Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song is a 1971 American independent drama film, written, produced, scored, directed by, and starring Melvin Van Peebles, father of actor Mario Van Peebles (who was also in the movie). It tells the picaresque story of a poor African American man on his flight from the white authority. Van Peebles began to develop the film after being offered a three-picture contract for Columbia Pictures.

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  • Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song is a 1971 American independent drama film, written, produced, scored, directed by, and starring Melvin Van Peebles, father of actor Mario Van Peebles (who was also in the movie). It tells the picaresque story of a poor African American man on his flight from the white authority. Van Peebles began to develop the film after being offered a three-picture contract for Columbia Pictures. No studio would finance the film, so Van Peebles funded the film himself, shooting it independently over a period of 19 days, performing all of his own stunts and appearing in several unsimulated sex scenes. He received a $50,000 loan from Bill Cosby to complete the project. The film's fast-paced montages and jump-cuts were unique features in American cinema at the time. The picture was censored in some markets, and received mixed critical reviews. The musical score of Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song was performed by Earth, Wind & Fire. Van Peebles did not have any money for traditional advertising methods, so he released the soundtrack album prior to the film's release in order to generate publicity. Initially, the film was screened only in two theaters in the United States. It went on to gross $4.1 million at the box office. Huey P. Newton celebrated and welcomed the film's revolutionary implications, and Sweetback became required viewing for members of the Black Panther Party. According to Variety, it demonstrated to Hollywood that films which portrayed "militant" blacks could be highly profitable, leading to the creation of the blaxploitation genre, although some do not consider this example of Van Peebles' work to be an exploitation film.
  • Sweet Sweetbacks Lied ist ein US-amerikanischer Thriller aus dem Jahr 1971. Regie führte Melvin Van Peebles, der auch das Drehbuch schrieb, die Hauptrolle übernahm, den Film mitproduzierte, die Musik mitschrieb und als Cutter tätig war.
  • Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song on vuonna 1971 ilmestynyt independent-draama-elokuva, jonka pääosassa näyttelee myös elokuvan ohjaajana, käsikirjoittajana ja musiikin säveltäjänä toiminut Melvin Van Peebles. Elokuva on pikareskiromaanimainen kuvaus afroamerikkalaisesta miehestä pakenemassa valkoista valtiovaltaa. Variety-lehti kuvaili elokuvaa blaxploitaatio-genren johtavaksi teokseksi. Melvin Van Peeblesin poika Mario Van Peebles julkaisi vuonna 2004 dokumenttielokuvan Baadasssss!, joka kertoo elokuvan tekemisestä.
  • Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song è un film indipendente del 1971, scritto, diretto, montato, interpretato e prodotto da Melvin Van Peebles. È considerato il film che diede inizio al genere della blaxploitation. È stato definito un «film-guerriglia», uno dei primi che vede protagonista un uomo afroamericano ribelle, che alla fine del film riesce a salvarsi. Il protagonista (interpretato dallo stesso regista) inseguito da poliziotti e cani rimanda allo schiavismo e al razzismo contro i neri, ma stavolta non è un perdente. «Volevo fare un film vittorioso, in cui i neri potessero uscire a testa alta», dichiarò Van Peebles. Nei titoli di testa, al posto del nome degli attori vi è una scritta che segnala l'intero cast come «The Black Community» (La comunità nera). Il film fu considerato dalle Pantere Nere come il primo vero film rivoluzionario realizzato da un afroamericano, e ne consigliarono la visione a tutta la comunità.
  • Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song is een Amerikaanse blaxploitation misdaadfilm uit 1971, van Melvin Van Peebles. Het is één van de allereerste en beroemdste blaxploitationfilms die het genre als het ware uitvond en populair maakte. De muziek werd verzorgd door Earth, Wind & Fire. De film speelt zich af in een arme zwarte wijk, waar een Afro-Amerikaanse man op de vlucht is voor de blanke overheid. Omdat geen enkele studio de film wilde financieren draaide Van Peebles hem uit eigen zak en met een 50.000 dollar aan geleend geld van Bill Cosby. Van Peebles speelde zelf de hoofdrol en voerde zijn eigen stunts uit. "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song" werd een succesrijke cultfilm en kreeg lof voor de voor die tijd flitsende montage. Huey Newton raadde alle Black Panther Partyleden aan de film te bekijken. Op sommige plaatsen werd hij echter gecensureerd.
  • Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song est un film indépendant américain, écrit, réalisé et produit par Melvin Van Peebles, qui a également composé la bande originale.
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  • Sweet Sweetbacks Lied ist ein US-amerikanischer Thriller aus dem Jahr 1971. Regie führte Melvin Van Peebles, der auch das Drehbuch schrieb, die Hauptrolle übernahm, den Film mitproduzierte, die Musik mitschrieb und als Cutter tätig war.
  • Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song is a 1971 American independent drama film, written, produced, scored, directed by, and starring Melvin Van Peebles, father of actor Mario Van Peebles (who was also in the movie). It tells the picaresque story of a poor African American man on his flight from the white authority. Van Peebles began to develop the film after being offered a three-picture contract for Columbia Pictures.
  • Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song on vuonna 1971 ilmestynyt independent-draama-elokuva, jonka pääosassa näyttelee myös elokuvan ohjaajana, käsikirjoittajana ja musiikin säveltäjänä toiminut Melvin Van Peebles. Elokuva on pikareskiromaanimainen kuvaus afroamerikkalaisesta miehestä pakenemassa valkoista valtiovaltaa. Variety-lehti kuvaili elokuvaa blaxploitaatio-genren johtavaksi teokseksi.
  • Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song è un film indipendente del 1971, scritto, diretto, montato, interpretato e prodotto da Melvin Van Peebles. È considerato il film che diede inizio al genere della blaxploitation. È stato definito un «film-guerriglia», uno dei primi che vede protagonista un uomo afroamericano ribelle, che alla fine del film riesce a salvarsi.
  • Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song is een Amerikaanse blaxploitation misdaadfilm uit 1971, van Melvin Van Peebles. Het is één van de allereerste en beroemdste blaxploitationfilms die het genre als het ware uitvond en populair maakte. De muziek werd verzorgd door Earth, Wind & Fire. De film speelt zich af in een arme zwarte wijk, waar een Afro-Amerikaanse man op de vlucht is voor de blanke overheid.
  • Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song est un film indépendant américain, écrit, réalisé et produit par Melvin Van Peebles, qui a également composé la bande originale.
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