Film

Baadasssss!

2004 · 1h 48m · Drama

A father, a son, a revolution.

IMDb

7.3

Rotten Tomatoes

91%

Metacritic

75

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.

Mario Van Peebles

Melvin Van Peebles

Joy Bryant

Priscilla

Khleo Thomas

Mario

T.K. Carter

Bill Cosby

Terry Crews

Big T

Ossie Davis

Granddad

David Alan Grier

Clyde Houston

Nia Long

Sandra

Paul Rodríguez

Jose Garcia

Saul Rubinek

Howard Kaufman

Rainn Wilson

Bill Harris

Don Dowe

Officer

John Singleton

Detroit J

Vincent Schiavelli

Jerry

Karimah Westbrook

Ginnie

Len Lesser

Manny & Mort Goldberg

• Mario Van PeeblesDirector · Producer · Screenplay
• Dennis HaggertyScreenplay
• Michael MannExecutive Producer
• Jerry OffsayExecutive Producer
• Robert PrimesDirector of Photography
• Tyler BatesOriginal Music Composer
• Nneka GoforthEditor
• Anthony MillerEditor
• Anya ColloffCasting
• Amy McIntyre BrittCasting

Baadasssss! Trailer

Release date

May 28, 2004

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

R

Revenue

$365,248

Genres

Drama