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BaadAsssss Cinema
“A bold look at 70's blaxploitation films.”
6.0 / 10• 2002• 58m•NR• English
ActionDocumentary
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Larry Cohen
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Lead
Tamara Dobson
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Ron Finley
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Pam Grier
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Ed Guerrero
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Isaac Hayes
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Gloria Hendry
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bell hooks
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What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Isaac Julien's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. BaadAsssss Cinema is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
