Rotten Tomatoes reporting that 87% of 30 professional critics have given the film a positive review, with a rating average of 6.5 out of 10. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times called the film "an artistic compromise but a logistical triumph, announcing the arrival of a new talent whose next movie should really be something." Richard Harrington of The Washington Post calls the film "a funny, poignant and technically proficient film." In the late 1990s and early 2000s, some historical revisionists criticized the film’s use of stereotypes of women and homosexuals. Jami Bernard of the New York Post claims that Townsend is "passing the buck," addressing the misrepresentation of African Americans, but maintaining stereotypes of other groups of people, such as the image of the stereotypical homosexual hairdresser. Harriet Margolis claims that "Townsend ignores gender issues, thereby weakening certain aspects of his own attack on Hollywood's misuse of stereotypes." Awards and nominations 1987 Deauville Film Festival Grand Special Prize (Critics Award) — Robert Townsend (winner) 1988 Independent Spirit Awards Best First Feature — Carl Craig, Robert Townsend (Nominated) Home media A restored 4K Blu-ray edition of Hollywood Shuffle with new audio commentary from Townsend is set to be released from The Criterion Collection on February 28, 2023. See also I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) References External links 1980s parody films 1980s satirical films 1987 films African-American comedy films American parody films American satirical films Films about actors Films directed by Robert Townsend Films set in Los Angeles History of racism in the cinema of the United States The Samuel Goldwyn Company films Films about Hollywood, Los Angeles 1987 directorial debut films 1987 comedy films 1987 independent films Films about filmmaking 1980s English-language films 1980s American films