Baby Boy (2001)

This is the story of Jody, an unemployed young black man, who's been living with his mother for several years, even though he's got a child of his own. Romantically, he's having ... See full summary »

Director:

John Singleton

Writer:

John Singleton

Stars:

Tyrese Gibson, Taraji P. Henson, Omar Gooding

1 win & 14 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tyrese Gibson	...	Joseph Summers
Taraji P. Henson	...	Yvette
Omar Gooding	...	Sweetpea
Tamara LaSeon Bass	...	Peanut
Candy Ann Brown	...	Ms. Herron (as Candy Brown Houston)
A.J. Johnson	...	Juanita
Ving Rhames	...	Melvin 'Mel'
Snoop Dogg	...	Rodney
Angell Conwell	...	Kim
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

Storyline

This is the story of Jody, an unemployed young black man, who's been living with his mother for several years, even though he's got a child of his own. Romantically, he's having relationships with two women: the mother, Yvette of his son, and a new interest.

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Plot Keywords:

racial slur | condom | cheating | jail | nightmare | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexuality, language, violence and some drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Columbia [us] (Flash only)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 June 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Baby Boy - O Rei da Rua

Filming Locations:

11th Avenue / Vernon Avenue, Leimert Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$16,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£47,144 (UK) (23 November 2001)

Gross:

£47,144 (UK) (23 November 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, New Deal Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

130 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jody listens to a lot of Tupac Shakur songs and has a mural on his wall of him. Tupac Shakur was supposed to play the role of Jody.

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Goofs

When Jody and Yvette are fighting in the living room her pants are unzipped but when he carries her into the bedroom he is seen unzipping her pants.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Jody: There's this psychiatrist, a lady named Frances Chris Walson. She has a theory about the black man in America. She says because of the system of racism in this country, the black man is meant to think of himself as a baby. A not yet fully formed being, who has not yet realized his full potential. To support her claim, she offers the following: First off, what does a black man call his woman? Mama. Secondly, what does a black man call his closest acquaintances? His boys. And finally...

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Crazy Credits

From L.A. South Central Cinema, dealing a new hand. The new deal has struck again.

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Connections

Referenced in The Making of 'Illegal Tender' (2008)

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Soundtracks

"I'm Sinbad the Sailor"
Written by Bob Rothberg and Sammy Timberg

User Reviews

An intelligent and intensley emotional (including powerful) film by Singleton

Baby Boy, the sequel-cum-remake of Singleton's last great feat Boyz 'N' the Hood, returns to the same neighborhoood 10 years later to look at new people in the hood, very personally at that, and it is fascinating.

The film stars in a debut of Tyrese Gibson (some may remember Cuba Gooding got his first speaking role with Boyz) as Jody, a boy (age 20) who still lives with his mother, is the father of 2 children from 2 different mothers, has no real job and often just hangs about complaining and being spoiled. The film looks at this character, but also the forces that sort of make him into what he is. It is a really good character portrait that also has some really fired up performances from Ving Rhames, as a new ex-con boyfriend of his mother, A.J. Johnson as the mother, Omar Gooding (Gooding Jr.'s brother) as Jody's good friend, especially Taraji P. Henson in one of the best female performances of the year as Jody's girlfriend and also mother of one of his children, and of course, Snoop Dogg as a version of himself (albiet evil). It's a delight from the streak of not that good movies out now, and it should be able to appeal to both black and white audiences. Definately reccomended. A-