Baby Boy Page #5

Synopsis: This is the story of Jody, an unemployed young black man, who's been living with his mother for several years, even though he's got a child of his own. Romantically, he's having relationships with two women: Yvette, the mother of his son, and a new interest.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Director(s): John Singleton
Production: Columbia Pictures
  1 win & 14 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.4
Metacritic:
55
Rotten Tomatoes:
71%
R
Year:
2001
130 min
$27,823,989
Website
14,989 Views


I think I'll plant|some summer squash next year.

-Jody, we got to stop this.|-What?

Every time I come out,|you go in the house.

Nobody's thinking about you, bruh.

This is where I relax.|Take that noise somewhere else.

Every time I come out to work|in the garden, he goes in the house.

Give me some wine.

Seven, winner.

Baby, be sweet.

Eleven, winner. Seven, eleven.|That's all I'm rolling.

How come you ain't|brought your kids around?

Don't you got a son, 1 7,|named Duquan?

And a little girl about 5 named Maya?

-You tell my mama about them?|-She know.

Why ain't you brought them around?

You ashamed of them?

They ugly like you?

I don't get along too well|with my babies' mamas.

-I'm sure you understand.|-No, I don't.

I'm cool with both my babies' mamas.

-We'll see how long that lasts.|-Long as I want it to.

But we're talking about you, not me.

I talked to your son the other day.

I heard you say his name|when y'all old niggas was here...

...playing cards.

He live five minutes from here,|in Inglewood.

I drove to Morningside High School|and asked him about you.

He didn't have sh*t to say about you|'cause you whipped his mama's ass.

What do you think about that?

You gonna beat my mama?

No. I think you know better|than that, don't you?

You want to walk around here with your|chest out, saying you a real man.

Know why I don't like you|around my mama?

'Cause you foul.

You're a dirty motherf***er, Melvin.

Don't think I'll let you|get it in her head...

...to kick me out like|the last nigga did my brother.

'Cause I ain't having it, bruh.

No way, no how.

Ah, youngster.

You get your ass out of here.

Mama!

Yeah, that's right.|Call for your mama.

I stayed off you|out of respect for her.

If not for your mama, I'd have broke|your little ass down long ago.

"Jody? Little Jody?"

Know what I see when I look in your|eyes? A scared little b*tch.

That's what I see.

If we was on lock-down,|I'd make you get on your knees.

Twenty years. Let's see|where you be 20 years from now.

Melvin?

What y'all doing?

Nothing.

Can you go get me some cigarettes?

-Maybe some beer. What you doing?|-You're so sweet.

Watch your hands.

Hurry back, okay?

Want anything from the store?

What's up, Jody?

The candles smell good.

Aromatherapy.

You smoke?

No. I don't mess with that.

So you and Yvette got a baby?|Where y'all stay at?

We don't live together.

You ain't gotta lie.|I know y'all live together.

You drop her off|and pick her up every day.

That's just what we do.|I don't want to discuss 'Vette.

We don't need to talk.|I just want some dick.

Why you want to f*** me?|To make my girl mad?

-That what you want to do?|-No!

It ain't like that.

I just think you're cute.|I mean, I see you all the time.

When we was in the parking lot...

...l thought we was feeling|each other.

Was I wrong?

Yeah, I was feeling you.

But I ain't feeling this. I'm out.

Jody, come on. Don't be like that.

This is just between us.

I see how you look|when you come around.

You saying you don't want to hit this?

Come over here and get this p*ssy.

I don't need to go there with you.

Yvette.

Besides, I ain't got no condoms.

No way.

Somebody don't want to leave.

Oh, f***!

What are you doing, girl?

I can't do this.

Oh, sh*t.

I know you want this.

I can't do this.

I promise it'll be good.

No, this sh*t is foul.|It's foul. This sh*t's wrong!

Get off me. I can't f*** you.|My girl finds out...

...she'll kill me.|I love her too much.

So you a little b*tch?|Your girl tells you what to do?

I told you it was a trick.

Hood rat.

