Product ReviewsSweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (DVD, 1971)

National Film Registry entry

This is one movie off the National Film Registry for 2020. It was wacky but definitely worth saving.

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A Goodassss Gone Bad

Rather simple story, but a great depiction of why so much racial tension existed in the 1970s and still persists. As a film, quite amateurish with choppy hand-held camera work, long and meaningless scenery sequences, and an overstated police get-that-guy motivation. Though thin on plot and dialogue, and too heavy on sex and nudity, one is made to think deeply about race relations after getting past the technical shortcomings.Read full review...

Been looking for this movie for years.

This is a movie I went to the theater to watch many years ago. I love Melvin and Mario Van Peeples as actors and directors and I am glad to finally have this movie in my film collection.

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Sweet Sweet back Badassssss

Not what I expected, disappointed ,But DvD was in good condition, and fast arrival.

Sweet Sweetback = A great rare gem.

This is a flim I have been looking for everywhere. This is the reason I bought the flick. A lot of critics say this was the first blaxploitation film ever. (Some also say that In the heat of the night was also.) Just to own a great peice of film history is worth it.Read full review...

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Thank You.

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Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

For its time this was a groundbreaking movie. It was the number one independently produced movie in 1971. It was the first movie in the so-called "black exploitation" genre of the 1970s. Even though the production value was low-budget (The whole movie was filmed in 19 days) it grossed over 4 million dollars. When you watch this movie try to see it through 1970 "eyes". If you do, you will appreciate it cinematic value. "POWER TO THE PEOPLE!"Read full review...

Changing of screen play as we know it

One of the very first Blaxaplotation. Very interesting for it's time in 1971.
It is a little strange at first but to fully understand the concept. You must first look at Mario Van Peebles documentary on the the making of the movie to fully appreciate it.Read full review...