Hollywood Shuffle

Hollywood Shuffle is a movie starring Robert Townsend, Craigus R. Johnson, and Helen Martin. An actor limited to stereotypical roles because of his ethnicity, dreams of making it big as a highly respected performer. As he makes his...
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.