Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
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Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

1971
98 min
5.1
51.3%
User Score
(112 votes)

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 BY

Robert Maxwell

STARRING

Simon Chuckster, Melvin Van Peebles, Hubert Scales, Mario Van Peebles, John Dullaghan

Videos & Trailers

Mark Kermode reviews Sweet Sweetback’s Baadassss Song (1971) | BFI Player
1080p
Featurette

Mark Kermode reviews Sweet Sweetback’s Baadassss Song (1971) | BFI Player

SWEET SWEETBACK'S BAADASSSSS SONG Trailer [1971]
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Trailer

SWEET SWEETBACK'S BAADASSSSS SONG Trailer [1971]

Mario Van Peebles on Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song and Melvin Van Peebles's Legacy | NYFF59
1080p
Featurette

Mario Van Peebles on Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song and Melvin Van Peebles's Legacy | NYFF59

Official Theatrical Trailer - AGFA
1080p
Trailer

Official Theatrical Trailer - AGFA

Bill Duke on SWEET SWEETBACK'S BADASSSSS SONG
1080p
Featurette

Bill Duke on SWEET SWEETBACK'S BADASSSSS SONG

Cast

Simon Chuckster

Simon Chuckster

Beetle

Melvin Van Peebles

Melvin Van Peebles

Sweetback

Hubert Scales

Hubert Scales

Mu-Mu

Mario Van Peebles

Mario Van Peebles

The 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

Joe Tornatore

Mikel Angel

William Kirschner

William Kirschner