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Aspiring actor and hot-dog stand employee Bobby Taylor catches the ire of his grandmother for auditioning for a role in the regrettably titled exploitation film "Jivetime Jimmy's Revenge." When Tinseltown Studios casts Taylor in the title role, he has a series of conflicted dreams satirizing African-American stereotypes in Hollywood, and must reconcile his career goals with his desire to remain a positive role model for his little brother.
Theatrical
Mar 20, 1987
Box Office
$5.2M
Budget
$100K
Return
52.3x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jul 24, 2001
Theaters
1
Director
Producers
Studio
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
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See all →Exploring Roles in Hollywood's Black Acting School
Bobby Taylor
Hi. My name is Robert Taylor - and I'm a black actor. I had to learn to play these slave part - and now you can too, in Hollywood's first "Black Acting School". It teaches you everything! Learn Jive Talking 101...Let's talk to a graduate. This is Ricky Taylor. Ricky graduated from my class three years ago. Ricky, can you tell us what you've been doing since you graduated.
[in the "Black Acting School" fantasy sequence]
Ricky Taylor
Well, Robert, I've played nine crooks, four gang leaders, two dope dealers, and I played a rapist twice. That was fun. Currently, I'm filming a prison movie. I play this tough con and I have to fuck this new inmate.
Bobby Taylor
That sounds wonderful! I'm so happy for you. Need I say any more? It's Hollywood's first Black Acting School. It teaches you everything.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Stereotypes in Casting and Performance
Casting Director
I have another very good idea. Could you tell him to be a little more - you know.
Director
Yeah, Bobby - Bobby, I need a little more black. You know what I'm saying? Like, stick your ass out, bug the eyes, you know how to move, you know.
Bobby Taylor
Yeah, jive - jive ass. Jive ass. Jive ass.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →R
Robert Townsend
Bobby Taylor
H
Helen Martin
Bobby's Grandmother
S
Starletta DuPois
Bobby's Mother
K
Keenen Ivory Wayans
Donald
A
Anne-Marie Johnson
Lydia
J
John Witherspoon
Mr. Jones
L
Lou B. Washington
Tiny
S
Steve James
Hood #3
C
Christopher Jackson
Punk #1
D
Dom Irrera
Writer
D
Damon Wayans
Body Guard #2 / Willie
L
Lisa Mende
Casting Director
E
Eugene Robert Glazer
Director / Teacher / Amadeus / Chicago Jones / Dirty Larry
P
Paul Mooney
President of NAACP
K
Kim Wayans
Customer in Chair
J
Jimmy Woodard
Advanced Student / Basketball Player / Tyrone
N
Nancy Cheryll Davis
Audition Actor / Hooker
G
Grand L. Bush
Mandingo / Ricky Taylor / Hood #5
R
Rusty Cundieff
Audition Actor / Slave #1 / Zombie Pimp / Eddie Murphy-Type
B
Bobby McGee
Audition Actor / Zombie Pimp / Eddie Murphy-Type
