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Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song is a 1971 American independent blaxploitation action thriller film written, co-produced, scored, edited, directed by, and starring Melvin Van Peebles. His son Mario Van Peebles also appears in a small role, playing the title character as a young boy.
Mar 22, 1973 · Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: Directed by Melvin Van Peebles. With Melvin Van Peebles, Hubert Scales, John Dullaghan, Simon Chuckster. 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.
May 7, 2020 · Sweet Sweetback’s Badass Song - Full Movie. 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.
A 1971 film by Melvin Van Peebles, who wrote, directed, composed, and starred in this landmark of Black and American independent cinema. The film follows a Black man on the run from racist cops and explores themes of liberation, resistance, and identity.
Sweet Sweetback (Melvin Van Peebles) is a black orphan who, having grown up in a brothel, now works there as part of a sex show. When the police need a patsy for a murder in the black community,...
A 1971 film by Melvin Van Peebles, starring himself as a Black hero who fights white oppression. The film features a revolutionary style and sound design, and depicts sexual activity, including some involving underage participants.
Rounding out the special features is a gallery of archival newspaper clippings, a trailer, and excellent liner notes by Travis Crawford. When Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song was completed in a wholly independent spirit, there was a new rating system in place since 1968 called the MPAA, led by Jack Valenti.
