Trivia / Bamboozled

• Box Office Bomb: Barely made over $2,500,000 back on its $10,000,000 budget.
• Completely Different Title:
  • In France, the film is known as The Very Black Show (title in English), which is a reference to Very Bad Things.
  • In Germany, the film is known as It's Showtime (also in English).
• What Could Have Been:
  • Alec Baldwin was supposed to appear in the film as himself, but didn't show up on the day of filming. Spike Lee called Matthew Modine to quickly take Baldwin's place.
  • John Leguizamo was offered a role but had to turn it down because he was working on Moulin Rouge!.

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