Baby boy [videorecording] / Columbia Pictures presents ; a New Deal production ; a John Singleton film ; written, produced and directed by John Singleton

Published: Culver City, CA : Columbia Pictures Industries, [2001]
Culver City, CA : Distributed by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.
Copyright Date: ©2001
Edition: Special ed.
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (1 folded sheet (4 unnumbered pages) : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Additional Creators: Singleton, John, 1968-2019, Tyrese, Gooding, Omar, 1976-, Henson, Taraji P., Snoop Dogg, 1972-, Rhames, Ving, 1961-, Arnold, David, Mills, Charles E., Columbia Pictures, New Deal Productions, and Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)

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Language Note

In English or French, with optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, or Thai ; closed-captioned in English.

Contents

Womb -- Yvette -- Peanut -- Mama's friend Melvin -- Jody's nightmare -- Stepping out -- Salesman vs. shyster -- Rachel's Beauty Salon -- Daddy's home -- Mama needs fun -- In love with a man -- Guns & butter -- Suspicious woman -- Yvette loves Daddy D -- Unstable creatures -- Collect call from Rodney -- "Call for your Mama." -- Pandora's box -- Honest truth -- Jumped -- Teaching respect -- Weed in Mama's garden -- Leaving home -- "Get off my Mommy." -- Prey prayer -- Drive-by shooting -- What goes around... -- Baby Boy grows up.

Summary

Jody doesn't have or want a job, because he lives with his mother Juanita in South Central L.A. Her new boyfriend Melvin is an ex-convict, ''original gangster," and landscaper. Jody views Melvin's arrival with suspicion--the last time Juanita had a boyfriend, she threw out his brother Ray. Jody has son with Yvette and a girl with Peanut, and along with his friend Sweetpea, he is just trying to live large. He wants to be a good daddy, but first he will have to learn some hard lessons about living, loving, and surviving.

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ISBN

0767867106
9780767867108

Audience Notes

MPAA rating: Rated R.

Note

Special features: John Singleton commentary [audio feature]; Cinemax Making-of special [featurette]; Storyboard comparisons; Deleted & altered scenes; Outtakes & bloopers; "The Kiki & Boo Show"; Music video "Just a Baby Boy"; Music video "Baby Mama"; TV spots; Theatrical trailers; Filmographies [text feature].
Description based on surrogate.

Creation/Production Credits Note

Director of photography, Charles E. Mills ; film editor, Bruce Cannon ; music by David Arnold.

Participant/Performer Note

Tyrese Gibson (Jody), Omar Gooding (Sweetpea), A.J. Johnson (Juanita), Taraji P. Henson (Yvette), Snoop Dogg (Rodney), Tamara LeSeon Bass (Peanut), Ving Rhames (Melvin).

Technical Details

DVD, region 1, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo, widescreen presentation aspect ratio 1.85:1.

Awards

Locarno International Film Festival: 2001, Special Mention - For its innovative concept and ensemble acting (John Singleton (director), Tyrese Gibson, Taraji P. Henson, Omar Gooding, Tamara LaSeon Bass, Candy Ann Brown, A.J. Johnson, Ving Rhames, Angell Conwell, Kareem J. Grimes, Tracey Cherelle Jones, Kaylan Bolton).

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