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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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 2.678 |
| Birthday | 1932-08-21 |
| Place of Birth | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Also Known As |
1989
Identity Crisis
1.5/4
A rapper finds himself possessed by the soul of a dead fashion designer; frequently switching personalities.
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Identity Crisis
1988
Taking Care of Terrific
0/0
14-year-old Enid Crowley hates her name and everything about her boring life. All this changes when she becomes a full-time babysitter to a sheltered...
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Taking Care of Terrific
1971
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
5.237/100
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 s...
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Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
1995
Fist of the North Star
4.3/68
From the immensely popular FIST OF THE NORTH STAR comic book series, comes a new hero. The fate of mankind rests with superhuman warrior Kenshiro who...
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Fist of the North Star
1987
O.C. and Stiggs
4.5/14
O.C. and Stiggs aren't your average unhappy teenagers. They not only despise their suburban surroundings, they plot against it. They seek revenge agai...
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O.C. and Stiggs
2002
BaadAsssss Cinema
5.976/21
With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period of filmmaking acts as an introduction rather than...
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BaadAsssss Cinema
2013
Peeples
5.596/68
The story follows what happens when a child psychologist surprises his girlfriend by showing up at her political family's annual get-together at their...
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Peeples
2009
Directors on Directing
0/0
A look at the development of film making and its contribution to the social and political times form the perspective of Black film makers.
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Directors on Directing
1991
True Identity
5.6/28
In order to escape from the mob, an African-American man must disguise himself as a white man.
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True Identity
2022
Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
8/1
In 1971, director Melvin Van Peebles turned the figure of the black hero in US cinema upside down with Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: the story of...
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Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
2008
Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha
6.5/1
A semi-autobiographical story about an adventurer whose journeys take him from Harlem to the high seas and back again
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Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha
1996
Calm at Sunset
6.5/4
Drama about a young man who defies his parents by dropping out of college to pursue his dream of owning a fishing boat, following in the footsteps of...
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Calm at Sunset
1996
Gang in Blue
5/10
A black police officer discovers a cell of white supremacist vigilantes within his department.
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Gang in Blue
2000
René Vautier, le rebelle
10/1
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René Vautier, le rebelle
2007
Hard Luck
5.6/66
Three converging story lines involving bootleggers, a serial killer and drug dealers are followed. A former drug dealer tries to go straight, but come...
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Hard Luck
1970
Watermelon Man
6.4/49
A racist insurance agent lives in a typical suburban neighborhood. But his bigoted world of taunting and harassing black people on and off the job is...
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Watermelon Man
2009
The Black List: Volume Two
6/1
THE BLACK LIST: VOL. 2 profiles some of today's most fascinating African-Americans. From the childhood inspirations that shaped their ambitions, to th...
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The Black List: Volume Two
2007
Blackout
6.1/8
BLACKOUT takes you inside the personal journey of what went down and what it was really like in Brooklyn, NY on August 14. It examines the nature of m...
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Blackout
SMUT
0/0
Wide eyed Marty O Neil (Lee Homes) takes to the road on a quest to give his life meaning. When his motorcycle breaks down outside an adult bookstore i...
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SMUT
2005
Unstoppable
0/0
An interview/overview on the influential careers of Gordon Parks, Ossie Davis, and Melvin Van Peebles.
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Unstoppable
1989
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
6.7/6
The Behind-the-Scenes documentary of the dramatic comedy Do the Right Thing.
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Making 'Do the Right Thing'
1973
Wattstax
6.8/15
A documentary film about the Afro-American Woodstock concert held in Los Angeles seven years after the Watts riots. Director Mel Stuart mixes footage...
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Wattstax
1998
Classified X
4.5/5
A history of the racially stereotyped portrayal of African Americans in cinema, hosted by film pioneer Melvin Van Peebles.
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Classified X
2006
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
0/0
Featuring Robert Crumb, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tiny Tim, Russ Meyer and more this volume of the “Midnight Blue” collection focuses on celebrities.
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Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
1995
Panther
6.2/36
Panther is a semi-historic film about the origins of The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. The movie spans about 3 years (1966-68) of the Black Pa...
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Panther
1997
Riot
5.5/9
In April 1992, following the notorious Rodney King verdict, the streets of Los Angeles became a battlefield, the backdrop to four personal intertwined...
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Riot
1999
Love Kills
2/1
A masseur gets mixed up in the family plots at the mansion of a recently deceased Beverly Hills millionaire.
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Love Kills
2009
American Swing
5.1/17
Chronicles the rise and fall of 1970s New York City nightclub Plato's Retreat.
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American Swing
2011
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
7.603/39
Examines the evolution of the Black Power Movement in US society from 1967 to 1975. It features footage of the movement shot by Swedish journalists in...
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The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
1987
Jaws: The Revenge
4.1/1009
After another deadly shark attack, Ellen Brody decides she has had enough of New England's Amity Island and moves to the Caribbean to join her son, Mi...
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Jaws: The Revenge
2005
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
6/3
Melvin Van Peebles was one of the first black directors to challenge the white establishment in his films, which include "Watermelon Man" and "Sweet S...
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How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
2003
The Real Deal: What It Is
0/0
This twenty-two minute interview with Melvin Van Peebles has the cult filmmaker starting things off by lighting a cigar, which is something he has don...
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The Real Deal: What It Is
1994
Terminal Velocity
5.314/255
A maverick skydiver and a former KGB agent team up to stop the Russian mafia from stealing gold.
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Terminal Velocity
2012
Salty Dog Blues
0/0
The film looks at men and women of color in the U.S. Merchant Marine from 1938-1975. Through chronicling the lives of these men and women who, with a...
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Salty Dog Blues
2018
Armed
4.8/19
A former U.S. marshal discovers that all of the survivors of his old unit are experiencing the same symptoms simultaneously and there may be a larger...
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Armed
1986
America
4/3
The zany crew of a New York cable TV station accidentally bounce a signal off the moon, bringing them worldwide attention.
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America
2003
The Hebrew Hammer
5.508/60
When a psychotic Santa tries to destroy Chanukah by hypnotizing Jewish children with bootlegged copies of the Christmas classic "It's a Wonderful Life...
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The Hebrew Hammer
1957
Sunlight
0/0
A black man steals to afford to marry the woman he loves. After being released from prison, he returns in time to see his daughter's wedding.
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Sunlight
1993
Posse
5.352/71
A group of mostly black infantrymen return from the Spanish-American War with a cache of gold. They travel to the West where their leader searches for...
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Posse
1993
Last Action Hero
6.459/2666
After his father's death, a young boy finds solace in action movies featuring an indestructible cop. Given a magic ticket by a theater manager, he is...
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Last Action Hero
2011
Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door
0/0
A documentary looking at the making and legacy of The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973).
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Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door
1993
Farewell, Babylon!
0/0
Arrabal's sixth film based on his novel from 1969 with the same name as the movie.
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Farewell, Babylon!
1992
Boomerang
5.7/559
Marcus is a successful advertising executive who woos and beds women almost at will. After a company merger he finds that his new boss, the ravishing...
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Boomerang
2011
Redemption Road
4.8/10
In Tennessee, Bailey, a debt-straddled blues guitarist, is escorted across the state by a man named Augy so that he can collect his recently deceased...
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Redemption Road
2021
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
5.5/3
A look at the extraordinary achievements and contemporary legacy of Oscar Micheaux, a pioneer of the African-American film industry.
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