Aspiring actor and hot-dog stand employee Bobby Taylor (Robert Townsend) catches the ire of his grandmother (Helen Martin) 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 (Craigus R Johnson).
Release date: March 20, 1987 (USA)
Director: Robert Townsend
Box office: $5.2 million
Budget: 100,000 USD
Screenplay: Robert Townsend, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Dom Irrera
Distributed by: Samuel Goldwyn Films, The Samuel Goldwyn Company