Baadasssss! (2004)
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.
- Released
- 2004-05-28
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Dennis Haggerty, Mario Van Peebles, Mario Van Peebles
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 from 62 votes
Cast
- Mario Van Peebles as Melvin Van Peebles
- Joy Bryant as Priscilla
- Khleo Thomas as Mario
- T.K. Carter as Bill Cosby
- Terry Crews as Big T
- Ossie Davis as Granddad
- David Alan Grier as Clyde Houston
- Nia Long as Sandra
- Paul Rodríguez as Jose Garcia
- Saul Rubinek as Howard Kaufman
- Rainn Wilson as Bill Harris
- Don Dowe as Officer