Melvin Van Peebles
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Known For:Acting
Birthday:1932-08-21
Place of Birth:Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Identity Crisis (1989)
A rapper finds himself possessed by the soul of a dead fashion designer; frequently switching personalities.

Taking Care of Terrific (1988)
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...

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)
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...

Fist of the North Star (1995)
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...

O.C. and Stiggs (1987)
O.C. and Stiggs aren't your average unhappy teenagers. They not only despise their suburban surroundings, but they also plot against it. They seek...

BaadAsssss Cinema (2002)
With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period of filmmaking acts as an introduction rather...

Peeples (2013)
The story follows what happens when a child psychologist surprises his girlfriend by showing up at her political family's annual get-together at...

Directors on Directing (2009)
A look at the development of film making and its contribution to the social and political times form the perspective of Black film makers.

True Identity (1991)
In order to escape from the mob, an African-American man must disguise himself as a white man.

Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood (2022)
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...

Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha (2008)
A semi-autobiographical story about an adventurer whose journeys take him from Harlem to the high seas and back again

Calm at Sunset (1996)
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...

Gang in Blue (1996)
A black police officer discovers a cell of white supremacist vigilantes within his department.

Hard Luck (2007)
Three converging story lines involving bootleggers, a serial killer and drug dealers are followed. A former drug dealer tries to go straight, but...

Watermelon Man (1970)
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...

The Black List: Volume Two (2009)
THE BLACK LIST: VOL. 2 profiles some of today's most fascinating African-Americans. From the childhood inspirations that shaped their ambitions, to...

Blackout (2007)
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...

SMUT (1970)
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...

Unstoppable (2005)
An interview/overview on the influential careers of Gordon Parks, Ossie Davis, and Melvin Van Peebles.

Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989)
The Behind-the-Scenes documentary of the dramatic comedy Do the Right Thing.

Wattstax (1973)
A documentary film about the Afro-American Woodstock concert held in Los Angeles seven years after the Watts riots. Director Mel Stuart mixes footage...

Classified X (1998)
A history of the racially stereotyped portrayal of African Americans in cinema, hosted by film pioneer Melvin Van Peebles.

Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition (2006)
Featuring Robert Crumb, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tiny Tim, Russ Meyer and more this volume of the “Midnight Blue” collection focuses on...

Panther (1995)
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...

Riot (1997)
In April 1992, following the notorious Rodney King verdict, the streets of Los Angeles became a battlefield, the backdrop to four personal...

Love Kills (1999)
A masseur gets mixed up in the family plots at the mansion of a recently deceased Beverly Hills millionaire.

American Swing (2009)
Chronicles the rise and fall of 1970s New York City nightclub Plato's Retreat.

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011)
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...

Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
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,...

How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) (2005)
Melvin Van Peebles was one of the first black directors to challenge the white establishment in his films, which include "Watermelon Man" and "Sweet...

The Real Deal: What It Is (2003)
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...

Terminal Velocity (1994)
A maverick skydiver and a former KGB agent team up to stop the Russian mafia from stealing gold.

Salty Dog Blues (2012)
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...

Armed (2018)
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...

America (1986)
The zany crew of a New York cable TV station accidentally bounce a signal off the moon, bringing them worldwide attention.

The Hebrew Hammer (2003)
When a psychotic Santa tries to destroy Chanukah by hypnotizing Jewish children with bootlegged copies of the Christmas classic "It's a Wonderful...

Sunlight (1957)
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.

Posse (1993)
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...

Last Action Hero (1993)
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...

Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door (2011)
A documentary looking at the making and legacy of The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973).

Farewell, Babylon! (1993)
Arrabal's sixth film based on his novel from 1969 with the same name as the movie.

Boomerang (1992)
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...

Redemption Road (2011)
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...

Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking (2021)
A look at the extraordinary achievements and contemporary legacy of Oscar Micheaux, a pioneer of the African-American film industry.

Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha (2008)

Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha (2008)

Girlfriends (2000)
The series revolves around the friendship of four African-American women in different phases of their lives. They explore the many trials and...

Living Single (1993)
Living Single is an American television sitcom that aired for five seasons on the Fox network from August 22, 1993, to January 1, 1998. The show...

Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
An American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The...

Sonny Spoon (1988)
Sonny Spoon is a detective program aired in the United States on the NBC television network in 1988. The series was created by Michael Daly, Dinah...

Sex: The Revolution (2008)
Sex: The Revolution was a four-part 2008 American documentary miniseries that aired on VH1 and The Sundance Channel. It chronicled the rise of...

The Sophisticated Gents (1981)
The 25-year reunion of members of a black athletic-social club brings together nine of its members for the first time to honor their old coach but is...

Dream On (1990)
The family life, romantic life, and career of Martin Tupper, a divorced New York City book editor. The show distinctively interjected clips from...

The Shining (1997)
A new caretaker moves with his family into the mysterious Overlook Hotel for the winter.

The Shining (1970)
CBS Schoolbreak Special is an American anthology series for teenagers that aired on CBS from April 1980 to January 1996. The series began under the...

The Shining (1970)
Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were...

The Shining (1970)
The 25-year reunion of members of a black athletic-social club brings together nine of its members for the first time to honor their old coach but is...