Baadasssss!
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- Synopsis
- Mario Van Peebles directs this documentary about his pioneering father, actor and director Melvin. The film focuses on Melvin's struggle to finance the self-written, produced and directed 'Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song,' which was the forerunner ......
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- Starring
- Mario Van Peebles, Ossie Davis
- Director(s)
- Mario Van Peebles
- Distributor(s)
- Sony
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 108 min.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
What's fascinating is the way Mario, working from his father's autobiography and his own memories, has somehow used his first-hand experience without being cornered by it.Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
The beauty of Baadasssss! is the way Mario Van Peebles salutes his father's truth by coaxing it into legend.Read the full review
Boston Globe | Ty BurrAdd Critic to Favorites
A much better movie than the one it honors.Read the full review
