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| Release Date: |
May 28, 2004 (LA/NY) |
| On DVD: |
September 14, 2004 |
| Genre: |
Drama |
| Running Time: |
108 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for pervasive language and some strong sexuality/nudity. |
| Director: |
Mario Van Peebles |
| Writer: |
Dennis Haggerty, Mario Van Peebles |
| Cast: |
Saul Rubinek, Vincent Schiavelli, Khleo Thomas, Adam West, Karimah Westbrook, Nathan Wetherington, Rainn Wilson, Paul Rodriguez, Nia Long, Joan M. Blair, Penny Bae Bridges, Joy Bryant, T.K. Carter, Terry Crews, Ossie Davis, David Alan Grier, Len Lesser, Jazsmin Lewis, Mario Van Peebles |
The year was 1971 and the hot ticket at the box office was "The French Connection". Little did audiences and the film industry know that in the same year the birth of a new era was about to explode…Independent Black Cinema. The city was Detroit, and a weathered Melvin Van Peebles sat alone in the Grand Circus theatre watching only a few ticket buyers enter where his new film - his follow up to the Read more
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Movie Review
Grade: A-
From the title, you wouldn't expect much, but Baadasssss! is one of the best movies of 2004. Mario Van Peebles writes, directs and stars as his father Melvin Van Peebles, reenacting what his father went through to create an indie film in the 1970's. Read the full movie review
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