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Renee Thorpe
09-08-2025This wonderful film of youth struggling with disappointment, was released in the era of all the great John Hughes movies like The Breakfast Club and Some Kind of Wonderful. Well, Sayles possesses that same extraordinary level of sensitivity to the aspirations and virtues of teenagers. It is one of my favorite screenplays, possibly my favorite work of Sayles'.Arquette is highly believable as Jill, one of the most popular girls at her suburban New Jersey high school. The film is set in 1965 or 66 when almost 4 million other kids her age were teetering on the brink of 18, Excellent grades and the top school theatrical roles come easily to Jill, and she's loaded with self confidence.In one of those odd little situations that can happen to teenagers, good girl Jill meets a young Sinatra-worshipping greser nicknamed The Sheik, played with remarkable sensitivity by Vincent Spano. An uneasy but genuine bond forms just before Jill goes off to her seven sisters type university. And nothing goes as expected for either of them. ThisWell, I won't spoil anything else about the film, for it's great to see how Jill and The Sheik react to the radically changing social situations that were written as uniquely of the 60's, yet become utterly relatable to anyone who's survived the teenage years. The screenplay is flawless.It's absolutely fantastic to have this film back in distribution, because after its theatrical release it did not go to video, due to some lack of contract with Bruce Springsteen's label. The soundtrack manages to both evoke some sort of eternal Jersey teenage passion (all the Springsteen songs) and also look back sweetly to the era with evocative hits by The Supremes, The Shirelles, and so on. Anyway, I was hoarding a Pal VHS copy taped off the tv in a 1991 Hong Kong broadcast, because I thought this would never again appear in the western world. But whatever soundtrack licensing issues kept this thing locked up, have been handled. Got the version with the cover with brown background and stills like a film strip.And this is everyone's gain. What a fabulous movie about young love, about the cruelties of strangers, about the clash of innocence and the greater world out there. Super gift for a teen getting ready to go to college, great gift for someone who forgot what it's like to be that young.
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mturner
09-08-2025Quirky little love story between two totally different young people set in the 60s. Very nostalgic with great music, fashions and settings from back in the day.
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M. J. Shire
09-08-2025Baby It's You is John Sayles 1983 movie take on the 1960's with a Jewish Rosanna Arquette hooking up with working-class Italian Catholic Vincent Spano. Both are very good in their roles and Sayles catches the sounds, feel and talk of the time and area, but kind of loses it as she goes off to college and Spano tries to make it as a no-talent Sinatra wannabe. Supporting cast is very good with well known actors in early (or even their first) roles.The DVD copy is good and clear...but having said that it is necessary to point out that some of the music in the original movie has been changed for the video release. It doesn't hurt too much (although the credits still list the original music), but it is an unfortunate fact that all too often the music in a movie or TV show has been changed when released on DVD or Blu-Ray. Clearly this is because the holders of the music rights wanted too much to let the songs remain on the show or movie for a video release, but to change the soundtrack is almost as bad as messing with the presentation of the movie (such as editing for content, pan and scan, etc.).The 4 stars is for the movie itself, with 3 1/2 stars for the DVD. Still a very good movie to watch if you haven't seen it before, or even if you have.
Jill's headed for college. Sheik's a drop-out, headed for nowhere. They're as different as day and night, but share a powerful bond: first love."There's the first one. There's the right one. And there's the one you never forget." Jill's a drama major, headed for college. Sheik's a drop-out, headed for nowhere. They're as different as day and night, but they share a powerful bond: first love. Rosanna Arquette (Desperately Seeking Susan), Vincent Spano (Over the Edge) and co-stars Tracy Pollan (Bright Lights, Big City), Matthew Modine (Birdy) and Robert Downey Jr. (Zodiac) team up in this memorable comedy-drama from filmmaker John Sayles (The Brother from Another Planet and The Return of the Secaucus Seven). Set against a '60s backdrop and an unbeatable soundtrack of classic rock and roll tunes, Baby It's You crafts a vivid portrait of young love in a complex era. But no matter when you went to school or first fell in love, Baby It's You is for you!Working from an autobiographical story by producer Amy Robinson (Chilly Scenes of Winter and After Hours), Sayles approaches the material with an eye towards documentary-like realism and detail, so that this universal tale comes across with rare truth, poignancy and relatability. Made almost entirely in the Garden State, the film's hit-filled soundtrack is given a major shot in the arm via several songs by New Jersey's pre-eminent rock poet Bruce Springsteen and Hoboken-born Frank Sinatra. Boasting cinematography by renowned DP Michael Ballhaus (Goodfellas and The Marriage of Maria Braun), Baby It's You has been remastered from a new 4K scan of its original 35mm camera negative for this Blu-ray.Bonus MaterialsImage galleryDouble-sided wrap with legacy artworkEnglish subtitlesBooklet with new essays by Gavin Smith and Caroline Madden (first pressing only)Audio commentary by Bill AckermanNew video interviews with director John Sayles, producers Amy Robinson and Griffin Dunne, actors Rosanna Arquette, Vincent Spano and Matthew ModineCast & CrewActors: Rosanna Arquette as Jill Rosen Vincent Spano as Sheik Tracy Pollan as Leslie Matthew Modine as Steve Robert Downey Jr. as StewartDirector: John Sayles
