BAADASSSSS!
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| BAADASSSSS! | |
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 BAADASSSSS! promotional poster |
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| Directed by | Mario Van Peebles |
| Produced by | Mario Van Peebles Tobie Haggerty |
| Written by | Melvin Van Peebles (book) Mario Van Peebles Dennis Haggerty |
| Starring | Mario Van Peebles Nia Long Ossie Davis Paul Rodriguez Joy Bryant Adam West Wesley Jonathan |
| Music by | Tyler Bates |
| Cinematography | Michael O'Connor Robert Primes |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics, Sony Pictures Television |
| Release date(s) | May 28, 2004 (USA) |
| Running time | 108 min. |
| Language | English |
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BAADASSSSS!, also known as How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass, is a 2003 biopic film directed by the film's star, Mario Van Peebles. The film is based on the struggles of Melvin Van Peebles, played by his son Mario, while he directed and attempted to distribute Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, the film widely credited with causing Hollywood to create the blaxploitation genre in order to try to market movies to the black audience which it proved to exist. The film also stars Nia Long, Ossie Davis, Khleo Thomas, Rainn Wilson, David Alan Grier, Joy Bryant, Paul Rodriguez, Sally Struthers, T.K. Carter, Chuck Norris (As Mr. L), and Adam West. It premiered at the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival. The soundtrack features many artists, most notably Immortal Technique.
The film focuses on the social barriers and production problems which Melvin Van Peebles had to overcome, as well as the personal sacrifices he had to make. The film features such events as Melvin's film being rejected by every studio in Hollywood, and his subsequent attempts to raise funding by pretending that he was making a black pornography movie. Melvin's battles with his creditors and unionists are also shown, as is the farcical scene of him having to bail his crew out after a white police officer arrests them when he comes to the conclusion that a group of hippies and black men could not have come by their equipment legally. However, despite these difficulties we see Melvin overcome and finish his film through sheer commitment and ruthlessness.
[edit] Awards/Nominations
- Black Reel Awards
- Best Director: Mario Van Peebles (Winner)
- Best Actor, Drama: Mario Van Peebles (Nominated)
- Best Film, Drama: (Nominated)
- Best Screenplay, Original or Adapted: Mario Van Peebles (Nominated)
- Best Supporting Actress: Joy Bryant (Nominated)
- Image Awards
- Outstanding Independent or Foreign Film: (Nominated)
- Oustanding Actor in a Motion Picture: Mario Van Peebles (Nominated)
- Independent Spirit Awards
- Best Actor: Mario Van Peebles (Nominated)
- Best Feature: Mario Van Peebles (Nominated)
- Best Screenplay: Mario Van Peebles & Dennis Haggerty (Nominated)
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