A father, a son, a revolution.
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.
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Cast
- Mario Van PeeblesMelvin Van Peebles
- Joy BryantPriscilla
- Khleo ThomasMario
- T.K. CarterBill Cosby
- Terry CrewsBig T
- Ossie DavisGranddad
- David Alan GrierClyde Houston
- Nia LongSandra
- Paul RodríguezJose Garcia
- Saul RubinekHoward Kaufman
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- Mario Van PeeblesDirector
- Dennis HaggertyScreenplay
- Mario Van PeeblesScreenplay
- Robert PrimesDirector of Photography
- Tyler BatesOriginal Music Composer
- Anthony MillerEditor
- Nneka GoforthEditor
- Mario Van PeeblesProducer
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