Making of Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

by Melvin Van Peebles

Book Overview

In 1971, Melvin Van Peebles's independently produced film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song became the top-grossing independent film of that year, helped usher in the blaxploitation genre, and served... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• ISBN: B004B4GN8E
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Lancer
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Much Props to Melvin Van Peebles for opening doors

the Book & the Movie are both Ground-breaking & reading or hearing Melvin Van Peebles describe all He went through to see His Creations made speaks even more volumes.also I want to give Dap to His Son Mario for His New Movie about His Father's Pioneering ways & what He dealt with to get His voice heard.

It changed my life

Both the book and the movie of Sweetback changed my life. I used to be dull and boring, but now my life if filled with meaning. After reading this book, I went back to school and got my masters degree in Social Work, and now am a full time revolutionary. Be careful about reading this book, for the same might happen to you