CinemaOSMovie · 1971 · 1h 38m · NC-17
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

YOU BLED MY MOMMA. YOU BLED MY POPPA. BUT YOU WONT BLEED ME.

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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.

Directed byMelvin Van Peebles

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 38m
Language
EN
Released
March 31, 1971
Budget
$150,000
Revenue
$15,200,000
Studios
Cinemation IndustriesYeah

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2 videos
SWEET SWEETBACK'S BAADASSSSS SONG Trailer [1971]

SWEET SWEETBACK'S BAADASSSSS SONG Trailer [1971]

Official Theatrical Trailer - AGFA

Official Theatrical Trailer - AGFA

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Melvin Van Peebles

Melvin Van Peebles

Sweetback

Simon Chuckster

Simon Chuckster

Beetle

Mario Van Peebles

Mario Van Peebles

Young Sweetback

John Dullaghan

John Dullaghan

Commissioner

John Amos

John Amos

Biker

Lavelle Roby

Lavelle Roby

Rhetta Hughes

Rhetta Hughes

Old Girlfriend

Norman Fields

Norman Fields

Joe Tornatore

Mikel Angel

Creative team
Directed by
Melvin Van Peebles
Melvin Van Peebles
Written by
Melvin Van Peebles
Melvin Van Peebles
Produced by
Jerry Gross
Melvin Van Peebles
Melvin Van Peebles

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