
Baadasssss!
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.
Top Billed Cast

Mario Van Peebles
Melvin Van Peebles

Joy Bryant
Priscilla

Khleo Thomas
Mario

T.K. Carter
Bill Cosby

Terry Crews
Big T
Featured Crew
Dennis Haggerty
Screenplay

Melvin Van Peebles
Writer

Mario Van Peebles
Director

Mario Van Peebles
Writer
Robert Primes
Director of Photography
Amy McIntyre Britt
Casting
Galit Reuben
Set Decoration

Tyler Bates
Original Music Composer
Bruce Wayne Gillies
Unit Production Manager

Kara Saun
Costume Design
Anya Colloff
Casting

Alan E. Muraoka
Production Design