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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 itsedge.
Original Release
05/28/2004
US Release
05/28/2004
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Joy Bryant | Priscilla |
T.K. Carter | Bill Cosby |
Terry Crews | Big T |
Ossie Davis | Granddad |
David Alan Grier | Clyde Houston |
Nia Long | Sandra |
Paul Rodriguez | Jose Garcia |
Saul Rubinek | Howard 'Howie' Kaufman / Howard Kaufman |
Vincent Schiavelli | Jerry |
Khleo Thomas | Mario |
Directors
Writers
Mario Van Peebles, Melvin Van Peebles, Dennis Haggerty
Cast
Name | Character |
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Joy Bryant | Priscilla |
T.K. Carter | Bill Cosby |
Terry Crews | Big T |
Ossie Davis | Granddad |
David Alan Grier | Clyde Houston |
Nia Long | Sandra |
Paul Rodriguez | Jose Garcia |
Saul Rubinek | Howard 'Howie' Kaufman / Howard Kaufman |
Vincent Schiavelli | Jerry |
Khleo Thomas | Mario |
Rainn Wilson | Bill Harris |
Karimah Westbrook | Ginnie |
Len Lesser | Manny & Mort Goldberg |
Sally Struthers | Roz |
Jazsmin Lewis | Working Girl |
Adam West | Bert |
Ralph P. Martin | Tommy David |
Robert Peters | Bob Maxwell |
Glenn Plummer | Angry Brother |
Khalil Kain | Maurice |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Tobie Haggerty | Executive Producer |
Michael Mann | Executive Producer |
Jerry Offsay | Executive Producer |
Mario Van Peebles | Producer |
Bruce Wayne Gillies | Producer |
Dennis Haggerty | Producer |
G. Marq Roswell | Producer |
Tal Vigderson | Producer |