Melvin Van Peebles
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melvin Van Peebles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
After his father's death, a young boy finds solace in action movies featuring an indestructible...
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Jaws: The Revenge
as Mr. WitherspoonAfter another deadly shark attack, Ellen Brody decides she has had enough of New England's Amity...
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Panther
as Old Jail BirdPanther is a semi-historic film about the origins of The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense....
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Fist of the North Star
as AsherFrom the immensely popular FIST OF THE NORTH STAR comic book series, comes a new hero. The fate...
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Boomerang
as EditorMarcus is a successful advertising executive who woos and beds women almost at will. After a...
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American Swing
as SelfChronicles the rise and fall of 1970s New York City nightclub Plato's Retreat.
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The Hebrew Hammer
as SweetbackWhen a psychotic Santa tries to destroy Chanukah by hypnotizing Jewish children with bootlegged...
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A maverick skydiver and a former KGB agent team up to stop the Russian mafia from stealing gold.
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Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
as SweetbackAfter saving a Black Panther from some racist cops, a black male prostitute goes on the run from...
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O.C. and Stiggs
as Wino BobO.C. and Stiggs aren't your average unhappy teenagers. They not only despise their suburban...
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Posse
as Papa JoeA group of mostly black infantrymen return from the Spanish-American War with a cache of gold....
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Hard Luck
as Hospital ProphetThree converging story lines involving bootleggers, a serial killer and drug dealers are...
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Watermelon Man
as Sign Painter (uncredited)A racist insurance agent lives in a typical suburban neighborhood. But his bigoted world of...
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Peeples
as Grandpa PeeplesThe story follows what happens when a child psychologist surprises his girlfriend by showing up...
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The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
as Self (voice)Examines the evolution of the Black Power Movement in US society from 1967 to 1975. It features...
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Farewell, Babylon!
as SelfArrabal's sixth film based on his novel from 1969 with the same name as the movie.
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Blackout
as GeorgeBLACKOUT takes you inside the personal journey of what went down and what it was really like in...
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Redemption Road
as ElmoIn Tennessee, Bailey, a debt-straddled blues guitarist, is escorted across the state by a man...
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True Identity
as Taxi DriverIn order to escape from the mob, an African-American man must disguise himself as a white man.
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How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
as uncreditedMelvin Van Peebles was one of the first black directors to challenge the white establishment in...
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BaadAsssss Cinema
as SelfWith archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical...
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Love Kills
as AbleA masseur gets mixed up in the family plots at the mansion of a recently deceased Beverly Hills...
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Armed
as Grandpa V.A former U.S. marshal discovers that all of the survivors of his old unit are experiencing the...
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Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door
as uncreditedA documentary looking at the making and legacy of The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973).
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Riot
as VernonIn April 1992, following the notorious Rodney King verdict, the streets of Los Angeles became a...
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Wattstax
as SelfA documentary film about the Afro-American Woodstock concert held in Los Angeles seven years...
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Gang in Blue
as Andre SpeierA black police officer discovers a cell of white supremacist vigilantes within his department.
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Identity Crisis
as The InspectorA rapper finds himself possessed by the soul of a dead fashion designer; frequently switching...
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Classified X
as SelfA history of the racially stereotyped portrayal of African Americans in cinema, hosted by film...
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The Black List: Volume Two
as SelfTHE BLACK LIST: VOL. 2 profiles some of today's most fascinating African-Americans. From the...
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Calm at Sunset
as Mr. BucketDrama about a young man who defies his parents by dropping out of college to pursue his dream of...
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Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
as SelfA look at the extraordinary achievements and contemporary legacy of Oscar Micheaux, a pioneer of...
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America
as Man InterviewedThe zany crew of a New York cable TV station accidentally bounce a signal off the moon, bringing...
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SMUT
as ElmooreWide eyed Marty O Neil (Lee Homes) takes to the road on a quest to give his life meaning. When...
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Taking Care of Terrific
as Hawk14-year-old Enid Crowley hates her name and everything about her boring life. All this changes...
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Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
as SelfIn 1971, director Melvin Van Peebles turned the figure of the black hero in US cinema upside...
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Directors on Directing
as SelfA look at the development of film making and its contribution to the social and political times...
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Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
as Self (archive footage)Featuring Robert Crumb, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tiny Tim, Russ Meyer and more this volume of the...
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Sunlight
as uncreditedA black man steals to afford to marry the woman he loves. After being released from prison, he...
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Salty Dog Blues
as Self (Interviewee)The film looks at men and women of color in the U.S. Merchant Marine from 1938-1975. Through...
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The Real Deal: What It Is
as SelfThis twenty-two minute interview with Melvin Van Peebles has the cult filmmaker starting things...
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Girlfriends
as uncreditedThe series revolves around the friendship of four African-American women in different phases of...
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Homicide: Life on the Street
as uncreditedAn American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore...
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Living Single
as uncreditedLiving Single is an American television sitcom that aired for five seasons on the Fox network...
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Dream On
as Norman GreenThe family life, romantic life, and career of Martin Tupper, a divorced New York City book...
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The Shining
as Richard HallorannA new caretaker moves with his family into the mysterious Overlook Hotel for the winter.
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
as BucketHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...
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Sonny Spoon
as uncreditedSonny Spoon is a detective program aired in the United States on the NBC television network in...
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The Sophisticated Gents
as Walter 'Moon' PorterThe 25-year reunion of members of a black athletic-social club brings together nine of its...
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