After saving a Black Panther from some racist cops, a black male prostitute goes on the run from "the man" with the help of the ghetto community and some disillusioned Hells Angels.
03-31-1971
1h 37m
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Main Cast
Movie Details
Production Info
Director:
Melvin Van Peebles
Production:
Yeah
Revenue:
$15,200,000
Budget:
$150,000
Key Crew
Producer:
Jerry Gross
Producer:
Melvin Van Peebles
Screenplay:
Melvin Van Peebles
Editor:
Melvin Van Peebles
Orchestrator:
Maurice White
Locations and Languages
Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en
Main Cast
Unknown Actor
Known For
Melvin Van Peebles
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Melvin "Block" Van Peebles (August 21, 1932 - September 21, 2021) was an American actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, novelist and composer.
He was most famous for creating the acclaimed film, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, which heralded a new era of African American focused films. He was the father of actor and director Mario Van Peebles.
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Mario Cain Peebles Marx (born January 15, 1957) is a Mexican-born American director and actor who has appeared in numerous Hollywood films. He is son of filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles.
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John Amos (December 27, 1939 – August 21, 2024) was an American actor and retired football player. He is best known for his role as the adult Kunta Kinte in the landmark miniseries "Roots" and for portraying James Evans Sr. on the CBS television series "Good Times." He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and an NAACP Image Award. On film, he played numerous supporting roles in movies such as "The Beastmaster" (1982), "Coming to America" (1988), "Lock Up" (1989), "Die Hard 2" (1990) and "Coming 2 America" (2021).
Prior to acting, he played on the Colorado State Rams football team and in 1964, he signed a free agent contract with the American Football League's Denver Broncos and in 1967 signed a free agent contract with the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs. Both of these contracts did not land him a spot on the teams and played a final season in the Continental Football League with the Victoria Steelers before pursuing acting.
Born in Brooklyn, He lived in many different places from Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Burbank, Monterey, Santa Maria to Sancoins- France. Norman was married five times. He was a union electrician by trade, actor and folksinger by avocation. He featured in the road show of The Odd Couple. He passed away in 1996 in Woodland Hills, California.
Vincent Barbi was born on January 11, 1912 in Naples, Italy. He was an actor, known for "Black Belt Jones (1974)", "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)" and "Totò all'inferno (1955)". He died on September 27, 1998 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
