Hollywood Shuffle (1987) | Reel Rebels Series

Name: Hollywood Shuffle (1987) | Reel Rebels Series
Start: 2026-05-06T19:00:00-04:00
Location: 108 E Butler Ave, Ambler, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19002

Schedule

Wed, 06 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

108 E Butler Ave, Ambler, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19002 | Ambler, PA

Join us in 2026 for our year-long film series REEL REBELS. We’ll be screening films known for their renegade characters, including stories about underdogs fighting the odds, lonely voices crying to be heard, and moviemakers struggling to share their vision. REEL REBELS showcases works from across the globe that prove that movies will always be a home for nonconformists, dissenters, and rebels. The series continues in May with the Robert Townsend's satire HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE. 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿.𝗼𝗿𝗴/𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀
𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗲: Director, co-writer and star Robert Townsend skewers Hollywood is this satire about the typecasting of Black actors in the ‘80s studio system. Townsend puts forth a charismatic performance as a struggling actor trying to break into the industry. Presented in a series of comedy sketches, HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE is a rebellious pop culture critique that is still as prescient today as it was upon release.
𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿-𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 amblertheater.org/reelrebels