Baadasssss! (2004)
Genres: Biography, Drama
Cast: Mario Van Peebles, David Alan Grier, Nia Long, Rainn Wilson, Terry Crews, Adam West, Glenn Plummer, John Singleton, Joy Bryant, Karimah Westbrook, Khalil Kain, Khleo Thomas, Len Lesser, Ossie Davis, Paul Rodriguez, Penny Bae Bridges, Saul Rubinek, T.K. Carter, Vincent Schiavelli, Wesley Jonathan, Melvin Van Peebles, Bill Cosby
Baadasssss! is a 2003 American biographical drama film, written, produced, directed by, and starring Mario Van Peebles. The film is based on the struggles of Van Peebles' father Melvin Van Peebles, as he attempts to film and distribute Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, a film that was widely credited with showing Hollywood that a viable African-American audience existed, and thus influencing the creation of the Blaxploitation genre. The film also stars Joy Bryant, Nia Long, Ossie Davis, Paul Rodriguez, Rainn Wilson, and Terry Crews.