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Sweet Sweetback's Baad Asssss Song (1971)
The cult classic written and produced by Melvyn Van Peebles Directed by Melvyn Van Peebles.
Cast: Melvin van Peebles, Simon Chuckster, Hubert Scales, Niva Rochelle, Rhetta Hughes, Brer Soul, John Dullaghan, John Amos, Michael Augustus.
Sweet Sweetback's Baad Asssss Song tracks the story of a professional sex-show stud turned black militant after killing two white policeman who brutalize and beat-down a black youth, as he f@#!, fights, and flees acrossed California into Mexico and freedom. Melvin van Peebles' independent film production of Sweet Sweetback, a cult classic, was raw, innovative, and hard-core back in the day! A must have for any movie collector. 97 min.
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