Baadasssss!
Baadasssss is a 2003 American biopic, written, produced, directed by, and starring Mario Van Peebles. The film is based on the struggles of Van Peebles father Melvin Van Peebles played by Mario himself, as he attempts to film and distribute Sweet Sweetbacks Baadasssss Song, a film that was widely credited with showing Hollywood that a viable AfricanAmerican audience existed, and thus influencing the creation of the Blaxploitation genre. The film also stars Joy Bryant, Nia Long, Ossie Davis, Paul Rodriguez, Rainn Wilson, and Terry Crews.
The film received mostly positive reviews, with a 91 rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 75100 on Metacritic. Roger Ebert of the Chicago SunTimes named it one of the best films of the year. Baadasssss was nominated for several best of Independent Spirit and NAACP Image awards for 2005, including best feature, director, actor and screenplay. It was listed in the AfricanAmerican Film Critics Associations topten films of 2004 and won best feature film at the 2004 Philadelphia Film Festival. However, the film ended up being a commercial failure, making less than 400,000 at the box office during its limited theatrical release.A soundtrack album was released with the label Barely Breaking Even. The track listing is as follows ........
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