BaadAsssss Cinema_
"A bold look at 70's blaxploitation films."
With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period of filmmaking acts as an introduction rather than a complete record. It features interviews with some of the genre's biggest stars, like Fred Williamson, Pam Grier, and Richard Roundtree. Director Melvin Van Peebles discusses the historical importance of his landmark film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. For a contemporary perspective, the excitable Quentin Tarantino offers his spirited commentary and author/critic bell hooks provides some scholarly social analysis.
Starring
Larry Cohen, Tamara Dobson, Ron Finley
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
BaadAsssss Cinema was released 24 years ago in 2002.
Overview
With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period of filmmaking acts as an introduction rather than a comp...
BaadAsssss Cinema is a Action, Documentary film with a runtime of 0h 58m.
CAST (20)
Larry Cohen
Self
Tamara Dobson
Self
RF
Ron Finley
Self
Pam Grier
Self
EG
Ed Guerrero
Self
Isaac Hayes
Self
Gloria Hendry
Self
bell hooks
Self
RI
Roy Innis
Self
Jesse Jackson
Self
Samuel L. Jackson
Self
Max Julien
Self
Jim Kelly
Self
Yaphet Kotto
Self
Curtis Mayfield
Self
Elvis Mitchell
Self
Ron O'Neal
Self
Gordon Parks
Self
Richard Roundtree
Self
Afeni Shakur
Self
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What is BaadAsssss Cinema about?
With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period of filmmaking acts as an introduction rather than a complete record. It features interviews with some of the genre's biggest stars, like Fred Williamson, Pam Grier, and Richard Roundtree. Director Melvin Van Peebles discusses the historical importance of his landmark film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. For a contemporary perspective, the excitable Quentin Tarantino offers his spirited commentary and author/critic bell hooks provides some scholarly social analysis.
How long is BaadAsssss Cinema?
BaadAsssss Cinema has a runtime of 58 minutes (0h 58m).
Who stars in BaadAsssss Cinema?
The cast of BaadAsssss Cinema includes Larry Cohen, Tamara Dobson, Ron Finley, Pam Grier, Ed Guerrero.
What is the rating of BaadAsssss Cinema?
BaadAsssss Cinema has a rating of 5.9 out of 10 based on 23 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (2)
Action
Documentary
