Bamboozled 2000

Directed by Spike Lee | Starring: Yasiin Bey, Jada Pinkett Smith, Michael Rapaport, Damon Wayans

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.