BaadAsssss Cinema

August. 14,2002      
Rating:
6.9
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Larry Cohen as  Self
Tamara Dobson as  Self
Pam Grier as  Self
Isaac Hayes as  Self
Gloria Hendry as  Self
Jesse Jackson as  Self
Samuel L. Jackson as  Self
Max Julien as  Self
Jim Kelly as  Self
Yaphet Kotto as  Self