Bamboozled
by
Spike Lee
BLACK SCREEN
We HEAR the voice of MALCOLM X.
MALCOLM X (V.O.)
Youve been hoodwinked. Youve
been had. Youve been took.
Youve been led astray, run amok.
Youve been bamboozled.
His followers ROAR.
CUT TO TITLE:
"BAMBOOZLED"
CUT TO CRAWL:
WHITE LETTERS ON BLACK
WE HEAR the VOICE of PIERRE DELACROIX.
DELACROIX (V.O.)
Satire. 1a. A literary work in
which human vice or folly is
r
TITLE SCREEN
"A Movie" appears in a formal typeface while a bold fanfare plays in the
background, suddenly the characteristic red polygon logo appears and the
letters GOOFY fly on the screen, knocking the formal title askew and
accompanied by the trademark "Goofy" scream. The orchestra responds with a
soft, condescending chord.
EXT. WHEAT FIELD
The movie logo scrolls upward off the blue backgroun
MAN ON THE MOON
FADE IN:
INT. VOID - DAY
Standing in a nonexistent set is ANDY KAUFMAN, looking a bit
nervous. Wide-eyed, tentative, he stares at us with a
needy, unsettling cuteness. His hair is slicked-down, and
he wears the "FRIENDLY WORLD" costume from the Andy Kaufman
special.
Finally, Andy speaks -- in a peculiar FOREIGN ACCENT.
ANDY (AS FOREIGN MAN)
Hallo. I am Andy. Welcoom to my
movie.
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