Baadasssss! | |
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Directed by | Mario Van Peebles |
Written by | Mario Van Peebles Dennis Haggerty |
Based on | Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: A Guerilla Filmmaking Manifesto by Melvin Van Peebles |
Produced by | Mario Van Peebles |
Starring | Mario Van Peebles David Alan Grier Nia Long Rainn Wilson Terry Crews |
Cinematography | Robert Primes |
Edited by | Anthony Miller Nneka Goforth |
Music by | Tyler Bates |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
Release dates |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $365,727 [1] |
Baadasssss! is a 2003 American biographical drama film, written, produced, directed by, and starring Mario Van Peebles. The film is based on the struggles of Van Peebles' father Melvin Van Peebles (played by Mario himself), as he attempts to film and distribute Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, a film that was widely credited with showing Hollywood that a viable African-American audience existed, and thus influencing the creation of the blaxploitation genre. The film also stars Joy Bryant, Nia Long, Ossie Davis, Paul Rodriguez, Rainn Wilson, and Terry Crews.
The film received mostly positive reviews. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 91% of 109 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.4/10. The website's consensus reads: "An entertaining and intriguing tribute to a father from his son." [2] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 75 out of 100, based on 33 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [3] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times named it one of the best films of the year. [4] Baadasssss! was nominated for several "best of" Independent Spirit and NAACP Image awards for 2005, including best feature, director, actor and screenplay. [5] [6] It was listed in the African-American Film Critics Association's top-ten films of 2004 [7] and won best feature film at the 2004 Philadelphia Film Festival. [8] However, the film ended up being a commercial failure, making less than $400,000 at the box office during its limited theatrical release. [1] Leonard Maltin lists the movie in his book 151 Best Movies You've Never Seen and he writes "Mario Van Peebles has written, directed, and starred in a number of films over the years but this is his most personal piece of work-and I think his best." [9]
A soundtrack album was released by the label Barely Breaking Even. [11]
BAADASSSSS! Soundtrack | |
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Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
Released | June 1, 2004 |
Genre | Film soundtrack |
Length | 71:23 |
Label | Barely Breaking Even |
No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
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1. | "No Crew Has Ever Looked Like This (Dialogue)" | 0:17 | |
2. | "Main Title Score" | Baadasssss! Band | 4:23 |
3. | "Breaking The Rules (Dialogue)" | 0:09 | |
4. | " Groove Me" | King Floyd | 2:57 |
5. | "Get Down" | War | 4:25 |
6. | "It's About A Brotha' (Dialogue)" | 0:18 | |
7. | "Lumumba" | Miriam Makeba | 2:43 |
8. | "Just Do It" (featuring Pharoahe Monch) | Pete Rock | 4:26 |
9. | "Gettin' the Man's Foot Outta' Your Ass" | Black Panther Fugitives | 6:18 |
10. | "Back Up (Dialogue)" | 0:27 | |
11. | "Cou Cou" | Zap Mama | 4:10 |
12. | "Che Che Cole Makossa" (featuring Myra Vega) | Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra | 4:03 |
13. | "Jeanie, It's Mel (Dialogue)" | 0:50 | |
14. | "I Came But..." | Zuco 103 | 3:46 |
15. | "Love" | Donn | 2:48 |
16. | "How Much? (Dialogue)" | 0:41 | |
17. | "Sweetback's Theme" | Melvin Van Peebles | 2:49 |
18. | "Lil' Money" | Eric Roberson | 4:22 |
19. | "Green and Gold" | Rob Ayers | 4:49 |
20. | "I'll Make You A Bet (Dialogue)" | 0:30 | |
21. | "Father and Son" | Baadasssss! Band | 0:58 |
22. | "Caught in the Hustle" | Immortal Technique | 3:42 |
23. | "Soul Brothers" | Baadasssss! Band | 2:37 |
24. | "Look Around" | Jean Grae | 4:49 |
25. | "Inspiration Walk" | Baadasssss! Band | 4:06 |
Baadasssss! | |
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Directed by | Mario Van Peebles |
Written by | Mario Van Peebles Dennis Haggerty |
Based on | Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: A Guerilla Filmmaking Manifesto by Melvin Van Peebles |
Produced by | Mario Van Peebles |
Starring | Mario Van Peebles David Alan Grier Nia Long Rainn Wilson Terry Crews |
Cinematography | Robert Primes |
Edited by | Anthony Miller Nneka Goforth |
Music by | Tyler Bates |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
Release dates |
|
Running time | 108 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $365,727 [1] |
Baadasssss! is a 2003 American biographical drama film, written, produced, directed by, and starring Mario Van Peebles. The film is based on the struggles of Van Peebles' father Melvin Van Peebles (played by Mario himself), as he attempts to film and distribute Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, a film that was widely credited with showing Hollywood that a viable African-American audience existed, and thus influencing the creation of the blaxploitation genre. The film also stars Joy Bryant, Nia Long, Ossie Davis, Paul Rodriguez, Rainn Wilson, and Terry Crews.
