a smash hit. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 06, 2000 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Spike Lee |
| Writer: | Spike Lee |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | race politics, tv ratings, racism, political satire, backfire, blackface, dramedy, minstrel show, independent film, didactic, critical, mean spirited |
| Production Companies | New Line Cinema, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $2,463,650
Budget: $10,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Damon Wayans | Pierre Delacroix |
| Savion Glover | Manray / Mantan |
| Jada Pinkett Smith | Sloan Hopkins |
| Tommy Davidson | Womack / Sleep'n Eat |
| Michael Rapaport | Thomas Dunwitty |
| Thomas Jefferson Byrd | Honeycutt |
| Paul Mooney | Junebug |
| Gillian White | Verna |
| Susan Batson | Orchid Dothan |
| Yasiin Bey | Mau Mau: Big Blak Afrika |
| M.C. Serch | Mau Mau: 1 / 16th Blak |
| Gano Grills | Mau Mau: Double Blak |
| Canibus | Mau Mau: Mo Blak |
| DJ Scratch | Mau Mau: Jo Blak |
| Charli Baltimore | Mau Mau: Smooth Blak |
| Craig muMs Grant | Mau Mau: Hard Blak |
| Dormeshia Sumbry | Pickaninny: Topsy |
| Tyheesha Collins | Pickaninny: Aunt Jemima |
| Cartier Williams | Pickaninny: Lil'nigger Jim |
| Jason Bernard | Pickaninny: Jungle Bunny |
| Baakari Wilder | Pickaninny: Sambo |
| Sekou Torbet | Pickaninny: Rastus |
| Questlove | Alabama Porch Monkeys: Levi - Musical Director |
| Tariq Trotter | Alabama Porch Monkey |
| James 'Kamal' Gray | Alabama Porch Monkey |
| Leonard 'Hub' Hubbard | Alabama Porch Monkey |
| Kyle 'Scratch' Jones | Alabama Porch Monkey |
| Christopher Wynkoop | Massa Charlie |
| Jani Blom | Jukka Laks |
| Dina Pearlman | Myrna Goldfarb |
| Imhotep Gary Byrd | Himself |
| Al Sharpton | Himself |
| Matthew Modine | Himself |
| Mira Sorvino | Herself |
| Arthur J. Nascarella | Police Chief |
| Liza Jessie Peterson | Ruth (Casting Director) |
| Don Ezzard Peavy II | Auditioning Dancer |
| Tony Arnaud | Auditioning 'Digeroo-Doo Player' |
| Tuffy Questell | Auditioning Singer |
| David Wain | Bunning |
| Ron Lawrence | Mau Mau's Engineer |
| Al Palagonia | Bobby |
| Mildred Clinton | Louise |
| Ephraim Benton | Tre |
| Tanesha Marie Gary | Stacy |
| Shannon Walker Williams | Young Black Woman |
| Matthew Cole Weiss | Young White Man |
| Coati Mundi | Papo |
| Caridad 'La Bruja' De La Luz | Cuca |
| Rodney "Bear" Jackson | Stage Security Guard |
| Rafael Osorio | Stage Security Guard |
| Anna Hsieh | Joan |
| Kris Park | Fish |
| Cheryl Lynn Bowers | Mona |
| Julie Dretzin | Beth |
| Steven McElroy | Seth |
| Stephen Kunken | David |
| Katie MacNichol | Anna |
| Joshua Weinstein | Kirk |
| A.D. Miles | Aaron |
| Daniel Milder | Peter |
| Jason Winther | Jeff |
| Ed Onipede Blunt | CNS Security Guard |
| Renton Kirk | CNS Security Guard |
| Kim Director | Starlet |
| Conni Freestone | Starlet |
| Rayietta Hill | Hottie |
| John Wallace | Dawg |
| Arthur Thomas | Dawg |
| Lisa Ferreira | Da Bomb Girl |
| Kiki Haynes | Da Bomb Girl |
| Judah Jacobs | Da Bomb Girl |
| Light Eyes | Da Bomb Girl |
| Chyna | Da Bomb Girl |
| Luz Whitney | Da Bomb Girl |
| Danny Hoch | Timmi Hillnigger |
| Sarah Jones | Dot |
| Bert Williams | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| O. J. Simpson | Self (archive footage)(uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Spike Lee | Screenplay, Director |
| Ellen Kuras | Director of Photography |
| Sam Pollard | Editor |
| Ruth E. Carter | Costume Design |
| Savion Glover | Choreographer |
| Ford Wheeler | Set Decoration |
| Harry Darrow | Art Direction |
| Alex Steyermark | Music Supervisor |
| Aisha Coley | Casting |
| Nathan J. Busch II | Key Hair Stylist |
| Patrice Coleman | Makeup Supervisor |
| Marko Costanzo | Foley Artist |
| Blake Leyh | Sound Effects Editor |
| Christopher Norr | "A" Camera Operator |
| Philip Stockton | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Victor Kempster | Production Design |
| Rolf Pardula | Sound Mixer |
| Michael Ray Charles | Visual Effects Design Consultant |
| Eileen Ahearn | Thanks |
| Dale Brownell | Hairstylist |
| Kam Chan | Foley Editor |
| George A. Lara | Foley Recordist |
| Christopher Hall | "B" Camera Operator |
| Tom Fleischman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Judy Aley | Researcher |
| Ellie Winslow | Key Makeup Artist |
| Mike Ellis | First Assistant Director |
| Frank Kern | Foley Supervisor |
| Glenfield Payne | Sound Effects Editor |
| Randall Balsmeyer | Title Designer |
| John G. Velez | Gaffer |
| Terence Blanchard | Original Music Composer |
| Roy Farfel | Stunts |
| Manny Siverio | Stunt Coordinator |
| Brice Winston | Musician |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jon Kilik | Producer |
| Spike Lee | Producer |
| Kisha Imani Cameron | Associate Producer |
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