Baadasssss! (2004) — drama film. Directed by Mario Van Peebles. Starring Mario Van Peebles, Joy Bryant, Khleo Thomas, T.K. Carter. This page maps 7 characters and 10 relationships between them as an interactive character network.
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A mockumentary chronicling Melvin Van Peebles' relentless journey to independently produce and distribute a groundbreaking Black cinema film.
Drama · 6.5/10 · 108 min · 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.
