Movie
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
1971NC-171h 38m5.2 / 10
YOU BLED MY MOMMA. YOU BLED MY POPPA. BUT YOU WONT BLEED ME.
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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Synopsis
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.
Cast, crew and production details
About Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
Cast
Melvin Van PeeblesSweetback
Simon ChucksterBeetle
Mario Van PeeblesYoung Sweetback
John DullaghanCommissioner
John AmosBiker
Lavelle Roby
Rhetta HughesOld Girlfriend
Norman FieldsCredits
- Directed by
- Melvin Van Peebles
- Written by
- Melvin Van Peebles
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $150K
- Box office
- $15.2M
Production
Cinemation IndustriesUnited States- YeahUnited States
Themes
1970santi heroblack cinemablack panther partyblack stereotypeblaxploitation cinemabrothelcorrupt copfugitivehomophobialos angeles, californiamexicoon the runpimp
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