Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song poster

Feature film — 1971

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)

5.11h 38mAction — Crime — Drama — Thriller

After saving a Black Panther from some racist cops, a black male prostitute goes on the run from "the man" with the help of the ghetto community and some disillusioned Hells Angels.

The note

Stay for the details.

A high-signal pick with 124 votes.

Cinemation Industries / Yeah

Community reviews

What viewers are saying

Sign in to leave a review for everyone to see. Reviews are tied to your account so the community can trust what's shared.

Loading reviews…

Director: Melvin Van Peebles

On screen

Cast & crew

Melvin Van Peebles as Sweetback

Melvin Van Peebles

Sweetback

Simon Chuckster as Beetle

Simon Chuckster

Beetle

Mario Van Peebles as Young Sweetback

Mario Van Peebles

Young Sweetback

John Dullaghan as Commissioner

John Dullaghan

Commissioner

John Amos as Biker

John Amos

Biker

Lavelle Roby as

Lavelle Roby

Rhetta Hughes as Old Girlfriend

Rhetta Hughes

Old Girlfriend

Norman Fields as

Norman Fields

J

Joe Tornatore

M

Mikel Angel

William Kirschner as

William Kirschner

Vincent Barbi as

Vincent Barbi

Similar titles

More like this

The Peanut Butter Falcon poster

The Peanut Butter Falcon

7.4

2019

From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter poster

From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter

4.9

2000

Species II poster

5.2

1998

Almost Home poster

4.2

2019

White Men Can't Jump poster

White Men Can't Jump

6.7

1992

Spawn poster

5.5

1997

Hart's War poster

6.4

2002

Dirty poster

5.4

2005

Die Musterknaben 2 poster

Die Musterknaben 2

5.7

1999

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood poster

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

7.0

1996

Bringing Down the House poster

Bringing Down the House

5.9

2003

Tigerland poster

6.6

2000