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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 · 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.
- (5.9K)
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Melvin Van Peebles
- 1973-03-22
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.
- 98 min
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.
- Sweetback
Sep 29, 2021 · Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (Melvin Van Peebles, 1971) - Original Release Trailer. Janus Films. 15.5K subscribers. Subscribed. 224. 43K views 2 years ago. ...more.
- 3 min
- 44.4K
- Janus Films
73% Tomatometer 30 Reviews. 48% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings. 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.
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- Crime, Drama
- R
A landmark of Black and American independent cinema that would send shock waves through the culture, SWEET SWEETBACK'S BAADASSSSS SONG was Melvin Van Peebles's second feature film, after he...
