BaadAsssss Cinema
“A bold look at 70's blaxploitation films.”
2002•58m•6.0•Released
ActionDocumentary
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
Languages
English
Cast
Larry Cohen
Self
Tamara Dobson
Self
Ron Finley
Self
Pam Grier
Self
Ed Guerrero
Self
Isaac Hayes
Self
Gloria Hendry
Self
bell hooks
Self
Roy Innis
Self
Jesse Jackson
Self
Samuel L. Jackson
Self
Max Julien
Self
Jim Kelly
Self
Yaphet Kotto
Self
Curtis Mayfield
Self
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