Baby Boy (2001)
In South Central L.A., a misguided 20-year-old African-American man, a "baby boy", faces the commitments of real life.
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Cast & Crew
Top Billed Cast
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Joseph Summers -
Yvette -
Sweetpea -
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Juanita -
Melvin 'Mel' -
Rodney -
Kim -
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Sharika -
Joe Joe -
Joe Joe -
Cake Man
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Patrice
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Director:
John SingletonWriter:
John SingletonAll Cast & Crew
Awards
1 win & 14 nominations.Reviews & Commentary
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Trivia
Yvette's car, which Jody drives for most of the movie, is a "Honda Accord" 1998. It was nicknamed the Honda "Baby Boy" by many because of its popularity from the film.
Quotes
Jody:
There's this psychiatrist, a lady named Frances Cress Welsing. She has a theory about the black man in America. She says because of the system of racism in this country, the black man is meant to think of himself as a baby. A not yet fully formed ...
Goofs
When Yvette is walking back to her friend's car while holding her son and an umbrella, as she gets in the car, the umbrella is never retracted or put in the vehicle. It just vanishes.
Crazy Credits
From L.A. South Central Cinema, dealing a new hand. The new deal has struck again.
Alternate Versions
DVD features deleted scenes from the movie, plus bloopers and outtakes:
- Love In The Afternoon: Jody and Peanut have sex.
- A scene where Jody and Sweetpea slap box.
- Jody and Yvette watch a lion documentary then he puts her to bed.
- Jody and Yvette have a picinc in the park, he takes Jo-Jo to swing and checks out ladies
- Juanita and Jody talk about the mantra
- Back Then-Juanita and Melvin have a talk that leads to sex.
- The Card Game: Melvin and his boys paly cards
- Phone Calls: Yvette talks on the phone with Sharika and Rodney.
- Don't Go There: Jody sells clothes to women and Yvette tells him no sex with coworkers.
- That's What I Know: Juanita and Jody talk about Ray-Ray
- The Break In: SweetPea and Do-Dirty break into a couples house.
- Adam's Rib: Jody beats up Peanuts new man,Jody and Peanut break up the cops arrive and Melvin talks to Jody about Adam's rib.
- Cold Bumper: Sweetpea and Jody talk to Kim.
- Say Dip: Jody and Jo Jo play with a toy car and Tonio arrives in a real car.
Soundtracks
Baby BoyWritten by Felicia Adams and Chris Liggio
Performed by Felicia Adams
Felicia Adams appears courtesy of JDS Records
Storyline
Plot Summary
Genres
Crime | Drama | Romance | ThrillerDetails
Release Date:
27 June 2001Language
English
Country of Origin
USAFilming Locations
11th Avenue / Vernon Avenue, Leimert Park, Los Angeles, California, USABox Office
Budget:
$16,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend USA:
$8,606,403 1 July 2001
Gross USA:
$28,734,552
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$29,381,649
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