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Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)
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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. Director:Melvin Van PeeblesWriter:Melvin Van Peebles |
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Simon Chuckster | ... |
Beetle
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| Melvin Van Peebles | ... | ||
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Hubert Scales | ... |
Mu-Mu
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John Dullaghan | ... |
Commissioner
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West Gale | ||
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Niva Rochelle | ||
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Rhetta Hughes | ... |
Old Girl Friend
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Nick Ferrari | ||
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Ed Rue | ||
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Biker
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Ted Hayden | ||
| Mario Van Peebles | ... |
Young Sweetback
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Kid
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Sonja Dunson | ||
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Michael Augustus | ||
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Storyline
Melvin Van Peebles wrote, directed, produced, edited, composed and starred in this powerful and inflammatory attack on White America. After the body of a black man is discovered, Sweetback helps two white 'acquaintances' in the police force to look good by agreeing to go with them to the station as a suspect. But he is forced to go on the run after brutally attacking the two policemen when they arrest and beat up a young black man. Written by David Claydon <dc6212@bristol.ac.uk>
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You bled my Momma--You bled my Poppa--But you won't bleed me. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
(Japan) See more »Also Known As:
Sweet Sweetback See more »Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USABox Office
Budget:
$500,000 (estimated)Gross:
$15,180,000 (USA)Company Credits
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1.37 : 1
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