Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
1971 · 97 MIN · IMDB 5.5 · 6,051 VOTES · DIR. Melvin Van Peebles
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 639 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:21 Come here!
00:09:08 We got a nice understanding, Beatle.
00:11:51 Absolute greatest!
00:15:38 It's just for appearance sake. We don't want anyone to come around here and find you just sitting here.
00:20:40 Thanks, man.
00:26:06 Can you dig it, baby? Together, you know? Maintain!
00:28:24 Oh yes, I see.
00:32:43 You gave me to him..
00:34:10 Where's Sweetback?
00:36:43 But he's not dead.
00:39:43 I'm just selling them a little bit o' happiness. You know.. from the Happy Land!
00:41:58 Anybody can tell you that don't add up to a dollar.
00:46:07 Look it!
00:48:15 Huh? What's it gonna be, man?
00:58:44 He's our future, Br'er. Take him.
01:02:02 Won't catch me now.
01:03:52 Come on feet!
01:06:17 Is this Sweetback's body?
01:10:18 I might have had a Leroy
01:13:07 Now look..
01:16:51 Told me if anybody come after me just, uh, keep on running.
01:19:15 / He bopped your Papa /
01:23:01 I didn't see a Mr. Sweetback.
01:32:10 He's gonna make it!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed639
Dialogue density6.6 lines / min
First line00:02:21
Final line01:32:10
Production Record
DirectorMelvin Van Peebles
LanguageEnglish
Budget$150,000
Revenue$15,200,000
IMDb votes6,051