Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (2004-05-28) |
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| Awards: | 3 wins & 11 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $365,727 |
| Screen: | Melvin Van Peebles, Mario Van Peebles, Dennis Haggerty |
| Productions: | Bad Aaas Cinema, MVP Films, Showtime Networks, Sony Pictures Classics, Showtime Independent Films |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 16214: Mario Van Peebles - Melvin Van Peebles
- 52847: Joy Bryant - Priscilla
- 54495: Khleo Thomas - Mario
- 15411: T.K. Carter - Bill Cosby
- 53256: Terry Crews - Big T
- 15531: Ossie Davis - Granddad
- 58563: David Alan Grier - Clyde Houston
Crews
- 16214: Mario Van Peebles - Director - Directing
- 135650: Melvin Van Peebles - Writer - Writing
- 16214: Mario Van Peebles - Writer - Writing
- 297609: Dennis Haggerty - Screenplay - Writing
- 15221: Tyler Bates - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 18882: Robert Primes - Director of Photography - Camera
- 1637153: Nneka Goforth - Editor - Editing
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