Review of Hollywood Shuffle (1987) by Patrick F — 02 Nov 2008

Clever Hollywood satire about being a black actor in the movie business. Not perfect, but some of the jokes in it are absolute brilliance.

This review of Hollywood Shuffle (1987) was written by Patrick F on 02 Nov 2008.

Hollywood Shuffle has generally received positive reviews.

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