- Release Date: 2005
- Runtime: 108 min
- Genre: Biography, Drama
- Starring: Mario Van Peebles, Joy Bryant, T.K. Carter, Terry Crews ... see all
- Director: Mario Van Peebles
- Plot: 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... Read more
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filmcritic.com
But it is also a well-made and entertaining film, full of some of the best scenes that Mario Van Peeples has ever directed.
In order to give the film an authentic feel, Van Peeples intersperses interviews of the actors playing the cast and crew with the movie, a la American Splendor .
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News
In 1971 director Melvin Van Peebles made a film that he wanted to make, had to make, and finally, after much pain and suffering, did make. ... Full Article
BAADASSSSS!
slantmagazine.com –
2004-04-22
You Bled My Momma.You Bled My Poppa.But You Wont Bleed Me." This was one of many ad quotes celebrating the politics and box office perseverance of Melvin Van Peebles's Sweet Sweetback's Baadassss Song in 1971. ... Full Article




