Baby Blues (2008)

On a secluded family farm, a mother suffers a psychotic break due to postpartum depression, forcing the eldest son to protect his siblings from the mother they have always known and loved.

Directors:

Lars Jacobson, Amardeep Kaleka

Writer:

Lars Jacobson

Stars:

Colleen Porch, Aiden Kersh, Ridge Canipe

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Colleen Porch	...	Mom
Aiden Kersh	...	Baby Nathan
Ridge Canipe	...	Jimmy
Sean Johnson	...	Jake
Holden Thomas Maynard	...	Sammy (as Holden Maynard)
Kali Majors	...	Cathy
Joel Bryant	...	Dad
Gene Witham	...	Lester (as Gene Whitham)
Tanner Ethan Todd	...	Kid in the Car
Chip Lane	...	Kid's Father
Kenny Banes	...	Warehouse Foreman
Tom Fendley	...	Police Officer (as Thom Fendley)
Alan Nesbit	...	Psychologist
Noelle Monteleone	...	Resident Intern
Jeffrey Hill	...	Resident Intern

Storyline

With her husband gone and the stress of family life rising, Mom suffers a psychotic break due to postpartum depression that compels her to exterminate her children: ages 10,7,4, and 3 months. Now hope for the family's survival rests on the shoulder of Jimmy, the eldest son and surrogate man of the house. Using his wits and intricate knowledge of the farm, Jimmy must try to protect his siblings while fending off the woman he has always known and loved as his mother. Thus, it comes down to the most epic of battles, Mother vs. Son, in the most horrific of scenarios.

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Plot Keywords:

postpartum | cb radio | mother kills own child | slingshot

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Taglines:

On a secluded family farm, a mother suffers a psychotic break due to postpartum depression, forcing the eldest son to protects his siblings from the mother they have always loved.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Release Date:

5 August 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cradle Will Fall

Filming Locations:

Savannah, Georgia, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Neverending Light Productions, Lab 601, RedPill Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

[first lines]
Jimmy: Fire!
[shoots his slingshot at a junk car]

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Connections

References The Shining (1980)

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Soundtracks

"Baby Blues Song"
Written and Performed by Skyrider
Courtesy and under license from Skyrider

User Reviews

Very impressive work

This film may remind The Night of the Hunter, not only because of the same theme of a kid fighting an adult and trying to protect siblings, but also for the quality of suspense, directing and acting.

There are differences. Harry Powell (Robert Mitchum) is a dangerous fanatic, who is after money. He is full of hate, but not completely insane. So, Colleen Porch, excellent as the mother affected by baby blues, is more to compare to Jack Torrance in The Shining, or the woman in À L'Intérieur (Inside). You can feel the same progression of their tormented mind until the irreversible point where schizophrenia takes over and they plunge into madness.

The frightening atmosphere and violence of Haute Tension (High Tension) is also there. Corn fields at night have been used in many films, and here again in a scary chase. There are in fact, many individual elements that have been seen elsewhere, such as Mom breaking the door with a chopper, similar to Jack using an axe in The Shining, and more that I will let you identify easily. But it would be a mistake to think that the director/writer has just stolen ideas from other films of this category. He has made a terrific job, because more than in many of these films, the story is actually believable. It says during the opening that it is based on actual events. It is possible, even if it cannot be the exact story as shown in the film.

For all those who enjoyed the masterpieces of terror that I mentioned, and to which it can be compared, I strongly suggest to watch it.