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.
Directed by Mario Van Peebles
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Mario Van Peebles
Melvin Van Peebles
Joy Bryant
Priscilla
Khleo Thomas
Mario
T.K. Carter
Bill Cosby
Terry Crews
Big T
Ossie Davis
Granddad
David Alan Grier
Clyde Houston
Nia Long
Sandra
Paul Rodríguez
Jose Garcia
Saul Rubinek
Howard Kaufman
Rainn Wilson
Bill Harris
Don Dowe
Officer
John Singleton
Detroit J
Vincent Schiavelli
Jerry
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