Movie connections for
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971) More at IMDbPro »

References

Easy Rider (1969)

Referenced in

Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
 -  Mario Van Peebles can be seen wearing a "Sweetback" t-shirt - a movie he starred in as a boy and written and directed by his father, Melvin Van Peebles
New Jack City (1991)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: It Conquered the World (#4.11)" (1991)
 -  "James Arness will be back in Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song!"
"The Simpsons: Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song (#5.19)" (1994)
 -  Title spoof
Baadasssss Cinema (2002) (TV)
A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
 -  mentioned in documentary
The Hebrew Hammer (2003)
 -  Sweetback has a cameo.
How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass (2003)
 -  homage to/documentary of this film
The Story Behind Baadasssss!: The Birth of Black Cinema (2004) (V)
 -  interviewees discussing the movie and its impact/posters/etc
Edge of Outside (2006)
 -  mentioned by Spike Lee
"Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates a Liar (#2.4)" (2006)
 -  a teacher says to Chris, "Aren't you just a little Sweet Sweetback?"

Featured in

Identity Crisis (1989)
New Jack City (1991)
Classified X (1998) (TV)
Baadasssss Cinema (2002) (TV)
 -  many scenes from this film appear here
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s (2002) (TV)
Century of Black Cinema (2003) (V)
 -  Clips shown.
How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass (2003)
 -  Clips from the original movie are used.
The Story Behind Baadasssss!: The Birth of Black Cinema (2004) (V)
 -  several clips shown throughout
"SexTV: Shafted: The Story of Blaxploitation Cinema (#8.18)" (2006)
 -  Clip from the movie is used in this doc about blaxploitation cinema.
Indie Sex: Censored (2007) (TV)
 -  A clip is shown

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