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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.
Theatrical
May 28, 2004
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$365K
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 14, 2004
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Bad Aaas Cinema, MVP Films, Showtime Networks, Showtime Independent Films
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Mario Van Peebles
Melvin Van Peebles
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Joy Bryant
Priscilla
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Khleo Thomas
Mario
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T.K. Carter
Bill Cosby
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Terry Crews
Big T
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Ossie Davis
Granddad
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David Alan Grier
Clyde Houston
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Nia Long
Sandra
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Paul Rodríguez
Jose Garcia
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Saul Rubinek
Howard Kaufman
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Rainn Wilson
Bill Harris
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Don Dowe
Officer
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John Singleton
Detroit J
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Vincent Schiavelli
Jerry
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Karimah Westbrook
Ginnie
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Len Lesser
Manny & Mort Goldberg
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Sally Struthers
Roz
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Jazsmin Lewis
Working Girl
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Adam West
Bert
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Robert Peters
Bob Maxwell
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