Baby Boy (2001)
This is the story of Jody, an unemployed young black man, who's been living with his mother for several years, even though he's got a child of his own. Romantically, he's having ... See full summary »
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Joseph Summers -
Yvette -
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Peanut -
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Melvin 'Mel' -
Rodney -
Kim -
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Sharika -
Joe Joe
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Joe Joe
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Cake Man
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Patrice
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Director:
John SingletonWriter:
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Awards
1 win & 14 nominations.Reviews & Commentary
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Trivia
John Singleton originally wrote the role of Rodney for Ice Cube.
Quotes
Jody:
There's this psychiatrist, a lady named Frances Chris Walson. 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
In the scene where Jody and Yvette are at the drive through and she finds the box of condoms, on the shot showing the drive through window a person's head pops up slowly and then goes back down again.
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
I Want'a Do Something Freaky To YouWritten and Performed by Leon Haywood
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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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