Baadasssss! (2004)
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.
Director:
Mario Van Peebles
Writers:
Dennis Haggerty, Mario Van Peebles.
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Mario Van Peebles as Melvin Van Peebles |
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Joy Bryant as Priscilla |
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Khleo Thomas as Mario |
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T.K. Carter as Bill Cosby |
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Terry Crews as Big T |
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Ossie Davis as Granddad |
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David Alan Grier as Clyde Houston |
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Nia Long as Sandra |
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Paul RodrÃguez as Jose Garcia |
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Saul Rubinek as Howard Kaufman |
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Rainn Wilson as Bill Harris |
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Don Dowe as Officer |
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John Singleton as Detroit J |
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Vincent Schiavelli as Jerry |
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Karimah Westbrook as Ginnie |
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Len Lesser as Manny & Mort Goldberg |
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Sally Struthers as Roz |
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Jazsmin Lewis as Working Girl |
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Adam West as Bert |
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Robert Peters as Bob Maxwell |
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Glenn Plummer as Angry Brother |
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Khalil Kain as Maurice |
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Pamela Gordon as Ethel |
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Wesley Jonathan as Panther |
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Joseph Culp as Attorney |
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Mandela Van Peebles as Angel Muse |
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Kate Krystowiak as Moonbeam |
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Bill Cosby as Bill Cosby |
| Writing | Dennis Haggerty | Screenplay |
| Directing | Mario Van Peebles | Director |
| Camera | Robert Primes | Director of Photography |
| Production | Amy McIntyre Britt | Casting |
| Art | Galit Reuben | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Tyler Bates | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Bruce Wayne Gillies | Unit Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kara Saun | Costume Design |
| Production | Anya Colloff | Casting |
| Art | Alan E. Muraoka | Production Design |
| Art | Jorge Borrelli | Art Direction |
| Editing | Nneka Goforth | Editor |
| Editing | Anthony Miller | Editor |
| Production | G. Marq Roswell | Co-Producer |
| Production | Jerry Offsay | Executive Producer |
| Visual Effects | Craig Kuehne | Digital Compositor |
| Production | Bruce Wayne Gillies | Line Producer |
| Production | Mario Van Peebles | Producer |
| Production | Tal Vigderson | Co-Producer |
| Production | Michael Mann | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Melvin Van Peebles | Book |
| Writing | Mario Van Peebles | Screenplay |
