Film · Documentary, Action
BaadAsssss Cinema (2002)
A bold look at 70's blaxploitation films.
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
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Release date
- August 14, 2002
Cast
Larry CohenSelf
Tamara DobsonSelf- Ron FinleySelf
Pam GrierSelf- Ed GuerreroSelf
Isaac HayesSelf
Gloria HendrySelf- bell hooksSelf
- Roy InnisSelf
Jesse JacksonSelf
Samuel L. JacksonSelf
Max JulienSelf
Jim KellySelf
Yaphet KottoSelf
Curtis MayfieldSelf
Elvis MitchellSelf
Ron O'NealSelf
Gordon ParksSelf
Richard RoundtreeSelf
Afeni ShakurSelf
