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30th Anniversary Special Edition
"All the films about black people up to now," director Melvin Van Peebles told Newsweek in 1971, "have been told through the eyes of the Anglo-Saxon majority-in their rhythms and speech and pace. In my film, the black audience finally gets a chance to see some of their own fantasies acted out...rising out of the mud and kicking a**."
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song is the story of a young hustler (Van Peebles) whose aimless pleasure-seeking turns to radicalism after witnessing the beating of a black revolutionary by two white cops. Sweetback, driven to a state of blind rage, takes brutal revenge on the cops, forcing him into a desperate life on the run.
Despite a humble opening at only two theaters followed by a torrent of negative reviews, Sweetback mushroomed to $10,000,000 at the box office, landing it on Daily Variety's list of top-grossing independent films. It has also been widely credited as the film that kicked off the so-called "Blaxploitation" film movement.
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Features:
| Brand New "Making-Of" by Melvin Van Peebles-The Real Deal (What it...is!)
Filmography
Original Theatrical Trailer
Coming Attractions
Chapter Selections
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| | Standard 1.33:1 Color | | Audio: (more info) | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo
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| Studio: Xenon Entertainment
Production Year: 1971
Release Date: 3/18/2003
Length: 97 mins
Rating: NR
Chapters: 18
| Packaging: Keep Case
Number of Discs: 1
Disc: SS-SL
Item Code: 23194
UPC Code: 000799106426
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