Baadasssss!

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Mario Van Peebles

Melvin Van Peebles

Age : N/A | Popularity : 74%

Joy Bryant

Priscilla

Age : 50 | Popularity : 67%

Khleo Thomas

Mario

Age : N/A | Popularity : 64%

T.K. Carter

Bill Cosby

Age : N/A | Popularity : 34%

Terry Crews

Big T

Age : N/A | Popularity : 100%

Ossie Davis

Granddad

Age : 87 | Popularity : 75%

David Alan Grier

Clyde Houston

Age : N/A | Popularity : 91%

Nia Long

Sandra

Age : N/A | Popularity : 100%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	Melvin Van Peebles Mario Van Peebles
	Screenplay	Dennis Haggerty
Directing	Director	Mario Van Peebles
Art	Art Direction	Jorge Borrelli
	Production Design	Alan E. Muraoka
	Set Decoration	Galit Reuben
Production	Casting	Anya Colloff Amy McIntyre Britt
	Unit Production Manager	Bruce Wayne Gillies
	Executive Producer	Michael Mann Jerry Offsay
	Co-Producer	G. Marq Roswell Tal Vigderson
	Producer	Mario Van Peebles
	Line Producer	Bruce Wayne Gillies
Sound	Original Music Composer	Tyler Bates
Editing	Editor	Anthony Miller Nneka Goforth
Camera	Director of Photography	Robert Primes
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Kara Saun
Visual Effects	Digital Compositor	Craig Kuehne
Department	Role	Name

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