Baadasssss!
2003 · Movie · R · 108 min · ★ 6.5 · 83% critics
A filmmaker recreates the turbulent, shoestring journey of making a groundbreaking early-1970s independent movie, drawing on personal memories and behind-the-scenes chaos. As the production battles money problems, industry resistance, and family strain, the drive to get the film finished pushes everyone to their limits, with raw humor, conflict, and determination along the way.
Also known as Gettin' the Man's Foot Outta Your Baadasssss! · Badass · How to Get the Man’s Foot Outta Your Ass
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Details
- Years
- 2003
- Release date
- 2004-05-28
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (61 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like intense, true-story showbiz struggles, family tension, and scrappy ambition with humor and politics mixed in; Not for you if you want a calm, polished drama or mild content like Bastard Out of Carolina.
Pros: inspiring underdog energy; sharp industry insight; funny backstage moments | Cons: heavy language and nudity; messy, chaotic tone; abrasive behavior on display
Cast & crew
Mario Van Peebles
as Melvin Van Peebles
Joy Bryant
as Priscilla
Khleo Thomas
as Mario
T.K. Carter
as Bill Cosby
Terry Crews
as Big T
Ossie Davis
as Granddad
David Alan Grier
as Clyde Houston
Nia Long
as Sandra
Paul Rodríguez
as Jose Garcia
Saul Rubinek
as Howard Kaufman
Directed by Mario Van Peebles