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.
Hollywood Shuffle has generally received positive reviews.
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Hollywood Shuffle was released in 1987 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 97 reviews, giving Hollywood Shuffle (1987) an average rating of 72%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 87%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 79%.
With a score of 72%, Hollywood Shuffle is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1987, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 1987 with similar scores include films like Angel Heart, La Bamba and Near Dark.
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