Baadasssss!

Baadasssss!

108 mins | Drama | May 28, 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.

Baadasssss!

108 mins | Drama | May 28, 2004

Baadasssss!
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Showtime Networks, Bad Aaas Cinema, MVP Films
Original title Baadasssss!
Directors Mario Van Peebles
Writers Dennis Haggerty, Melvin Van Peebles, Mario Van Peebles

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

John Singleton

as Detroit J

Karimah Westbrook

as Ginnie

Len Lesser

as Manny & Mort Goldberg

Jazsmin Lewis

as Working Girl

Adam West

as Bert

Robert Peters

as Bob Maxwell

Glenn Plummer

as Angry Brother

Khalil Kain

as Maurice

Pamela Gordon

as Ethel

Wesley Jonathan

as Panther

Joseph Culp

as Attorney

Mandela Van Peebles

as Angel Muse

Kate Krystowiak

as Moonbeam