Editing Idi Amin (section)

== In popular culture ==
During the 1970s, while Amin was at the height of his infamy, British comic actor [[John Bird (actor)|John Bird]] starred on the album ''[[The Collected Broadcasts of Idi Amin]]'', with lyrics based on [[Alan Coren]]'s anti-Amin ''[[Punch (magazine)|Punch]]'' columns.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 May 2014 |title=John Bird-The Collected Broadcasts Of Idi Amin |url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?app=desktop&list=PL38DeM8p3BJWvhm8mQqay9qrDhRzT69r2 |access-date=30 December 2022 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Collected Broadcasts of Idi Amin |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-collected-broadcasts-of-idi-amin-mw0000333589 |access-date=30 December 2022 |publisher=allmusic.com}}</ref> In 1975 the satirical single "Amazin' Man", from the album, was released on the [[Transatlantic Records|Transatlantic]] label.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Idi Amin (With The Assistance Of John Bird) |url=https://www.45cat.com/record/big527 |access-date=30 December 2022 |publisher=45cat.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=6 March 2024 |title=Amazin' Man |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVBV7e0ksXg |access-date=17 August 2024 |website=YouTube |ref={{sfnref|YouTube|2024}}}}</ref> The record stayed for 12 weeks in the [[Australian Singles Chart]], peaking at number 26.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Idi Amin (With The Assistance Of John Bird) |url=https://www.45cat.com/record/big527au |access-date=30 December 2022 |publisher=45cat.com}}</ref>

A 1974 documentary film ''[[General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait]]'' by director [[Barbet Schroeder]] was made with the support and participation of Idi Amin. ''[[Rise and Fall of Idi Amin]]'' (1981) is a Kenyan film that details the history of Idi Amin's reign. This film popularized many rumours about Amin's brutality, such as his alleged mutilation of one of his wives. Amin is played by [[Joseph Olita]], who reprised this role in ''[[Mississippi Masala]]'' (1991), a film about romance between African and Asian-Americans following Amin's [[Expulsion of Asians from Uganda|1972 expulsion of Asians from Uganda]].

Amin is the subject of English journalist [[Giles Foden]]'s novel ''[[The Last King of Scotland]]'' (1998), which focuses on Idi Amin's Uganda through the eyes of a young Scottish physician. The book was adapted into a [[The Last King of Scotland (film)|2006 feature film]], starring [[Forest Whitaker]] as Amin. For his performance, Whitaker was named the Best Lead Actor at the [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Academy Awards]], [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|BAFTA Awards]], [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role|Screen Actors Guild Awards]], [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama|Golden Globes]] and [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor|Critics Choice Movie Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 April 2017 |title=Film 'The Last King of Scotland': preview / interviews with director... |url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/film-the-last-king-of-scotland-preview-interviews-with-news-footage/671330738 |access-date=17 August 2023 |website=Getty Images |language=en-us}}</ref>