
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

Mario Van Peebles
Director

Melvin Van Peebles
Writer

Mario Van Peebles
Writer
Dennis Haggerty
Screenplay

Tyler Bates
Original Music Composer
Robert Primes
Director of Photography
Nneka Goforth
Editor
Anthony Miller
Editor
Anya Colloff
Casting
Amy McIntyre Britt
Casting

Alan E. Muraoka
Production Design
Jorge Borrelli
Art Direction