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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:film
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Black_Film_Movement
gptkb:Lisa_Van_Peebles
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:box_office
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$15 million
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gptkbp:budget
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$150,000
$50,000
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gptkbp:character_arc
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Sweet Sweetback's journey to freedom
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gptkbp:cinematography
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gptkb:Larry_Clark
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gptkbp:composer
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gptkb:Earth,_Wind_&_Fire
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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cult classic
mixed reviews
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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influenced fashion trends
influenced art and literature
influenced future filmmakers
inspired social movements
influenced television programming
inspired political activism
celebrated in film studies
recognized in American cinema history
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gptkbp:cultural_references
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referenced in various media
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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first feature-length film directed by an African American
first feature-length film in the genre of blaxploitation
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Melvin_Van_Peebles
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gptkbp:distributor
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gptkb:Cinemation_Industries
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gptkbp:editor
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gptkb:Melvin_Van_Peebles
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gptkbp:film_festival
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gptkb:film_festival
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gptkbp:film_score
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original soundtrack
funk music
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gptkbp:filming_location
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gptkb:Borough
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gptkbp:filmography
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social commentary
experimental
non-linear storytelling
satirical elements
studied in film schools
experimental narrative style
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gptkbp:genre
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blaxploitation
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gptkbp:has_cameo
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gptkb:William_Cosby
Earth, Wind & Fire members
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gptkbp:home_media_release
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gptkb:DJ
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:musical_group
music videos
independent filmmaking
subsequent blaxploitation films
subsequent black cinema
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gptkbp:influenced_artists
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gptkb:Spike_Lee
gptkb:Jordan_Peele
gptkb:Quentin_Tarantino
gptkb:John_Singleton
independent film
urban cinema
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:French_New_Wave
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gptkbp:inspiration
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African American culture
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gptkbp:inspired
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gptkb:Spike_Lee
gptkb:Quentin_Tarantino
gptkb:John_Singleton
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gptkbp:is_motivated_by
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gptkb:survival
personal freedom
sexual liberation
escape from oppression
fight against systemic racism
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:legacy
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cult classic status
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Sweet_Sweetback
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gptkbp:notable_appearance
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gptkb:Sweetback's_sexual_encounters
Sweetback's confrontation with authority
Sweetback's escape from police
Sweetback's final stand.
Sweetback's journey through the city
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gptkbp:notable_for
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pioneering the blaxploitation genre
influencing independent cinema
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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“ I’m gonna get you, Sweetback!”
" I ain't no nigger, I'm a man!"
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gptkbp:portrayed_by
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Simon Chuckster
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gptkbp:premiere
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gptkb:film_festival
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gptkbp:production_company
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gptkb:Peebles_Productions
gptkb:Cinemation_Industries
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gptkbp:release_date
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April 1971
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gptkbp:release_format
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theatrical
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gptkbp:release_year
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gptkb:1971
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gptkbp:remake
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Baadasssss! (2003)
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gptkbp:runtime
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97 minutes
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gptkbp:themes
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race and identity
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gptkbp:writer
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gptkb:Melvin_Van_Peebles
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