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 : 67 | Popularity : 12%

Joy Bryant

Priscilla

Age : 49 | Popularity : 24%

Khleo Thomas

Mario

Age : 35 | Popularity : 7%

T.K. Carter

Bill Cosby

Age : 67 | Popularity : 7%

Terry Crews

Big T

Age : 55 | Popularity : 13%

Ossie Davis

Granddad

Age : 87 | Popularity : 6%

David Alan Grier

Clyde Houston

Age : 68 | Popularity : 12%

Nia Long

Sandra

Age : 53 | Popularity : 24%

Crew

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

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