Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

Name: Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1971-03-31
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 5.118
Cast: Simon Chuckster, Melvin Van Peebles, Hubert Scales, Mario Van Peebles, John Dullaghan

The Film that THE MAN doesn't want you to see!

Action Crime Drama Thriller

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song(1971)

The Film that THE MAN doesn't want you to see!

Action Crime Drama Thriller

AI Analysis

AI Film Summary

5.1/ 10 (114 votes)

1h 38m

1971-03-31

Budget: $0.1M

Revenue: $15.2M

Overview

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.

DirectorMelvin Van Peebles

ScreenplayMelvin Van Peebles

Cast

Simon Chuckster

Beetle

Melvin Van Peebles

Sweetback

Hubert Scales

Mu-Mu

Mario Van Peebles

The Young Sweetback

John Dullaghan

Commissioner

John Amos

Biker

Lavelle Roby

Rhetta Hughes

Old Girlfriend

Norman Fields

Joe Tornatore

Mikel Angel

William Kirschner

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Keywords

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