Baadasssss! directed by Mario Van Peebles

Description:

Critics and audiences alike have gotten behind Mario Van Peebles' candid portrait of his father Melvin's struggle as a young, black director during the society-shifting early '70s. Determined to make a film that matters, Melvin (played by son Mario) deals with two-faced backers, a rag tag crew, threatening creditors and various shades of Hollywood hypocrisy. Obsessed and with everything on the line, including his failing eyesight and family, his only choice is to stick to his guns and do whatever it takes to get his neo-blaxploitation epic Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song to the audience for which it was envisioned. The real-life father and son dynamic brings an intimacy to this inspiring and often hilarious tribute to the father of black cinema. The result is a seamless layering of entertaining drama and poignant documentary that mirrors itself from every angle and never loses its edge.

Cast: Mario Van Peebles, Joy Bryant, Ossie Davis, David Alan Grier, Nia Long, Paul Rodriguez, Khleo Thomas, Rainn Wilson

Baadasssss!
directed by Mario Van Peebles

UPC: 043396043688
Length: 108 minutes
Rating: R (For pervasive language and some strong sexuality/nudity)
Film Release Date: 2004
DVD Release Date: 2004
Studio: Sony Pictures

Audio Format: Dolby Digital 5.1
Screen Format: Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)
Color: Color
Original Languages: English
Other Languages: None
Subtitles: French, Portuguese, Spanish
Closed Captioning

Special Features:

• Commentary with Mario and Melvin Van Peebles
• Featurette: American Cinematheque Q&A with Melvin Van Peebles
• Featurette: The Premiere - interviews with cast & crew at Hollywood Premiere
• The Making of Baadasssss!