Bojangles (film)

Bojangles is an American biographical drama that chronicles the life of entertainer Bill Bojangles Robinson 18781949. This film boasts some incredible tap dance routines and a complicated, if not unique, interpretation of the main character by Gregory Hines, who also served as an executive producer.

Robinson was a great subject for a movie biography. He loved his native New York City and gained notoriety for his generosity, performing at more of 3000 benefits, but was also a compulsive gambler and a womanizer.Hines, arguably the greatest tap dancer of his generation, displays his fascination with the history of the art, but instead of creating a glorified image of the man and his work, he shows a different side of the entertainer. The best scenes of Bojangles are the dance numbers, including a memorable duplication by Hines of a filmed dance by Robinson using an upanddown set of stairs in which Hines step dance is repeated with the film of Robinsons, side by side. An effective supporting cast helps to keep the energy levels from flagging. Kimberly Elise is charming as Robinsons wife ofyears, and Peter Riegert adds dimension to Marty Forkins, Robinsons loyal agent who gave up other clientsthe Marx Brothers, Will Rogersto focus on building Robinsons career. Bojangles also features Savion Glover and Maria Ricossa. All of these characters speak directly to the cameraaudience at one point or another, a device that also helps vary the mostly straightline storyline. ........

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