Baadasssss!
6.456
108 minutes
5/28/2004
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.
Cast List
Mario Van Peebles
as Melvin Van Peebles
Joy Bryant
as Priscilla
Khleo Thomas
as Mario
T.K. Carter
as Bill Cosby
Terry Crews
as Big T
Ossie Davis
as Granddad
David Alan Grier
as Clyde Houston
Nia Long
as Sandra
Paul Rodríguez
as Jose Garcia
Saul Rubinek
as Howard Kaufman
Rainn Wilson
as Bill Harris
Don Dowe
as Officer
John Singleton
as Detroit J
Vincent Schiavelli
as Jerry
Karimah Westbrook
as Ginnie
Len Lesser
as Manny & Mort Goldberg
Sally Struthers
as Roz
Jazsmin Lewis
as Working Girl
Adam West
as Bert
Robert Peters
as Bob Maxwell
Glenn Plummer
as Angry Brother
Khalil Kain
as Maurice
Pamela Gordon
as Ethel
Wesley Jonathan
as Panther
Joseph Culp
as Attorney
Mandela Van Peebles
as Angel Muse
Kate Krystowiak
as Moonbeam
Bill Cosby
as himself