Baby It's You [Blu-ray]

Director: John Sayles

Overview

Roseanna Arquette stars in Baby It's You as a scholarly but unworldly Jewish high school girl of the 1960s. She is awakened sexually by the school's hardcase, Vincent Spano. He is expelled from school, while Roseanna benefits from the brief liaison. Like many John Sayles films, Baby It's You has the feel of a group effort, with a strong cast of young ensemble players (including Tracy Pollan, Fisher Stevens and Robert Downey Jr.) and the labor-of-love participation of actor Griffin Dunne as the film's producer. Coproducer Amy Robinson wrote what appears to be the intensely autobiographical screenplay. Watch for Matthew Modine in his screen debut as "Steve".

Product Details

Release Date:	07/14/2015
UPC:	0887090104401
Original Release:	1983
Rating:	R
Language:	English
Time:	1:45:00
Sales rank:	17,811

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Rosanna Arquette	Jill Rosen
Vincent Spano	Albert 'Sheik' Capadilupo
Joanna Merlin	Mrs. Rosen
Jack Davidson	Dr. Rosen
Leora Dana	Miss Vernon
Sam McMurray	Mr. McManus
Dolores Messina	Mrs. Capadilupo
Nick Ferrari	Mr. Capadilupo
William Joseph Raymond	Mr. Ripeppi
Susan Derendorf	Chris
Rachel Dretzin	Shelly
Claudia Sherman	Beth
Marta Kober	Debra
Tracy Pollan	Leslie
Liane Curtis	Jody
Frank Vincent	Vinnie
Robin Johnson	Joann
Gary McCleery	Rat
Matthew Modine	Steve
Donnie Kehr	Barry,Barry
John Ferraro	Plasky
Phil Brock	Biff
Merel Ploway	Miss Katz
Michael E. Knight	Philip
Robert Downey Jr.	Stewart
Brian Wrye	Georgie
Richard Kantor	Curtis
Stephanie Keyser	Laura
Julie Philips	Karen
Frank Zagarino	Lew
Art Halperin	Band Leader
Caroline Aaron	Waitress
Jonathan Gero	Jack
Fisher Stevens	Stage Manager
Robin Geller	Tripper
Susan Busset	Prom Singer
Steven Reed	Prom Singer
Stephen Donato	Prom Singer

Technical Credits

Griffin Dunne	Producer
Amy Robinson	Producer

Editorial Reviews

Though not John Sayles's best film, 1983's oft-forgotten Baby, It's You is an often poignant and original look at young love and the changing lifestyles of the mid-Sixties. For the only time in his career, independent film guru Sayles traded final cut for funding, and many viewers will blame this tradeoff for the film's occasionally faulty pacing. But Sayles is too good a writer and filmmaker for his movies to be anything less than interesting and ultimately gratifying. It turns out that the key that continually saves the castle is the intelligent and insightful performances from the two leads, Vincent Spano and Rosanna Arquette. 1983 was something of a breakthrough year (false, as it turned out) for Spano: besides Baby, It's You, he also had a noticeable role in Francis Ford Coppola's Rumble Fish. Arquette would reach both a good amount of popularity and acclaim in 1985, with her three roles in Desperately Seeking Susan, After Hours, and Silverado. But, in Baby, It's You, they are at least as edgy and confident as they've ever been in their careers. You get the sense that it is not only the characters trying bravely to cut their way through life but also Spano and Arquette.