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Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)

Overview

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.
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Melvin Van Peebles profile
Melvin Van Peebles

Director

Melvin Van Peebles profile
Melvin Van Peebles

Screenplay

Cast

Simon Chuckster profile
Simon Chuckster

Beetle

Melvin Van Peebles profile
Melvin Van Peebles

Sweetback

Hubert Scales profile
Hubert Scales

Mu-Mu

Mario Van Peebles profile
Mario Van Peebles

The Young Sweetback

John Dullaghan profile
John Dullaghan

Commissioner

John Amos profile
John Amos

Biker

Lavelle Roby profile
Lavelle Roby

Rhetta Hughes profile
Rhetta Hughes

Old Girlfriend

Norman Fields profile
Norman Fields

Joe Tornatore profile
Joe Tornatore

Mikel Angel profile
Mikel Angel

William Kirschner profile
William Kirschner

Simon Chuckster profile
Simon Chuckster

Beetle

Melvin Van Peebles profile
Melvin Van Peebles

Sweetback

Hubert Scales profile
Hubert Scales

Mu-Mu

Mario Van Peebles profile
Mario Van Peebles

The Young Sweetback

John Dullaghan profile
John Dullaghan

Commissioner

John Amos profile
John Amos

Biker

Lavelle Roby profile
Lavelle Roby

Rhetta Hughes profile
Rhetta Hughes

Old Girlfriend

Norman Fields profile
Norman Fields

Joe Tornatore profile
Joe Tornatore

Mikel Angel profile
Mikel Angel

William Kirschner profile
William Kirschner

Extra

Release Date

March 31, 1971

Original Language

English

Budget

$150,000.00

Production Company

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Available On

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Videos

SWEET SWEETBACK'S BAADASSSSS SONG Trailer [1971] thumbnail
SWEET SWEETBACK'S BAADASSSSS SONG Trailer [1971]
Mario Van Peebles on Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song and Melvin Van Peebles's Legacy | NYFF59 thumbnail
Mario Van Peebles on Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song and Melvin Van Peebles's Legacy | NYFF59
SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAADASSSS SONG [Official Theatrical Trailer - AGFA] thumbnail
SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAADASSSS SONG [Official Theatrical Trailer - AGFA]
Bill Duke on SWEET SWEETBACK'S BADASSSSS SONG thumbnail
Bill Duke on SWEET SWEETBACK'S BADASSSSS SONG

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