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Baadasssss! is a 2003 American biographical drama film, written, produced, directed by, and starring Mario Van Peebles.
Mar 17, 2005 · Baadasssss!: Directed by Mario Van Peebles. With Mario Van Peebles, Joy Bryant, T.K. Carter, Terry Crews. Mario Van Peebles' half-documentary/half-homage to his father Melvin Van Peebles' movie Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971).
Baadasssss!, also known as How to get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass, is Mario Van Peebles's homage to his father Melvin's 1971 film, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song....
Jun 11, 2004 · The original 1971 movie was scruffy and raw, the story of a man born in a brothel and initiated to sex at the age of 12, who grows up as an urban survivor, attacks two racist cops and eludes capture. That Sweetback got away with it electrified the movie's first audiences, who were intrigued by ad lines like "Rated X by an All-White Jury."
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 ...
Sep 7, 2003 · Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin's classic 1971 film, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song."
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The true story of black filmmaking legend Melvin Van Peebles energizes with heart, humor and raw attitude under the talents of his son (director and star Mario Van Peebles) on a ride that details theunderdog effort to make an empowering black film against all odds.
