Baby Boy

"Just a Baby Boy."

2001 2h 10m EN

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Synopsis

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The story of Jody, a misguided, 20-year-old African-American who is really just a baby boy finally forced-kicking and screaming to face the commitments of real life. Streetwise and jobless, he has not only fathered two children by two different women-Yvette and Peanut but still lives with his own mother. He can't seem to strike a balance or find direction in his chaotic life.

“Just a Baby Boy.”

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Cast

Tyrese Gibson
Joseph Summers
Taraji P. Henson
Yvette
Omar Gooding
Sweetpea
Ving Rhames
Melvin 'Mel'
Snoop Dogg
Rodney
A.J. Johnson
Juanita
Angell Conwell
Kim
Kareem J. Grimes
Do Dirty

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Singleton
Writers: John Singleton
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "John Singleton's Hood Trilogy" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Singleton, shot by Charles Mills. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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ERA

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Original score by David Arnold. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Bruce Cannon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Tyrese Gibson and Taraji P. Henson and Omar Gooding carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Just a Baby Boy.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0255819 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

John Singleton directs. Charles Mills behind the camera. David Arnold scores. Bruce Cannon cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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125 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "John Singleton's Hood Trilogy" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by John Singleton, shot by Charles Mills. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by David Arnold. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Bruce Cannon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Tyrese Gibson and Taraji P. Henson and Omar Gooding carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Just a Baby Boy.".
8IMDB entry: tt0255819 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 20 themes, including "bootlegger", "single parent", "intolerance", "fistfight".

The technical file

Cinematography: Charles Mills
Original score: David Arnold
Editing: Bruce Cannon
Production design: Keith Brian Burns
Costume design: Ruth E. Carter
Makeup / hair: Angie Wells
Sound: Chris Carpenter
Stunt coordinator: Bob Minor
Runtime: 130 min · 2h 10m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $16,000,000
Box office: $29,381,649
Return: 184% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Baby Boy (2001)

Part of

John Singleton's Hood Trilogy

With his electrifying debut feature, Boyz n the Hood, John Singleton brought his South Central Los Angeles community to the screen with a bracing immediacy that rocked 1990s American cinema and popular culture. Poetic Justice and Baby Boy completed what the director considered his Hood Trilogy, a series of richly nuanced films that constitute a dramatic universe all their own. Featuring remarkable performances from supernova talents like Cuba Gooding Jr., Angela Bassett, Regina King, Janet Jackson, Tupac Shakur, and Taraji P. Henson, these indelible tales of urban life explore the experience of growing up Black and searching for one’s place in the world.