Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
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Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

Year:
Duration:
97 min
Genres:
Crime | Drama | Thriller
IMDB rate:
5.5
Director:
Melvin Van Peebles
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1973-03-22
Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA
Earnings
Budget: $500,000
Gross: $15,180,000 (USA) Filming Dates May 1970 -  June 1970 Copyright Holder Copyright 1971 Yeah, Inc. Related Links
Cast
Actor
Character
Max Van Peebles
Max Van Peebles
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
Simon Chuckster
Beetle
Melvin Van Peebles
Sweetback
Hubert Scales
Mu-Mu
John Dullaghan
Commissioner
West Gale
Niva Rochelle
Rhetta Hughes
Old Girl Friend
Nick Ferrari
Ed Rue
John Amos
Biker (as Johnny Amos)
Lavelle Roby
Ted Hayden
Mario Van Peebles
Young Sweetback
Sonja Dunson
Michael Augustus
Peter Russell
Norman Fields
Ron Prince
Steve Cole
Megan Van Peebles
Kid (as Megan Peebles)
Joe Tornatore
Mikel Angel
(as Mike Angel)
Jeff Goodman
Curt Matson
Marria Evonee
Jon Jacobs
William Kirschner
(as Bill Kirschner)
Vincent Barbi
Chesley Noone
(as Chet Norris)
Joni Watkins
Jerry Days
John Allen
Bruce Adams
Brer Soul
Edson C. Kurose
Coronor (as Ed Kurose)
Maggie Bembry
Woman (uncredited)
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Trivia
Considered the first "blaxploitation" movie. It preceded Shaft (1971) by a few months.
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This was one of Earth, Wind, and Fire's early work. Melvin Van Peebles paid them with a check that later bounced. To this day, the band has still not been paid for their contribution to the film.
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Though it only earned $4 million, it was the top-grossing independent movie of 1972.
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Photos from cast
Max Van Peebles
happy walking the dog clipart King Charles Spaniel Pictures flying bat silhouette