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Baby boy / Columbia Pictures presents ; a New Deal production ; written, produced and directed by John Singleton.

Format Video (Laser Disc)
EditionSpecial edition.
Distribution Info Culver City, CA : Columbia Pictures Industries : Distributed by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2001]
Copyright Notice ©2001
Description1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (1 folded sheet (4 unnumbered pages) : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Subject(s)
Other author/creatorSingleton, John, 1968-2019 screenwriter, film producer, film director.
Other author/creatorTyrese, actor.
Other author/creatorGooding, Omar, 1976- actor.
Other author/creatorJohnson, A.J., 1963- actor.
Other author/creatorHenson, Taraji P., actor.
Other author/creatorSnoop Dogg, 1972- actor.
Other author/creatorRhames, Ving, 1961- actor.
Other author/creatorBass, Tamara LaSeon, 1978- actor.
Other author/creatorMills, Charles (Charles Elliott), director of photography.
Other author/creatorBurns, Keith Brian, production designer.
Other author/creatorCannon, Bruce editor of moving image work.
Other author/creatorCarter, Ruth E., 1960- costume designer.
Other author/creatorArnold, David, 1962- composer.
Other author/creatorColumbia Pictures presenter.
Other author/creatorNew Deal Productions production company.
Other author/creatorColumbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm) film distributor.
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.
Abstract 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.
Local noteLittle--3051310679181
General noteSpecial 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].
CreditsDirector of photography, Charles E. Mills ; film editor, Bruce Cannon ; music by David Arnold ; production designer, Keith Brian Burns ; costume designer, Ruth Carter.
Cast Tyrese Gibson (Jody), Omar Gooding (Sweetpea), A.J. Johnson (Juanita), Taraji P. Henson (Yvette), Snoop Dogg (Rodney), Tamara LeSeon Bass (Peanut), Ving Rhames (Melvin).
Audience MPAA rating: Rated R.
Technical detailsDVD, Region 1, NTSC, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo surround, widescreen presentation aspect ratio 1.85:1.
LanguageIn English or French, with optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, or Thai; closed-captioned in English.
Awards noteLocarno Internation 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).
Genre/formFeature films United States.
Genre/formComing-of-age films.
Genre/formDrama.
Genre/formFeature films.
Genre/formFiction films.
Genre/formFilms for the hearing impaired.
Genre/formMelodramas (Motion pictures)
Genre/formVideo recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre/formFeature films.
Genre/formFiction films.
Genre/formFilms for the hearing impaired.
Genre/formMelodramas (Motion pictures)
Genre/formVideo recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre/formComing-of-age films.
ISBN0767867106
ISBN9780767867108
UPC 043396064584
Publisher number06458 Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment

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