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Baadasssss! is a 2003 American biographical drama film, written, produced, directed by, and starring Mario Van Peebles.The film is based on the struggles of Van Peebles' father Melvin Van Peebles (played by Mario himself), as he attempts to film and distribute Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, a film that was widely credited with showing Hollywood that a viable African-American audience ...
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 ...
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- Biography, Drama
- Mario Van Peebles
- 2005-03-17
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 Baadas...
- 2 min
- 69.6K
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Jun 11, 2004 · At the end of “Baadasssss!” a white sound man has hired his assistant, a tough black street guy who doubles as security, to be his partner; that detail, like most of the film, is based on fact. Surveying the set, he observes, “No crew has ever looked like this.”. Mario plays his own father in the movie and Khleo Thomas plays Mario.
Critics and audiences alike have gotten behind Mario Van Peebles' candid portrait of his father Melvin's struggle as a young, black director during the socie...
Baadasssss! is 10757 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 5701 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than Yoga Hosers but less popular than Summer Days, Summer Nights.
- 108 min
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