Baadasssss!
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.
Release Date
May 28, 2004Runtime
108 minGenres
DramaDirected by
Mario Van PeeblesWritten by
Melvin Van Peebles, Mario Van PeeblesScreenplay by
Dennis HaggertyLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$365,248Status
ReleasedCast
Mario Van Peebles
Melvin Van PeeblesJoy Bryant
PriscillaKhleo Thomas
MarioT.K. Carter
Bill CosbyTerry Crews
Big TOssie Davis
GranddadDavid Alan Grier
Clyde HoustonNia Long
SandraPaul RodrÃguez
Jose GarciaSaul Rubinek
Howard KaufmanRainn Wilson
Bill HarrisDon Dowe
OfficerJohn Singleton
Detroit JVincent Schiavelli
JerryKarimah Westbrook
GinnieLen Lesser
Manny & Mort GoldbergSally Struthers
RozJazsmin Lewis
Working GirlAdam West
BertRobert Peters
Bob MaxwellGlenn Plummer
Angry BrotherKhalil Kain
MauriceWesley Jonathan
PantherJoseph Culp
AttorneyMandela Van Peebles
Angel MuseKate Krystowiak
MoonbeamBill Cosby
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