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Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

1971 · 98 min

A raw, rebellious fugitive chase that feels like a political scream, rough-edged and urgent.

Directed by
Melvin Van Peebles
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Starring
Melvin Van Peebles, Simon Chuckster, Mario Van Peebles
Tagline
YOU BLED MY MOMMA. YOU BLED MY POPPA. BUT YOU WONT BLEED ME.
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.

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Directed by
Melvin Van Peebles
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Starring
Melvin Van Peebles, Simon Chuckster, Mario Van Peebles
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • race
  • rebellion
  • survival
  • justice
  • corruption
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
action, crime, drama, thriller
Directed by
Melvin Van Peebles
Written by
Melvin Van Peebles
Starring
Melvin Van Peebles, Simon Chuckster, Mario Van Peebles, John Dullaghan, John Amos, Lavelle Roby, Rhetta Hughes, Norman Fields
Music
Melvin Van Peebles
Cinematography
Robert Maxwell
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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