In South Central L.A., a misguided 20-year-old African-American man, a "baby boy", faces the commitments of real life.In South Central L.A., a misguided 20-year-old African-American man, a "baby boy", faces the commitments of real life.In South Central L.A., a misguided 20-year-old African-American man, a "baby boy", faces the commitments of real life.
- Awards
- 1 win & 14 nominations
Alexsandra Wright
- Woman Inside
- (as Alex Wright)
Tamara Bass
- Peanut
- (as Tamara LaSeon Bass)
Candy Ann Brown
- Ms. Herron
- (as Candy Brown Houston)
Kareem J. Grimes
- Do Dirty
- (as Kareem Grimes)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
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- TriviaJody listens to the song "Hail Mary" by Tupac Shakur and has a mural of him in his room. Tupac Shakur was originally supposed to play the role of Jody, but was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting in 1996.
- GoofsWhen 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.
- Quotes
Sweet Pea: Dear Lord, Please forgive us for all the sins we have brought upon us. And look down upon us with forgiveness for the the sins we will have in the future. I know you understand that niggas ain't perfect, but we try lord. We try to keep our heads up in bad times. This is a bad time, show us the way. And if you can't show us the way, then forgive us for being lost.
- Crazy creditsFrom L.A. South Central Cinema, dealing a new hand. The new deal has struck again.
- Alternate versionsDVD 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.
- SoundtracksSummer Madness
Written by Robert 'Kool' Bell (as Robert Bell), Ronald Bell, George 'Funky' Brown (as George Brown),
Robert 'Spike' Mickens (as Robert Mickens), Claydes Smith, Alton Taylor,
, Dennis D.T. Thomas (as Dennis Thomas) and Ricky Westfield
Performed by Kool & The Gang
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Featured review
This isn't Singleton's best work but is definitely worth a viewing
Baby Boy (2001) is a John Singleton picture that I recently rewatched on Tubi. The storyline follows a young man who lives with his mom, has a baby mama and has a side chick. He does his best to treat his baby mama right and create a direction with her...but is too selfish to let his side chick go. Meanwhile, his mom has a new lover and he's worried about getting kicked out. Will Baby Boy grow up and become a man and do what he needs to do to do right by the women in his life, or stay at his mom's house for life acting like the world owes him something?
As previously referenced, this movie is written and directed by John Singleton (Boyz N the Hood) and stars Tyrese Gibson (Transformers), Taraji P. Henson (Hustle & Flow), Ving Rhames (Pulp Fiction), Omar Gooding (Ghost Dad), Mo'Nique (Precious), A. J. Johnson (House Party), Snoop Dogg (Training Day) and Tamara Bass (Boston Public).
This movie is so well cast and written and contains a nice blend of comedy, drama and self-discovery. A. J. Johnson and Taraji P. Henson are absolutely gorgeous in this picture. There's some good shower and sex scenes in this picture. Ving Rhames steals the show though as his performance is hilarious, strong and impactful. Every scene he is in is tremendous. The breakfast scene, mom sex sounds through the wall and clothes selling sequences always crack me up. The acting is also very good, Henson's "he don't love me anymore" scene is tremendous. The ending with the character evolutions and new perspectives is also perfectly written. The one aspect of the movie that frustrated me was Tyrese's acting, which was inconsistent. His dreams and the shooting sequence were poorly done.
Overall, this is a very worthwhile film that isn't Singleton's best work but is definitely worth a viewing. I would score this a 7-7.5/10 and strongly recommend it.
As previously referenced, this movie is written and directed by John Singleton (Boyz N the Hood) and stars Tyrese Gibson (Transformers), Taraji P. Henson (Hustle & Flow), Ving Rhames (Pulp Fiction), Omar Gooding (Ghost Dad), Mo'Nique (Precious), A. J. Johnson (House Party), Snoop Dogg (Training Day) and Tamara Bass (Boston Public).
This movie is so well cast and written and contains a nice blend of comedy, drama and self-discovery. A. J. Johnson and Taraji P. Henson are absolutely gorgeous in this picture. There's some good shower and sex scenes in this picture. Ving Rhames steals the show though as his performance is hilarious, strong and impactful. Every scene he is in is tremendous. The breakfast scene, mom sex sounds through the wall and clothes selling sequences always crack me up. The acting is also very good, Henson's "he don't love me anymore" scene is tremendous. The ending with the character evolutions and new perspectives is also perfectly written. The one aspect of the movie that frustrated me was Tyrese's acting, which was inconsistent. His dreams and the shooting sequence were poorly done.
Overall, this is a very worthwhile film that isn't Singleton's best work but is definitely worth a viewing. I would score this a 7-7.5/10 and strongly recommend it.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- 寶貝男孩
- Filming locations
- 4509 11th Avenue, Leimert Park, Los Angeles, California, USA(Sweatpea's pad)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $16,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $28,734,552
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,606,403
- Jul 1, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $29,381,649
- Runtime2 hours 10 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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