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Baadasssss!, Mon September 13
2004, 7:00 & 9:15

The making of the film that launched "blaxploitation"

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Subject Baadasssss! shows at IFS on Mon September 13, 2004, 7:00 & 9:15

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Baadasssss!
The making of the film that launched "blaxploitation"
Mon September 13
2004, 7:00 & 9:15

The 1971 film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song by Melvin Van Peebles launched the "blaxploitation" movement in American cinema. Baadassssss! -- directed by Melvin's son Mario Van Peebles, who plays his father -- retells the making of that film. Further blurring the line between homage and referent are Khleo Thomas (Holes) playing young Mario and interviews with the actual 1971 figures over the end credits. There's also a hallucinatory spirit of Sweetback, the character in the 1971 film (played by Mario in costume), who gives encouragement to Melvin. Seeing Mario Van Peebles playing his father yelling at an actor playing his younger self is a little mind-warping, but Baadasssss is engaging and fun. Source: Marty Mapes, Movie Habit

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IFS tickets are only available at the door on day of show. With 400 seats and rare sell-outs, by arriving a bit early you're almost certainly guaranteed a seat. Tickets go on sale 30 minutes before showtime.

IFS screens films in Muenzinger Auditorium, west of Folsom Football Stadium. Admission (unless otherwise noted): $10 general admission, $8 w/UCB student ID, $8 for senior citizens. 10 films for $65 with punch card. We give a $1 discount to anyone with a bike helmet, and you can see movies for free on your birthday, or if you are assisting someone in a wheelchair. Credit cards are accepted at the door

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10 films for $65 with punch card
$10 general admission. $8 w/UCB student ID, $8 for senior citizens
$1 discount to anyone with a bike helmet
Free on your birthday! CU Cinema Studies students get in free.

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