Baadasssss! (2004)
A Father - A Son - A Revolution
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.
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Mario Van PeeblesMelvin Van Peebles
Joy BryantPriscilla
Khleo ThomasMario
T.K. CarterBill Cosby
Terry CrewsBig T
Ossie DavisGranddad
David Alan GrierClyde Houston
Nia LongSandra
Paul RodríguezJose Garcia
Saul RubinekHoward Kaufman
Rainn WilsonBill Harris
Don DoweOfficerMovie DNA
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What is Baadasssss! about?
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.
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Baadasssss! has a runtime of 108 minutes.
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