Spike Lee Bamboozled Interview (2000)

KYW-TV interview with filmmaker Spike Lee from September 2000.
Shared for historical purposes. I do not own the rights.

[@LordNimonYT]

This is my favourite of Spike Lee's movies, and is more relevant than ever.

[@hobbes4583]

Still my favorite spike movie. Criminally underseen- undervalued- underawarded and practically lost to history. Just like the minstrel era which basically never ended.

[@lerm2866]

New Line Cinema didn’t promote it at all, and the film was barely noticed when released. This is what satire should be;; audacious, funny, sharp and uncomfortable. Criterion released It on disc last year and the picture looks looks and sounds incredible!

[@sourceawry4035]

This is the first time I have heard of it, so thank you for this comment. I am dumbfound that a Spike Lee movie was shelved regardless of the sensitive subject, even though sensitive in 2000 is nowhere near sensitive today. To give a point of reference, the Chappelle Show first aired in 2003. I have not seen Bamboozled, but I cannot imagine why it didn't get promoted. Now I have to see it. Cheers!

[@hobbes4583]

@@lerm2866 I have the Blu Ray criterion. Haven't watched it yet. My favorite people in the film we're Tommy Davidson and Paul Mooney. Then Michael rapapport and Jada pinkett.

[@hobbes4583]

@@nebraskawaters8791 the movie is conscious of how offensive the images are inherently percieved and it is handled sensitively. Don't cheat yourself- find it and give it a chance.

[@hamacus]

Agree 💯. This is seriously a gem of movie. Spike deserves so much more love than he has ever received from the Hollywood establishment. For him not to be in the convo for best director/producer of all time is insane!

[@tailor-mademedia1406]

One of my favorite films of all time! 🎬

[@willremmers]

The best filmmaker ever and one of the greatest films of all time. And to think we still had 20 more years of Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben after this

[@40s]

This combined with Toni Morrison's essays on minstrelsy (creepy that spell check know that word) are extremely enlightening.

[@dabearcub]

Your point doesn’t make sense, lol

[@ole2x211]

Had this movie as a kid an subconsciously it effected the way I go about carrying myself in the world. As an adult looking back at the movie, spike lee gave half of the explanation even tho it’s his movie an his vision. Probably cause of time constraints. Not only does it depict the racist, dehumanizing effects of minstrelsy that some of us did to make a living but going back 50-60 years prior to the mid-late 19th century that the minstrel show was the biggest entertainment in the country performed by white in blackface to demean, mock an denigrate our image. An they ate it up, just like today the biggest consumers of black culture is white people, but they pay for minstrels shows that’s why dysfunction sells the way it does. The subtext is proving all the myths created by them that were lies true. Even tho white supremacy created the conditions for our disposition to persist in the first place. It’s fucked up sn fucked me up to the point where honestly until now even I do not let white people see me enjoy myself in any capacity my joy is reserved for self an my people because of this movie. I know the fucked up way they view us an while idc now as an adult I still won’t give them that because of how they fetishized us.

[@MontanaDior]

The GOAT... not up for debate 🙌🏾🥺

[@daffyduckfan4478]

Great point believe it or not it wasn’t that long ago.

[@joelates5334]

With all the hell black America is still catching today at the hands of a so-called more progressive generation of white people, it is clear that the race problem was never lost to history.

[@daffyduckfan4478]

@@joelates5334 Correct, According to O’fays racism never existed.

[@gradyhaze4998]

Watched that movie for the first time last week. I’m sure it makes more since now than ever

[@daffyduckfan4478]

Spike lee really know how to bring it.

[@stewarteasy72]

I got it on DVD if you asked. I've been thinking about that movie for YEARS!!

[@drewlavay]

Makes since. So much since.

[@stewarteasy72]

I must say my favorite Spike Lee to this day has to be Bamboozled!! 'Nuff said!

[@ibramblebush]

Bamboozled was a great movie, i saw it in the theater.

[@iladel81]

Wow. Ukee looks the same after 20 years. Amazing piece of history. Great conversation about an important topic.

[@40s]

The directors commentary on this is so enlightening. Lets you watch it in a totally different way; in fact I think I preferred the film with him talking through the entire thing like a car owner pulling along side you and explaining all the details as you gawk at their sick ride.

[@thomaswalker4279]

We matter!

[@heathertea2704]

Got it on VHS & DVD. Had the Poster.

[@dimviesel]

Right On Sista✊🏾

[@dabearcub]

I have the poster too. The tar baby graphic is awesome.

[@stewarteasy72]

Thank God I have got that movie on DVD!

[@reneehurt387]

Happy belated birthday spike Lee. 3 20 the Oscar winner 🏆 straight out of crooklyn. Bamboozled was an important film. The insights must have attention. The commercial parodies were brilliant

[@ghostcoyoteproductions]

What is Spike Lee's Syrup Tier List. Rap. Word. Wrods. Wordss. Words.

[@angie7486]

I like these interviewers

[@angie7486]

Maybe i spoke too soon? She just said gangsta rap 😭

[@LoopGawdTV]

can you please upload this movie. been looking everywhere for it. its not streaming on any platform.

[@reelblack]

its on blu-ray from Criterion Collection. Support!

[@willremmers]

You can also see it streaming on their Criterion Channel but it expires at the end of April. Get the Blu-ray/dvd you won’t regret it; great special features with Spike

[@DudePositive]

Yup.

[@ksanders249]

Yeah (2000) ❤😉👍

[@kwizkwiz]

Like for Spike Leee

[@YBSolow]

Wow that woman sounds exactly like Kamala. EXACTLY..

[@zameking]

'gansta rap is a modern day minstrel show' lmfao said the movie director and establish music producer on commericial tele. alright cointelpro ii

[@Narquis444]

He apart of the boule

[@magneticqubzian6902]

Spike was weak, He let her say Rappers when it could be about Everybody in this system

[@stewarteasy72]

Stop calling him weak. That's not nice or right to call him out.

[@magneticqubzian6902]

Placing the Blame on 20 year old rappers and not the Orchestrators is indeed weak shit

[@joelates5334]

@@magneticqubzian6902 Agreed. BTW, Spike was not all the way transparent about the fact that black entertainers were at the turn of the 21st century, still very much compromised as they were in the 1950s.

[@bobrew461]

@@joelates5334 Kevin Hart.

[@joelates5334]

@@bobrew461 He is definitely one of them

[@tròbidjyacoulae13678]

Blackface goes so far into history all the way back to the times of Jesus

[@dimviesel]

Do anything🤣

[@mitchellkrouth5083]

Controversy why is there not controversy :-)

[@k.x1402]

Upload the movie

[@coolrich8758]

First

[@jaymillymills]

So it's Spike Lee's fault I don't have Aunt Jemima syrup to more?