Baadasssss!
(DVD)
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Published
Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, c2004.
Edition
Widescreen format; special ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Published
Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, c2004.
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen format; special ed.
Language
English
UPC
043396043695
Notes
General Note
Container erroneously indicates closed captioning.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2004.
General Note
Based on the book Sweet sweetback's baadasssss song by Melvin Van Peebles.
General Note
"Based on a true story."
General Note
Special features: commentary with Mario and Melvin Van Peebles; The birth of black cinema featurette; The premiere featurette; American Cinematheque Q&A with Melvin Van Peebles; poster explorations.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Robert Primes ; edited by Anthony Miller, Nneka Goforth ; composer, Tyler Bates.
Participants/Performers
Joy Bryant, T.K. Carter, Terry Crews, Ossie Davis, David Alan Grier, Nia Long, Paul Rodriguez, Saul Rubinek, Vincent Schiavelli, Khleo Thomas, Mario Van Peebles, Karimah Westbrook, Rainn Wilson.
Description
An account of how director Melvin Van Peebles made his 1970s opus Sweet Sweetback's Baadassss Song. Determined to make a film that mattered, Melvin, dealing with Hollywood hypocrisy and a less-than-stellar crew, a strained relationship with his family, and failing health, put everything on the line to realize his cinematic dream.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R.
Target Audience
11-adult,BWI.
System Details
DVD player required; Dolby 5.1 surround; region 1.
Language
Soundtrack in English; subtitles in French, Portuguese or Spanish.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bryant, J., Carter, T. K., Crews, T., Davis, O., Grier, D. A., Long, N., Rodriguez, P., Rubinek, S., Schiavelli, V., Thomas, K., Van Peebles, M., Westbrook, K., Wilson, R., Haggerty, D., Bates, T., & Van Peebles, M. (2004). Baadasssss! (Widescreen format; special ed.). Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Joy Bryant et al.. 2004. Baadasssss!. Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Joy Bryant et al.. Baadasssss! Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2004.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bryant, Joy, et al. Baadasssss! Widescreen format; special ed., Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2004.
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