1971 : Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

A young African yankee orphan (Mario Van Peebles) is taken in by the businessman of a l.  a.   building within the Forties. whereas operating there as a towel boy, he loses his status at a young age to 1 of the prostitutes. the ladies name him "Sweet Sweetback" in honor of his sexual prowess and huge penis. As AN adult, Sweetback (Melvin Van Peebles) works as a performing artist in the cathouse, entertaining  customers by acting in a sex show. One night, a pair of LAPD officers come in to speak to Sweetback's boss, Beetle (Simon Chuckster). A man had been dead, and there's pressure from the black community to usher in a suspect. The police raise permission to arrest Sweetback, blame him for the crime, so release him a number of days later for lack of evidence, in order to appease the black community. Beetle agrees, and the officers arrest Sweetback. On the thanks to the police headquarters, the officers arrest a young Black Panther named Mu-Mu (Hubert Scales). They handcuff him to Sweetback, however once Mu-Mu insults the officers, they take both men out of the car, undo the handcuff from Mu-Mu's wrist joint, and beat him. In response, Sweetback uses the handcuffs, still hanging from his wrist joint, to beat the officers into unconsciousness.

The remainder of the film chronicles Sweetback's flight through South Central l.  a.   towards the United States–Mexico border. Sweetback is captured by the police and violently interrogated concerning his previous assault on the impressive officers, however he escapes once a riot breaks out. Sweetback goes to a girl who cuts his handcuffs off in exchange for sex. With his handcuffs off, Sweetback continues onward, only to be captured by a chapter of the Hells Angels. The feminine leader of the gang is affected by the size of Sweetback's member, and agrees to assist him and Mu-Mu get away the police in exchange for sex. The police find Sweetback and Mu-Mu at the bikers' hangout, however Sweetback escapes on foot whereas Mu-Mu goes away with the youth subculture. Mu-Mu and one amongst the youth subculture (John Amos) square measure killed. once his get away the bikers' stamping ground, a man sympathetic to Sweetback's cause agrees to modify clothes with him, allowing the usually velour-clad Sweetback to blend in. The police find Sweetback's former foster mother, UN agency reveals that Sweetback's birth name is Leroy. The film concludes within the desert, where the L.A. police send many searching dogs once Sweetback. He makes it into the city watercourse, and escapes into North American nation, swearing to come to "collect dues".