Baby Boy (film)
| Baby Boy | |
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | John Singleton |
| Produced by | John Singleton |
| Written by | John Singleton |
| Starring | Tyrese Gibson Omar Gooding Taraji P. Henson A.J. Johnson Snoop Dogg Ving Rhames |
| Music by | David Arnold |
| Cinematography | Charles Mills |
| Edited by | Bruce Cannon |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date
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Running time
| 131 min.[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $16 million[2][3] |
| Box office | $29,381,649[2] |
Contents
[hide]Plot[edit]
A 20-year-old man named Joseph "Jody" Summers (Tyrese Gibson) lives with his 36-year-old mother Juanita (Adrienne-Joi Johnson),[6] in South Central Los Angeles. He spends most of his time with his unemployed best friend Sweetpea (Omar Gooding), and does not seem interested in becoming a responsible adult. However, he is forced to mature as a result of an ex-con named Melvin (Ving Rhames), who moves into their home. Another factor is his children—a son Joseph "JoJo" Summers Jr. with his girlfriend of five years, 25-year-old Yvette (Taraji P. Henson) and a daughter with an 18-year-old girl that he cheated on Yvette with named Peanut (Tamara LaSeon Bass) who also lives with her mother.At the beginning of the movie, Jody waits for Yvette at the clinic and it is found out that she was pregnant but had an abortion due to Jody's demands. Yvette constantly asks Jody if he will ever come live with her and their son so they could be like a family, but Jody avoids the subject and comes and goes as he pleases. Jody also continues seeing and having sex with other women, including Peanut. Jody also nearly has sex with 23-year-old Pandora (Tawny Dahl), Yvette's colleague and co-worker, but manages to rebuff her advances. This becomes an issue between him and Yvette as well, especially since Yvette and Peanut do not get along and Yvette is not getting along with Pandora. When she discovers his cheating, they get in a heated argument which results in Yvette punching Jody in the face and Jody slapping Yvette in the face. After this, Yvette changes the locks on the door. This infuriates Jody and they get into an argument, which JoJo witnesses. Eventually, Yvette's gangster ex-boyfriend Rodney (Snoop Dogg) is released from San Quentin State Prison and returns to the neighborhood to move in with Yvette, much to her dismay. Rodney doesn't care for Yvette and JoJo and wants to impregnate Yvette himself. Rodney attempts to rape Yvette in front of her son, but reconsiders after being guilted by Yvette and JoJo. Despite their previous differences, Yvette begins to realize she is still in love with Jody. For the next couple of days, Yvette lives in fear and disgust of Rodney being there. Juanita finds marijuana in her garden and blames Jody for planting it. Jody becomes angry at his mom and blames Melvin for the marijuana. Melvin comes home and admits to Juanita that he planted it. Jody and Melvin get into a heated argument, which results in Melvin punching him in the face and breaking the table. Jody leaves the house to see Sweetpea. After this, Yvette kicks Rodney and his friends out of her apartment. Eventually, after some more bickering, Yvette and Jody reconcile at Sweetpea's house, and Yvette tells Jody that Rodney attempted to rape her in front of JoJo. Rodney steals the money and keys from her wallet and takes off in her car to go and find Jody. Rodney tries to kill Jody in a drive-by shooting; however, he is unsuccessful. Later that night, Jody and Sweetpea confront Rodney, and as he attempts to escape, Jody shoots him in the back of the legs. Sweetpea urges Jody to kill Rodney, but he refuses, at which point Sweetpea shoots Rodney to death. Feeling guilty for Rodney's death, Jody prepares to commit suicide by shooting himself in the head, but Melvin catches him and takes the gun. After reflecting on the death of Rodney and how he put Yvette and his son in danger by not being around consistently, Jody finally moves out of his mom's house and in with Yvette.
Jody has now become a mature man, realizing that Juanita's relationship with Melvin is a stable one and that he has a family of his own that he needs to protect and take care of. Afterward, Jody and Yvette get married and look forward to the birth of their unborn child. Sweetpea decides to turn over a new leaf and gets baptized, putting his old life as a thug behind him.
Cast[edit]
- Tyrese Gibson as Joseph "Jody" Summers / Baby Boy, an unemployed bike mechanic who fathers two children. At one point, he has affairs with Peanut, the mother of his baby daughter, while dating Yvette.
- Omar Gooding as Sweetpea, Jody's best friend who is known for his somewhat crazy antics.
- Taraji P. Henson as Yvette, Jody's older girlfriend and later wife, and the mother of his son and unborn child.
- Snoop Dogg as Rodney, Yvette's ex-boyfriend, who was recently released from prison and has a strong dislike towards Jody.
- Ving Rhames as Melvin, Juanita's ex-con boyfriend, for whom Jody has disdain.
- Adrienne-Joi Johnson as Juanita, Jody's mother.
- Mo'Nique as Patrice, Juanita's best friend.
- Angell Conwell as Kim, Sweetpea's girlfriend.
- Tamara LaSeon Bass as Peanut, the mother of Jody's baby daughter, who does not get along with Yvette.
- Tawny Dahl as Pandora, Yvette's co-worker and a pursuer of Jody.
- Tracey Cherelle Jones as Sharika, Yvette's best friend.
- Candy Ann Brown as Ms. Herron, Peanut's mother.
- Kaylan Bolton and Kylan Bolton as Joseph "Jo Jo" Summers Jr, Jody's oldest child and son with Yvette.
- Olan Thompson as Chris, Sharika's boyfriend of 3 years, who she occasionally gets into physical altercations with.
- Alexsandra Wright, as the woman inside
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