CinemaOSMovie · 2002 · 0h 58m

BaadAsssss Cinema

A bold look at 70's blaxploitation films.

60%(26)IMDbActionDocumentary

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.

Directed byIsaac Julien

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Released
Runtime
0h 58m
Language
EN
Released
August 14, 2002

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Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Larry Cohen

Larry Cohen

Self

Tamara Dobson

Tamara Dobson

Self

Ron Finley

Self

Pam Grier

Pam Grier

Self

Ed Guerrero

Self

Isaac Hayes

Isaac Hayes

Self

Gloria Hendry

Gloria Hendry

Self

bell hooks

Self

Roy Innis

Self

Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Isaac Julien
Isaac Julien

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