About BaadAsssss Cinema
- Released on August 14, 2002
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.
Full Cast of BaadAsssss Cinema
Larry Cohen plays Self
Tamara Dobson plays Self
Ron Finley plays Self
Pam Grier plays Self
Pamela Suzette Grier (born May 26, 1949) is an American actress. Described by Quentin Tarantino as cinema's first fem...
See Pam Grier's other roles →Ed Guerrero plays Self
Isaac Hayes plays Self
Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American songwriter, musician, singer, and occasional...
See Isaac Hayes's other roles →Gloria Hendry plays Self
bell hooks plays Self
Roy Innis plays Self
Jesse Jackson plays Self
Samuel L. Jackson plays Self
Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and producer. One of the most widely recognized ac...
See Samuel L. Jackson's other roles →Max Julien plays Self
Jim Kelly plays Self
Yaphet Kotto plays Self
Yaphet Frederick Kotto was an American actor known for numerous film roles, as well as starring in the NBC television...
See Yaphet Kotto's other roles →Curtis Mayfield plays Self
Elvis Mitchell plays Self
Ron O'Neal plays Self
Gordon Parks plays Self
Richard Roundtree plays Self
Richard Roundtree (born July 9, 1942) is an American actor. Roundtree is noted as being "the first black action hero"...
See Richard Roundtree's other roles →Afeni Shakur plays Self
Quentin Tarantino plays Self
Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer ...
See Quentin Tarantino's other roles →Melvin Van Peebles plays Self
Armond White plays Self
Fred Williamson plays Self
Jim Brown plays Self
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Mary Elizabeth Winstead (born November 28, 1984) is an American actress and singer. Her first significant role came a...
See Mary Elizabeth Winstead's other roles →André 3000
André 3000 (formerly known as Dre, no association with Dr. Dre) is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, multi-instr...
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Discover the backstage crew of BaadAsssss Cinema →
- Larry Cohen
- Tamara Dobson
- Ron Finley
- Pam Grier
- Ed Guerrero
- Isaac Hayes
- Gloria Hendry
- bell hooks
- Roy Innis
- Jesse Jackson
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Max Julien
- Jim Kelly
- Yaphet Kotto
- Curtis Mayfield
- Elvis Mitchell
- Ron O'Neal
- Gordon Parks
- Richard Roundtree
- Afeni Shakur
- Quentin Tarantino
- Melvin Van Peebles
- Armond White
- Fred Williamson
- Jim Brown
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead
- André 3000