Hollywood Shuffle

Unspooled

Paul Scheer & Amy Nicholson

Film Reviews, Tv & Film

4.6 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2023

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Paul & Amy enjoy a Winky Dinky Dog and watch 1987's audacious sketch satire Hollywood Shuffle! They explore the multifaceted career of star and director Robert Townsend, put the film in context of black cinema in the 80s, and ask why Townsend's critiques of Hollywood are relevant 35 years later. Plus: Eddie Murphy's surprising reaction to the film's Eddie Murphy sketch. Next week, we look back at the films of 2022 and preview the Oscars! You can join the conversation for this series on Paul’s Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6. Learn more about the show at unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and Instagram @unspooledpod, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify.

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0:00.0	The year is 1987 and we're talking about an extremely personal film that talks about
0:06.4	hoakes, black bats, and the US Postal Service, the movie Hollywood Shuffle.
0:31.0	Hello everyone and welcome to unspooled.
0:37.2	Welcome to unspooled where we unspooled the greatest films to see if they are classics or just
0:42.8	remembered that way.
0:43.9	I'm Amy Nicholson.
0:45.0	I'm a film criticurites for the New York Times and I am Paul Sheer and I have once been
0:50.3	in the New York Times, but I had to write the article myself.
0:54.5	Amy, today we're talking about a film that really affected my childhood.
0:59.2	Robert Townsend's Hollywood Shuffle.
1:01.7	I remember falling in love with this movie and this guy because it was a genuinely really funny movie.
1:10.0	And I have to say not having seen it in years, it holds up.
1:13.9	This movie is still very, very funny.
1:16.3	It just celebrated its 35th anniversary.
1:19.2	A criterion addition is on its way.
1:22.6	And Amy, we're going to really talk about not only this film, but how it affected the future.
1:29.0	In so many different ways.
1:30.8	I am very excited to get into this conversation, Paul.
1:33.5	This is going to be, this is going to be really great.
1:36.0	Absolutely.
1:36.6	So without any further ado, let's unspooled.
1:45.5	The year is 1987 and Robert Townsend is a 30 year old actor who has been trying to make it in
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