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: To save money, the crew wore UCLA T-shirts to appear as film students while shooting without permits. They also used leftover film stock from other productions.

: Townsend famously maxed out 10 personal credit cards to finance the $100,000 budget after being unable to find traditional backing. Hollywood Shuffle

: The story follows Bobby Taylor , who works at a hot-dog stand while auditioning for a stereotypical role in an exploitation film called "Jivetime Jimmy's Revenge". : To save money, the crew wore UCLA

: Bobby’s inner conflict is illustrated through a series of dream sequences and fantasies that parody Hollywood's tropes, such as "slaves," "street hoods," and "butlers". : To save money