Baadasssss! (2004) [R]

Release Date:
May 28, 2004

Original Title:
Baadasssss!

Alternate Titles:
Badass
Gettin' the Man's Foot Outta Your Baadasssss!
How to Get the Man’s Foot Outta Your Ass
La venganza de Sweetback
O Retorno de Sweetback
Мерзавец
バッドアス!

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Bad Aaas Cinema
MVP Films
Showtime Networks

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
US: R 

Runtime: 108

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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Art Direction:
Jorge Borrelli

Casting:
Anya Colloff
Amy McIntyre Britt

Co-Producer:
G. Marq Roswell
Tal Vigderson

Costume Design:
Kara Saun

Digital Compositor:
Craig Kuehne

Director:
Mario Van Peebles

Director of Photography:
Robert Primes

Editor:
Anthony Miller
Nneka Goforth

Executive Producer:
Jerry Offsay
Michael Mann

Line Producer:
Bruce Wayne Gillies

Original Music Composer:
Tyler Bates

Producer:
Mario Van Peebles

Production Design:
Alan E. Muraoka

Screenplay:
Dennis Haggerty

Set Decoration:
Galit Reuben

Unit Production Manager:
Bruce Wayne Gillies

Writer:
Melvin Van Peebles
Mario Van Peebles

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