BAADASSSSS!

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BAADASSSSS!
BAADASSSSS! promotional poster
Directed by	Mario Van Peebles
Produced by	Mario Van Peebles Tobie Haggerty
Written by	Melvin Van Peebles (book) Mario Van Peebles Dennis Haggerty
Starring	Mario Van Peebles Nia Long Ossie Davis Paul Rodriguez Joy Bryant Adam West
Music by	Tyler Bates
Cinematography	Michael O'Connor Robert Primes
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Classics
Release date(s)	May 28, 2004 (USA)
Running time	108 min.
Language	English
IMDb profile

BAADASSSSS!, also known as How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass, is a 2004 biopic directed by Mario Van Peebles. The film is based on the struggles of Melvin Van Peebles, played by his son Mario, whilst he directed and attempted to distribute Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, the film widely credited with founding the Blaxploitation genre. Mario's first film role, as a 13 year old, was in his father's movie. The film also stars Nia Long, Ossie Davis, Khleo Thomas, Rainn Wilson, David Alan Grier, Joy Bryant, Paul Rodriguez, Sally Struthers, T.K. Carter, and Adam West. It premiered at the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival. The soundtrack features many artists, most notably Immortal Technique.

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The film focuses on the social barriers and production problems which Melvin Van Peebles had to overcome, as well as the personal sacrifices he had to make. The film features such events as Melvin's film being rejected by every studio in Hollywood, and his subsequent attempts to raise funding by pretending that he was making a black pornography movie. Melvin's battles with his creditors and unionists are also shown, as is the farcical scene of him having to bail his crew out after a white police officer arrests them when he comes to the conclusion that a group of hippies and black men could not have come by their equipment legally. However, despite these difficulties we see Melvin overcome and finish his film through sheer commitment and ruthlessness.