I don't need you! I can get|dick any time I want! You want this!

No, you want this.|You lucky I let you taste it.

This Daddy Dick belongs to Yvette.

Not from what I hear, you ho!

F*** you!

You don't know how|to suck dick anyway.

Why is that b*tch staring?

I don't know,|but she about to get slapped.

F*** you.

No.

How come you ain't waving|at her today?

I ain't thinking about her.

She was staring at me today.|She was about to catch a beat-down.

I think she's a lesbian for real.

She want your sweet stuff.|Do some carpet munching.

Sh*t! She better get back.

-All around the world.|-Stop! Nasty!

-You cooking tonight?|-No.

-Lazy ass.|-Whatever.

Let's go to Lucy's then.

-Cheese enchiladas.|-Strawberry shake.

I got it.

No, I got it.

-No, I got it.|-I got it.

All right, then. Have it.

Let me get two steak tacos...

...a chicken burrito|and two strawberry shakes.

That'll be $11.89.

I'm starving. Hungry as hell.

What's this?

Condoms. How'd you get that?

Don't flip this.|What's it doing in my car?

-Hello!|-Can I get the food?

I can't believe I fell for that sh*t|you said the other night.

How you're gonna do right|by me and Joe-Joe.

How you won't cheat...

...not gonna hurt me,|keep breaking my heart.

What was all that?

-Writing on the money.|-Give me that!

This is bullshit. Get the food!

Thank you so much.

"Thank you so much." You being funny?

"Trojan. Very Sensitive. Lubricated.

America's No. 1 Condom."|At least you went all out.

All I get is a trip to the clinic.|Give me my shake!

So who was you f***ing?

Don't lie. You been f***ing|somebody in my car, Jody?

No.

I don't know.

You don't know?

You mean you don't remember|who you were with?

You been with that many girls?

I'm tired of you f***ing around.|Damn, I want to see other niggas!

That's right.|They be asking me out too.

But, no. I'm here,|sticking to your ass!

-All right. Go out, then.|-Whatever.

Who did you f*** with these condoms?

I'm not stupid. This is a|three-pack and there's one left.

Tell me the truth!

We're grown. We ain't kids. Be real.

Be a man for once in your life.

You still f***ing Peanut?

I know you're still f***ing Peanut.

I figured that much.

I ain't even mad at you,|'cause I already knew that.

Did you f*** her|with these condoms in my car?

No, you didn't f*** her|in my car. Did you?

No.

Are we picking up Joe-Joe?

He's fine. Take me home.|We gonna finish this.

Jody, I know you love me.

I also know you f*** other girls.|I don't like it, but I know you.

So just be real with me.

Will you be honest?

If you can take it.|You're starting to get on my nerves.

I'm getting on your nerves?|You're the one f***ing around.

You get with any of them|clients of yours?

A few.

Feel better now? I love you, girl.

You got my son and|you'll probably be my wife.

-You want me to be honest?|-Yeah, I do.

You're my woman.|Them other hos is tricks.

I want to be with you,|but I f*** other girls occasionally.

I don't know why, I just do.|That's it.

You feel better now? There's|honesty for you. Deal with it.

I love you enough to be honest.

If you loved me, you wouldn't|lie to me all the time.

Move!

Hold on. You got it all twisted up!

I lie 'cause I love you. Being|honest means I don't give a f***.

Out on the street, I tell the hos the|truth. I lie to you because I care.

It's obvious|you can't handle the truth.

You f*** Pandora?

Why-- Come on, Yvette.

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John Singleton

John Daniel Singleton (born January 6, 1968) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer best known for directing Boyz n the Hood. For the film, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, becoming the first African American and youngest person to have ever been nominated for the award. Singleton is a native of South Los Angeles and many of his early films, such as Poetic Justice (1993), Higher Learning (1995), and Baby Boy (2001), consider the implications of inner-city violence. Some of his other films include dramas such as Rosewood (1997) in addition to action films such as Shaft (2000), 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), and Four Brothers (2005). more…

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