The film received mostly positive reviews. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 91% of 109 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.4/10. The website's consensus reads: "An entertaining and intriguing tribute to a father from his son." [2] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 75 out of 100, based on 33 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [3] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times named it one of the best films of the year. [4] Baadasssss! was nominated for several "best of" Independent Spirit and NAACP Image awards for 2005, including best feature, director, actor and screenplay. [5] [6] It was listed in the African-American Film Critics Association's top-ten films of 2004 [7] and won best feature film at the 2004 Philadelphia Film Festival. [8] However, the film ended up being a commercial failure, making less than $400,000 at the box office during its limited theatrical release. [1] Leonard Maltin lists the movie in his book 151 Best Movies You've Never Seen and he writes "Mario Van Peebles has written, directed, and starred in a number of films over the years but this is his most personal piece of work-and I think his best." [9]
A soundtrack album was released by the label Barely Breaking Even. [11]
BAADASSSSS! Soundtrack | |
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Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
Released | June 1, 2004 |
Genre | Film soundtrack |
Length | 71:23 |
Label | Barely Breaking Even |
No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "No Crew Has Ever Looked Like This (Dialogue)" | 0:17 | |
2. | "Main Title Score" | Baadasssss! Band | 4:23 |
3. | "Breaking The Rules (Dialogue)" | 0:09 | |
4. | " Groove Me" | King Floyd | 2:57 |
5. | "Get Down" | War | 4:25 |
6. | "It's About A Brotha' (Dialogue)" | 0:18 | |
7. | "Lumumba" | Miriam Makeba | 2:43 |
8. | "Just Do It" (featuring Pharoahe Monch) | Pete Rock | 4:26 |
9. | "Gettin' the Man's Foot Outta' Your Ass" | Black Panther Fugitives | 6:18 |
10. | "Back Up (Dialogue)" | 0:27 | |
11. | "Cou Cou" | Zap Mama | 4:10 |
12. | "Che Che Cole Makossa" (featuring Myra Vega) | Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra | 4:03 |
13. | "Jeanie, It's Mel (Dialogue)" | 0:50 | |
14. | "I Came But..." | Zuco 103 | 3:46 |
15. | "Love" | Donn | 2:48 |
16. | "How Much? (Dialogue)" | 0:41 | |
17. | "Sweetback's Theme" | Melvin Van Peebles | 2:49 |
18. | "Lil' Money" | Eric Roberson | 4:22 |
19. | "Green and Gold" | Rob Ayers | 4:49 |
20. | "I'll Make You A Bet (Dialogue)" | 0:30 | |
21. | "Father and Son" | Baadasssss! Band | 0:58 |
22. | "Caught in the Hustle" | Immortal Technique | 3:42 |
23. | "Soul Brothers" | Baadasssss! Band | 2:37 |
24. | "Look Around" | Jean Grae | 4:49 |
25. | "Inspiration Walk" | Baadasssss! Band | 4:06 |