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.
Drama
Director
Mario Van Peebles
Producers
Mario Van Peebles
Michael Mann
Bruce Wayne Gillies
Dennis Haggerty
Tobie Haggerty
Jerry Offsay
G. Marq Roswell
Cast
Mario Van Peebles
Joy Bryant
Terry Crews
Ossie Davis
David Alan Grier
Nia Long
Saul Rubinek
Rainn Wilson
T.K. Carter
Paul Rodriguez
Vincent Schiavelli
Khleo Thomas
Karimah Westbrook
Len Lesser
Sally Struthers
Adam West
Ralph Martin
Robert Peters
Glenn Plummer
Khalil Kain
Pamela Gordon
Wesley Jonathan
Joseph Culp
John Singleton
Joan Blair
Penny Bae Bridges
Melvin Van Peebles
Writer
Mario Van Peebles
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Baadasssss!
Baadasssss!
Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin's classic 1971 film, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss...