Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
The Film that THE MAN doesn't want you to see!
1971 | 98m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Melvin Van Peebles |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Melvin Van Peebles |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 31, 1971 |
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| Director: | Melvin Van Peebles |
| Writer: | Melvin Van Peebles |
| Genres: | Action, Drama, Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | mexico, police brutality, homophobia, 1970s, brothel, pimp, anti hero, black panther party, on the run, blaxploitation cinema, racism, los angeles, california, revolutionary, black stereotype, racist cop, whorehouse, 1940s, sex show, tijuana, mexico, black cinema, corrupt cop |
| Production Companies | Yeah |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $15,200,000
Budget: $150,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Simon Chuckster | Beetle |
| Melvin Van Peebles | Sweetback |
| Hubert Scales | Mu-Mu |
| Mario Van Peebles | The Young Sweetback |
| John Dullaghan | Commissioner |
| John Amos | Biker |
| Lavelle Roby | |
| Rhetta Hughes | Old Girlfriend |
| Norman Fields | |
| Joe Tornatore | |
| Mikel Angel | |
| William Kirschner | |
| Vincent Barbi | |
| Chesley Noone | |
| Curt Matson | Actor |
| Wesley Gale | (as West Gale) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Melvin Van Peebles | Director, Screenplay, Editor, Original Music Composer |
| Maurice White | Orchestrator |
| Philip Bailey | Orchestrator |
| Verdine White | Orchestrator |
| Robert Maxwell | Director of Photography |
| Nora Maxwell | Makeup Supervisor |
| Clyde Houston | Assistant Director, Production Manager |
| Jose Garcia | Camera Operator, Second Unit Director |
| Luke Wolfram | Sound Editor |
| John H. Newman | Sound Editor |
| Clark Will | Sound |
| Cliff Wenger | Special Effects |
| Robert Maxwell | Camera Operator |
| Jeremy Hoenack | Assistant Editor |
| Priscilla Watts | Production Assistant |
| Winfred Tennison | Production Assistant |
| Skip Karnas | Production Assistant |
| Chic Borland | Production Assistant |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Melvin Van Peebles | Producer |
| Jerry Gross | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 6 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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