Movie
Baadasssss!
Overview
Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin's classic 1971 film, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." Playing his father in the film, Van Peebles offers an unapologetic account of Melvin's brash and sometimes deceptive conduct on the set of the film, including questionable antics like writing bad checks, tricking a local fire department and allowing his son, Mario, to shoot racy sex scenes at the age of 11.
Details
- Release date
- 2004-05-28
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Bad Aaas Cinema, MVP Films, Showtime Networks, Sony Pictures Classics, Showtime Independent Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Mario Van Peebles as Melvin Van Peebles
- Joy Bryant as Priscilla
- Khleo Thomas as Mario
- T.K. Carter as Bill Cosby
- Terry Crews as Big T
- Ossie Davis as Granddad
- David Alan Grier as Clyde Houston
- Nia Long as Sandra
- Paul Rodríguez as Jose Garcia
- Saul Rubinek as Howard Kaufman
- Rainn Wilson as Bill Harris
- Don Dowe as Officer
Crew
- Mario Van Peebles - Director
- Dennis Haggerty - Screenplay
- Mario Van Peebles - Screenplay
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