BaadAsssss Cinema

BaadAsssss Cinema

2002/08/14 • Released • English

Action
Documentary
6.1
58m

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

Larry Cohen

Self

Tamara Dobson

Tamara Dobson

Self

Ron Finley

Self

Pam Grier

Pam Grier

Self

Ed Guerrero

Self

Isaac Hayes

Isaac Hayes

Self

Gloria Hendry

Gloria Hendry

Self

bell hooks

Self

Roy Innis

Self

Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson

Self

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Self

Max Julien

Max Julien

Self

Jim Kelly

Jim Kelly

Self

Yaphet Kotto

Yaphet Kotto

Self

Curtis Mayfield

Curtis Mayfield

Self

Elvis Mitchell

Elvis Mitchell

Self

Ron O'Neal

Ron O'Neal

Self

Gordon Parks

Gordon Parks

Self

Richard Roundtree

Richard Roundtree

Self

Afeni Shakur

Self

Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino

Self

Melvin Van Peebles

Melvin Van Peebles

Self

Armond White

Self

Fred Williamson

Fred Williamson

Self

Jim Brown

Jim Brown

Self

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