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Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

Name: Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
Director: Melvin Van Peebles
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1971
Rating: 5.1
Cast: Melvin Van Peebles, Simon Chuckster, Mario Van Peebles, John Dullaghan, John Amos

After saving a Black Panther from some racist cops, a black male prostitute goes on the run from "the man" with the help of the ghetto community and some disillusioned Hells Angels.

1971 · Directed by Melvin Van Peebles · 98 min · Action · Crime · Drama · Thriller · 10 frames

Tagline

YOU BLED MY MOMMA. YOU BLED MY POPPA. BUT YOU WONT BLEED ME.

Crew

Screenplay: Melvin Van Peebles
Cinematography: Robert Maxwell
Edited by: Melvin Van Peebles
Music: Melvin Van Peebles
Produced by: Jerry Gross, Melvin Van Peebles

Cast

Melvin Van Peebles as Sweetback
Simon Chuckster as Beetle
Mario Van Peebles as Young Sweetback
John Dullaghan as Commissioner
John Amos as Biker
Lavelle Roby
Rhetta Hughes as Old Girlfriend
Norman Fields
Joe Tornatore
Mikel Angel

Production

Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studios: Cinemation Industries, Yeah
Budget: $150,000
Box office: $15,200,000
Themes: police brutality, mexico, homophobia, brothel, 1970s, anti hero, pimp, black panther party, fugitive, on the run

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