Mario Van Peebles describes the difficult filming of his father Melvin's legendary 1971 film "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." As his father in the film, Van Peebles gives an unflinching depiction of Melvin's brazen and occasionally dishonest behavior on the set, including dubious actions such as forging bad checks, deceiving a local fire department, and allowing his son, Mario, to shoot explicit sex scenes at the age of 11.
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Mario Van Peebles describes the difficult filming of his father Melvin's legendary 1971 film "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." As his father in the film, Van Peebles gives an unflinching depiction of Melvin's brazen and occasionally dishonest behavior on the set, including dubious actions such as forging bad checks, deceiving a local fire department, and allowing his son, Mario, to shoot explicit sex scenes at the age of 11.
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