Baby Boy
Baby Boy
“ Just a Baby Boy. ”
CINEMA2001-06-27
DIGITAL2001-08-04
RegionUS
Runtime130 MIN
Media TypeMovie
Storyline
The story of Jody, a misguided, 20-year-old African-American who is really just a baby boy finally forced-kicking and screaming to face the commitments of real life. Streetwise and jobless, he has not only fathered two children by two different women-Yvette and Peanut but still lives with his own mother. He can't seem to strike a balance or find di...
DIRECTOR / Director
John Singleton
KEYWORDS
bootleggersingle parentintolerancefistfightcondomstepfatherwomanizerthiefdomestic violencegunfightlos angelescaliforniaphysical abuseex-conselfishnesspassive aggressionfatherhoodhostilesouth central los angelesvindictiveantagonistic
Collection: John Singleton's Hood Trilogy
With his electrifying debut feature, Boyz n the Hood, John Singleton brought his South Central Los Angeles community to the screen with a bracing immediacy that rocked 1990s American cinema and popular culture. Poetic Justice and Baby Boy completed what the director considered his Hood Trilogy, a series of richly nuanced films that constitute a dramatic universe all their own. Featuring remarkable performances from supernova talents like Cuba Gooding Jr., Angela Bassett, Regina King, Janet Jackson, Tupac Shakur, and Taraji P. Henson, these indelible tales of urban life explore the experience of growing up Black and searching for one’s place in the world.
