Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)
The Film that THE MAN doesn't want you to see!
After saving a Black Panther from some racist cops, a black male prostitute goes on the run from "the man" with the help of the ghetto community and some disillusioned Hells Angels.
Read the Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song feature →- Budget
- $150K
- Box office
- $15.2M
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Simon ChucksterBeetle
Melvin Van PeeblesSweetbackHubert ScalesMu-Mu
Mario Van PeeblesThe Young Sweetback
John DullaghanCommissioner
John AmosBiker
Lavelle Roby
Rhetta HughesOld Girlfriend
Norman Fields
Joe TornatoreMikel Angel
William KirschnerKeywords
Anti heroMexicoLos angeles, californiaBlack panther partyPimpBlack peopleBlaxploitationBlaxploitation cinema
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Genre affinityAction · Drama · CrimeTheme affinityAnti Hero · Mexico · Los Angeles CaliforniaDialogue densityDramaPacingActionDirector preference124951Actor preference112582 · 322863 · 124942
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What is Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song about?
After saving a Black Panther from some racist cops, a black male prostitute goes on the run from "the man" with the help of the ghetto community and some disillusioned Hells Angels.
How long is Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song?
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song has a runtime of 97 minutes.
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