Baby Boy

2001
R
2h 10m

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

17K

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Snoop Dogg and Tyrese Gibson in Baby Boy (2001)

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Crime Drama Romance Thriller

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.

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

17K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 14 nominations

Videos12

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Baby Boy: Saved

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Baby Boy: B-Roll Selects

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Baby Boy: Selected Soundbites

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Baby Boy: Pillow Talk

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Baby Boy: My House

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Alexsandra Wright

Woman Inside
(as Alex Wright)

Tyrese Gibson

Joseph Summers

Taraji P. Henson

Yvette

Omar Gooding

Sweetpea

Tamara Bass

Peanut
(as Tamara LaSeon Bass)

Candy Ann Brown

Ms. Herron
(as Candy Brown Houston)

A.J. Johnson

Juanita

Ving Rhames

Melvin 'Mel'

Snoop Dogg

Rodney

Angell Conwell

Kareem J. Grimes

Do Dirty
(as Kareem Grimes)

Tracey Cherelle Jones

Sharika

Kaylan Bolton

Joe Joe

Kylan Bolton

Joe Joe

Freez Luv

Cake Man

Mo'Nique

Patrice

Juanita Jennings

Rachel

Liris Crosse

Receptionist

Director
- John Singleton
Writer
- John Singleton
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Storyline

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Trivia
Jody 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.

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.

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 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.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Crazy/Beautiful/Baby Boy/Pootie Tang/Lost and Delirious/The Crimson Rivers/Himalaya (2001)

Soundtracks
Summer 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

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Featured review

7/10

Difficult to watch; doesn't make it a bad movie

While watching this movie, I had absolutely no idea what I would end up rating it. It was not an enjoyable experience. Not until it was over did I realize what a good job John Singleton had actually done. This was not a comedy, nor a romantic story, but a true depiction of SOME (NOT ALL) aspects of Black life. I recognized each and everyone of these characters, for better or worse. They were not exaggerated or sugar-coated, but portrayed in a true light which is often difficult to watch or accept. Which explained my uncomfortableness, I'm sure that was the point and it was well received. 7 out of 10***