Bamboozled

B a m b o o z l e d by Spike Lee BLACK SCREEN We HEAR the voice of MALCOLM X. MALCOLM X (V.O.) You've been hoodwinked.You've been had.You've been took. You've been led astray, run amok. You've 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 ridiculed or attacked scornfully. B.The branch of literature that composes such work.2.Irony, derision or caustic wit used to attack or expose folly, vice or stupidity. INT. APARTMENT - MORNING WE are in the living quarters of PIERRE DELACROIX.The windows overlook the Brooklyn Promenade and the majestic lower Manhattan skyline. DELACROIX (V.O.) Bonjour, my name is Pierre Delacroix. I'm a television writer, also a showrunner, a creative person. We see a tall figure move in and around the space. DELACROIX (V.O.) (CONT'D) I'm one of those people responsible for what you view on your idiot box. CLOSE ON Monogrammed cuff sleeve - the initials P.D. 2. DELACROIX (V.O.) (CONT'D) The problem is not enough of you have been watching. CLOSE ON Monogrammed shirt pocket - the initials P.D. DELACROIX (V.O.) (CONT'D) With the onslaught of the internet, video and interactive games, nine hundred channels to choose from and whatnot, our valued audience has dramatically eroded. CLOSE ON Razor cuts a path through a white foam on a black face. DELACROIX (V.O.