Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

The Film that THE MAN doesn't want you to see!

Genres

ActionCrimeDramaThriller

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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.

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Budget

$150000

Revenue

$15200000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

98 mins

Rating

5.2/10

Release Date

31 March 1971

Country

United States of America

Cast

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)

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