Stars: Mario Van Peebles,
Joy Bryant, Ossie Davis, David Alan Grier, Nia Long, Paul Rodriguez, Saul
Rubinek, Khleo Thomas, Rainn Wilson
Director: Mario Van
Peebles
A
Father A Son A Revolution
Critics and audiences
alike have gotten behind Mario Van Peebles' candid portrait of his father
Melvin's struggle as a
young, black director during the socially-shifting
early '70s.
Determined to
make a
film that matters, Melvin (played by son
Mario) deals with two-faced backers, a
rag tag crew, threatening creditors and various
shades of Hollywood hypocrisy. Obsessed with and everything
on the line,
including his failing eyesight and family,
his only choice is to
stick to
his guns and do
whatever it takes to
get his neo-blaxploitation epic Sweet Sweetback's Baadassss Song to
the audience for
which it was envisioned
The real-life father and son
dynamic brings an intimacy to
this inspiring and often
hilarious tribute to
the father
of black cinema. the result
is a
seamless layering of entertaining drama and poignant
documentary that mirrors itself from every angle and never
loses its edge.
Format: Widescreen
(1.78:1) (Enhanced for 16x9)
Special Features:
Featurette: The Birth of Black Cinema, American Cinematheque Q&A With Melvin
Van Peebles, Featurette: The Premiere, Audio Commentary (with Mario and
Melvin Van Peebles), Poster Explorations, Interactive Menus, Scene Selections
Languages: English (Dolby
Digital 5.1 Surround)
Subtitles: English,
French, Spanish, Portuguese
Layers: Dual
Running Time: 108
minutes
Rated: R
Company: Sony
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