
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)
5.2|31 Mar, 1971|98 min
The Film that THE MAN doesn't want you to see!
5.2|31 Mar, 1971|98 min
Released
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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.
Language
Budget$150,000
Revenue $15,200,000
English
Budget$150,000
Revenue $15,200,000
Keywords
police brutality
mexico
homophobia
brothel
1970s
anti hero
pimp
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
Casts

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)
Crews
Robert Maxwell
Director of Photography

Melvin Van Peebles
Editor
Jerry Gross
Producer

Melvin Van Peebles
Producer

Melvin Van Peebles
Director

Melvin Van Peebles
Screenplay
Skip Karnas
Production Assistant
Chic Borland
Production Assistant
Jeremy Hoenack
Assistant Editor
Luke Wolfram
Sound Editor
Clyde Houston
Production Manager
Cliff Wenger
Special Effects
Clyde Houston
Assistant Director
Clark Will
Sound
John H. Newman
Sound Editor
Robert Maxwell
Camera Operator

Verdine White
Orchestrator
Nora Maxwell
Makeup Supervisor

Maurice White
Orchestrator
Jose Garcia
Camera Operator

Philip Bailey
Orchestrator
Priscilla Watts
Production Assistant
Winfred Tennison
Production Assistant
Jose Garcia
Second Unit Director

Melvin Van Peebles
Original Music Composer
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