Baby It's You (1983)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

John Sayles

Writers:

Amy Robinson (story)
John Sayles (screenplay)

Release Date:

4 March 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

There's the first one. There's the right one. And there's the one you never forget.

Plot:

In 1966 New Jersey, Jill Rosen, a frustrated high schooler, is intrigued by an enigmatic new student known only as the Sheik...

Plot Keywords:

College | New Jersey | Student | High School | Teen

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Rosanna Arquette	...	Jill Rosen
Vincent Spano	...	Albert 'Sheik' Capadilupo
Joanna Merlin	...	Mrs. Rosen
Jack Davidson	...	Dr. Rosen
Nick Ferrari	...	Mr. Capadilupo
Dolores Messina	...	Mrs. Capadilupo
Leora Dana	...	Miss Vernon, Teacher
Bill Raymond	...	Mr. Ripeppi, Teacher (as William Joseph Raymond)
Sam McMurray	...	Mr. McManus, Teacher
Liane Alexandra Curtis	...	Jody, High School Girl (as Liane Curtis)
Claudia Sherman	...	Beth, High School Girl
Marta Kober	...	Debra, High School Girl
Tracy Pollan	...	Leslie, College Girl
Rachel Dretzin	...	Shelly, College Girl
Susan Derendorf	...	Chris, College Girl

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-12 | Iceland:L | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Double Play

Trivia:

This was the first theatrical film ever to feature the music of Bruce Springsteen.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: When Sheik and Jill leave on their trip to the New Jersey shore, they cross a large bridge that has the slogan "Trenton Makes - The World Takes" on it. This bridge actually takes you from Trenton into Morrisville, Pennsylvania.

Quotes:

Albert 'Sheik' Capadilupo: When we were in high school...
Jill Rosen: [shouts] We're not in high school any more.

Movie Connections:

References "Peyton Place" (1964)

Soundtrack:

Adam Raised a Cain

If it's so bad, why can't I forget it?

In spite of the negative review above I would say this is a good film and a story that may hang around in your mind for a long time. It isn't so much a "movie story," a la Meg Ryan romantic comedy type, as it is a slice of life. The characters in this movie are much more like the people you went to high school and college with than they are like Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan! Life is messy and confusing and people change. People are attracted to the wrong people all the time. They make bad choices. They do things they can never forget. This movie reflects these human foibles and that is why it is a great small movie that got overlooked and under-appreciated.