Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin's classic 1971 film, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." Playing his father in the film, Van Peebles offers an unapologetic account of Melvin's brash and sometimes deceptive conduct on the set of the film, including questionable antics like writing bad checks, tricking a local fire department and allowing his son, Mario, to shoot racy sex scenes at the age of 11.
as Melvin Van Peebles
as Priscilla
as Mario
as Bill Cosby
as Big T
as Granddad
as Clyde Houston
as Sandra
as Jose Garcia
as Howard Kaufman
as Bill Harris
as Officer
as Detroit J
as Jerry
as Ginnie
as Manny & Mort Goldberg
as Roz
as Working Girl
as Bert
as Bob Maxwell
as Angry Brother
as Maurice
as Ethel
as Panther
as Attorney
as Angel Muse
as Moonbeam
as Bill Cosby
