Search - Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song [30th Anniversary Special Edition] on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1971 DVD Release: 01/14/2003 Format: DVD Edition: Restored/Remastered Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 37 mins Studio: Xenon Members Wishing: 10 Genres: Action, Action Thriller, Psychological Drama, Blaxploitation, Urban Drama

Produced, directed, written, scored by, and starring Melvin Van Peebles, this landmark "blaxploitation" film was as controversial as it was popular for its then X-rated story of one African-American man's triumph over the Man. After beating a couple of white cops he witnessed brutalizing a local black revolutionary, sex show performer Sweetback (Van Peebles) has to go on the run. As he flees through decrepit South Central Los Angeles, Sweetback demonstrates his formidable potency through sex as well as violence, evading the police manhunt by any means necessary. As Sweetback runs off into the sunset, however, Van Peebles warns that the story, like the 1960s racial strife, isn't over. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide

Melvin Van Peebles - Sweetback
Simon Chuckster - Beetle
Hubert Scales - Mu-Mu
John Dullaghan - Commissioner
West Gale

Melvin Van Peebles' groundbreaking action-drama about a sex-show stud turned African-American revolutionary has been given a satisfactory presentation on DVD. Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song has been given a full-screen transfer to disc in the aspect ratio of 1.33:1. Viewers may choose between two remixed soundtracks: one in Dolby Digital Stereo and the other in Dolby Digital 5.1. The dialogue is in English, with no multiple-language options included. Bonus materials include a documentary on the making of the film by Melvin Van Peebles, the film's original theatrical trailer, and a filmography. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide