Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
The Film that THE MAN doesn't want you to see!
1971
Rated
NC-17
97
minutes
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed By:
Melvin Van Peebles
After saving a Black Panther from some racist cops, a black male prostitute goes on the run from "the man" with the help of the ghetto community and some disillusioned Hells Angels.
Language
English
Release Date
March 31, 1971
Budget
$150,000
Revenue
$15,200,000
Cast
Simon Chuckster
Beetle
Melvin Van Peebles
Sweetback
Hubert Scales
Mu-Mu
Mario Van Peebles
The Young Sweetback
John Dullaghan
Commissioner
John Amos
Biker
Lavelle Roby
Rhetta Hughes
Old Girlfriend
Norman Fields
Joe Tornatore
Mikel Angel
William Kirschner
Vincent Barbi
Chesley Noone
Curt Matson
Actor
Wesley Gale
(as West Gale)
Show Full Crew
Production
Jerry Gross
Producer
Melvin Van Peebles
Producer
Winfred Tennison
Production Assistant
Skip Karnas
Production Assistant
Chic Borland
Production Assistant
Clyde Houston
Production Manager
Priscilla Watts
Production Assistant
Directing
Editing
Writing
Camera
Sound
Melvin Van Peebles
Music
Luke Wolfram
Sound Editor
Maurice White
Orchestrator
Philip Bailey
Orchestrator
Verdine White
Orchestrator
John H. Newman
Sound Editor
Clark Will
Sound
Costume & Make-Up
Crew