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Bookmark this pageConfessions of a Ex-Doofus-Itchy-Footed Mutha (2008)
Director: Melvin Van Peebles
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From Time Out New York
Yousuresaidamouthful there, Melvin. The iconic director of Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song recounts how his younger self—played by the preternaturally revved-up septuagenarian—gave in to a perpetual wanderlust. Then the semiautobiographical elements involving adolescent indiscretions get pushed to the side; cue crazy misadventures with pirates, African dictators and a horny ape. There’s something admirable about the anything-goes energy that Van Peebles brings to this tall tale, but the amateurishness and Video Toaster–era technical tricks start to grate after a bit. It’s a funky, free-form fairy tale, but one that only a mutha could truly love.Author: David Fear
Time Out New York Issue 725: August 20 - 26, 2009
Cast & crew
Director: Melvin Van Peebles
Cast: Melvin Van Peebles, Paul Krasner, Scott Sortman, Stephanie Weeks, Glen Turner, Teddy Hayes full cast
Duration: 99 mins
US Release: Aug 21 2009
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