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 depression | slasher | postpartum | slingshot | mother kills own child | 

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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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Certificate:

R

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

WOW!!!! Excellent movie!!!!

The team that created this movie did an amazing job! This was a jarring thriller, from beginning to end. It is one of those rare movies that horror lovers like me wait for but so rarely find. Be warned though. The violence in this movie become extremely graphic at times. I was truly surprised that the director had the guts to take it as far as he did.

The story begins simply enough. The movie opens by introducing us to a young family no different than many in the heartland of middle America. The hard-working father is a long-haul trucker whose job takes him away from his family for longer stretches of time than he'd like. He and his wife have four children, the youngest only a few months old. By all accounts it seems to be a loving family. The misfortune develops as the mother's mental stability begins to break down after the birth of her last child. She begins experiencing auditory and visible hallucinations just as her husband is preparing to leave for another road trip. He's a loving father, but distracted by the demands of caring for a growing family. The oldest son, who is about twelve, tries to tell his father that the mother is not well. But the dad is too worn out to absorb the reality of his wife's impending mental breakdown.

If you can't get past the horrifying concept of a mother turning against her family, this is not the movie for you. But if you want to suspend reality for a while and jump on a terror-filled ride to hell, you've found what you are looking for!

Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

5 August 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Baby Blues

Filming Locations:

Savannah, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Neverending Light Productions, Lab 601, RedPill Productions

Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1