Baadasssss! (How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass) (2003)

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Directed by

Mario Van Peebles

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Mario Van Peebles
Melvin Van Peebles

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

Written by

Melvin Van Peebles

Mario Van Peebles
(screenplay)

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An unknown jewel

14 years, 3 months ago at Aug 17 15:51

johanlefourbe

In my opinion, it is one of those movies that came and disappeared pretty quickly without being noticed but I think it is a shame because it really deserved more love. Indeed, I thought it was a fascinating movie about how Mario van Peebles's father directed his most famous movie (‘Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song’). Indeed, when you think about, it works on some many levels. On one hand, the... read more

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Description: Melvin Van Peebles stunned the world for the first time, with his debut feature, The Story of a Three Day Pass. Filmed in France and selected as the French entry in the San Francisco Film Festival, Melvin's film was awarded the top prize. Saying it was controversial would be an understatement. In 1968 for a black man to walk up to the podium and accept the top festival award for a film he had to go abroad to make--now that's how you make your mark. After his comedy, Watermelon Man, Melvin was determined to push the Hollywood boundaries with the groundbreaking, and even more controversial, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. Turne ... (more)

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Tags: Comedy (4), Biography (4), Drama (4), 2004 (2), Movie Making (1), SnP (1), Sort (1), Black Panthers (1), Spiritual Cinema (1), Behind The Scenes (1), Blaxploitation (1), Imagination (1), Based On True Story (1), 2000s (1), Good Soundtrack (1), Filmmaking (1)

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" Date: 2/24/2021 Viewed: IMDBTV First Viewing Note: I always wanted to check out this movie for years because it's a biopic based on Melvin Van Peebles's career and I remember seeing commercials for it on G4TV. Melvin Van Peebles is one of the most important filmmakers in history because he left a big impact on cinema with the creation of Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song back in 1971. Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song is considered to be the first major blaxploitation movie and it has been a"