Baadasssss! Details

2003

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Mario Van Peebles's half documentary/half homage to his father Melvin's 1971 film, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. Read more

Starring	Mario Van Peebles, Joy Bryant, T.K. Carter, Terry Crews
Director	Mario Van Peebles
Genres	Action/Adventure, Thriller

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Baadasssss!

Mario Van Peebles's half documentary/half homage to his father Melvin's 1971 film, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song.

Starring	Mario Van Peebles, Joy Bryant, T.K. Carter, Terry Crews, Ossie Davis, David Alan Grier, Nia Long
Director	Mario Van Peebles
Studio	BFI VIDEO
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 48 mins
Certificate
Genres	Action/Adventure, Thriller
Language	DVD: English
Released	DVD: 28 Nov 2005 Production year: 2003
Format	DVD

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Colourful recreation of Melvin Van Peebles struggles making the radical black breakthrough film Sweet... read more on Time Out
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

Watch this film!!

I had heard some good things about this film, but as someone who didn't enjoy 'Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song', I didn't think I would enjoy a film about the making of it.

Anyone who has tried or dreamt of making their own film, or has any interest in 70's movie making, or if you just like funny 'one man against the system' type films, should watch this. I cannot recommend this film enough...

And Mario Van Peables is execelent(!?!?!?!) in a role that clearly means everything to him.
- - Jonathan Winning from Swindon, England
  - Posted 07 Dec 2005 18:32
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

A son's biopic about his dad's film

You may not have heard of the film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song that was released in '71 - don't worry neither has almost anyone else for that matter. This film is a labour of love by Melvin Van Peebles who plays his father, Mario, in the true story about Mario's making of the film. Mario Van Peebles was already an established director in Hollywood but wanted to make an independent black film for black audiences. The first Spike Lee if you will. It is filmed well enough, with good editing and music. It is also acted well with a cast that is engaging to watch. You can tell that Melvin Van Peebles relishes the idea of playing his father and so in many ways it is a homage to him. Baad Asssss won't win any awards in originality nor is it a film you would want to see twice or even recommend for that matter but if you are interested in learning about the Blaxploitation film genre of the 70s than this is a decent enough springboard.
- - Sam from Maidenhead
  - Posted 05 Feb 2006 21:37
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