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In the spirit of his legendary father Melvin, Mario Van Peebles directs BAADASSSSS!, a docudrama about the making of the notorious SWEET SWEETBACK'S BAADASSSSS SONG. In 1971, when he was on the verge of becoming one of the first major black Hollywood directors, Melvin opted to take a risk, go against audience expectations, and shoot a controversial film instead. He wound up making one of the first truly independent motion pictures. Mario's faux documentary revisits this time and place, charting the tumultuous journey of that film's production. Stepping into the tight jeans, boots, and moustache of his father, Mario is joined by Ossie Davis, Saul Rubinek, Paul Rodriguez, Rainn Wilson, and Khleo Thomas--who plays the adolescent Mario. After an incredibly taxing production in which members of the crew were arrested and a desperate Melvin had to borrow money from Bill Cosby (T.K. Carter), he was forced to distribute the film on his own, opening it on one screen in Detroit. A lackluster matinee had him worried, but by that night, the line outside the theater was around the block and a sensation had begun. Mario's reverence both for his father, and for the material, shines through in every moment of BAADASSSSS!, resulting in a film that is as much a celebration of family as it is an ode to the craft of cinema itself.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseWidescreenAudio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
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Two half-brothers, Paul Girard (Jack La Rue) and Red North (Austin Willis) compete for the same bush pilot turf and the same girl (Rochelle Hudson). The girl's brother (Frank Perry) dies in a plane crash and the distraught woman blames Red; then she and Paul fly a planeload of nitro to a mining camp and bad trouble ensues.DVD Features:Region 0Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33
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An auto tycoon wants to become a political kingmaker and only a Harvard law graduate turned police officer by the name of Jackson stands in his way. With the help of a nightclub singer, Jackson starts a one-man crusade to stop the tycoon's destructive course.DVD Features:Region 1Snap CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Dolby Digital Surround - English Dolby Digital Surround - FrenchAdditional Release Material:Interactive Features: Interactive Menus
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A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring escape from prison and leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll robbery. Shortly after the plan goes into effect, things begin to go woefully astray. Academy Award Nominations: Best Motion Picture Story.DVD Features:Region (unknown)Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Mono 1.0 English
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