Movie

Baadasssss!

2004 · 108 min

It feels like watching a raw, passionate look behind the curtain of a groundbreaking piece of cinema.

Tagline: A father, a son, a revolution.
Overview: Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin's classic 1971 film, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." Playing his father in the film, Van Peebles offers an unapologetic account of Melvin's brash and sometimes deceptive conduct on the set of the film, including questionable antics like writing bad checks, tricking a local fire department and allowing his son, Mario, to shoot racy sex scenes at the age of 11.
How it feels: Cynical, earnest and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Race, class, ambition, art
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: cynicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: race
class
ambition
art
politics
Places: workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: mockumentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild