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.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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- Awards
- 1 win & 14 nominations
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Alexsandra Wright
- Woman Insideas Woman Inside
- (as Alex Wright)
Tamara Bass
- Peanutas Peanut
- (as Tamara LaSeon Bass)
Candy Ann Brown
- Ms. Herronas Ms. Herron
- (as Candy Brown Houston)
Kareem J. Grimes
- Do Dirtyas Do Dirty
- (as Kareem Grimes)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details 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 'Dee Tee' Thomas (as Dennis Thomas) and Richard Westfield
Performed by Kool & The Gang
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Top review
Disappointing
When I first saw the trailer for Baby Boy, I couldn't wait for it to come out. I kept telling my girlfriend how I thought John Singleton had come back with a sure hit. After seeing Baby Boy, I was so disappointed. It was boring and the storyline was weak. He basically depicted the blackman as being a low life and a no good petty thug. I am Latino and I wouldn't appreciate someone categorizing me as that. Also, the women in this movie where dragged through the mud. They were perceived as stupid and as having no respect for themselves. John Singleton seems to have run out of material as he had to resort to the same kind of movie that first brought him success. The movie could have done without Snoop Doggs part as it was a waste of time. Jody (Tyrese)did not change at all through out the movie. At the end he was still what he began as, a baby boy. Nobody grew or became a better person in this entire movie. It insulted Black people and is a poor excuse for an urban drama. I like that gangsta $*@# too but this was sorry. I admit there were plenty of laughs and the directing by Singleton was excellent but not enough to call this a good movie.
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- quik_123
- Sep 14, 2001
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- 寶貝男孩
- Filming locations
- 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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