BaadAsssss Cinema
2002/08/14 • Released • English
A bold look at 70's blaxploitation films.
Overview
With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period of filmmaking acts as an introduction rather than a complete record. It features interviews with some of the genre's biggest stars, like Fred Williamson, Pam Grier, and Richard Roundtree. Director Melvin Van Peebles discusses the historical importance of his landmark film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. For a contemporary perspective, the excitable Quentin Tarantino offers his spirited commentary and author/critic bell hooks provides some scholarly social analysis.
Director : Isaac Julien
Casts
Larry Cohen
Self
Tamara Dobson
Self
Pam Grier
Self
Isaac Hayes
Self
Gloria Hendry
Self
Jesse Jackson
Self
Samuel L. Jackson
Self
Max Julien
Self
Jim Kelly
Self
Yaphet Kotto
Self
Curtis Mayfield
Self
Elvis Mitchell
Self
Ron O'Neal
Self
Gordon Parks
Self
Richard Roundtree
Self
Quentin Tarantino
Self
Melvin Van Peebles
Self
Fred Williamson
Self
Jim Brown
Self
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