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      There Goes My Baby

      R Released Sep 2, 1994 1 hr. 39 min. Comedy Drama List
      Reviews 66% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score It's the summer of 1965, and the members of the graduating class of upscale Westwood High are eager to reinvent themselves. Valedictorian Mary Beth (Lucy Deakins) wants to attend a liberal university. Surfer bum Stick (Rick Schroder) plans to enlist to fight in Vietnam. Calvin (Kenny Ransom) lives in the poor Watts section of Los Angeles, which is slowly erupting in violence. As the summer nights grow long, they'll all be forced to make decisions that will affect the rest of their lives. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member According to my calculations,if Dermot Mulroney was born in 1963, then he was 31 when this came out. He was playing an 18 yr old. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie is not for someone who is already depressed. I love-hate this movie. The beginning until about 3/4 of the way through is great.. fun.. full of promise about the kids' future. Then it gets morbidly depressing. Other than that, I love this movie. Rick Schroeder doesn't have many parts, but the ones he has are spot on. Noah Wyle does an awesome job, and so does Dermot Mulroney. Kelli Williams, Lucy Deakins and Jill Schoelen get in some great scenes. Especially Kelli. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member One great film & hands down, one of Jill Schoelen's most sadly underappreciated & all-time best movies in my strong opinion, Schoelen especially gives a spectacular, terrific & big standout performance as Babette....the excellent cast(notably Rick Schroder as Stick)too is equally noteworthy! Highly, highly recommended for my most wonderful, greatest fans of Jill & 60's nostalgia! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member A superficial look at 1965 High schoolers during the Vietnam era. It has the potential for a better film but the movie suffers from too many characters, stock characters (e..g the principal Mr. Maran is a jerk), and shifts scenes so quickly that you don't know what the director is aiming for. The soundtrack is fine but why is called "There Goes My Baby"? and not another song. The acting is subpar by Rick Schroeder, Dermot Mulroney, Kelli Williams et al. Only Noah Wyle and Kenny Ranson as Calvin piqued by interest. A disappointing film especially with the potential for a great drama. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member I can't lie, I didn't give this film a fair amount of attention when I caught it on television around midnight. But that wouldn't have been an issue if it was more captivating, innit? Floyd Mutrux's directing ability was decent, he seemed to be able to coach the performers into their roles quite well. Then again, the script didn't feature the deepest personas in cinema either. In fact, they were pretty much all the typical personalities you'd find in a teen flick like this. It brought some intriguing perspective regarding the issues of '65 in the U.S. for graduates, but overall the plot wasn't that interesting. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Japes . The characters in this movie are so underdeveloped; their personalities could be described in 2 words or less. This movie bored me to tears. It was only 90 minutes, but it felt much, much longer. There was a lot of stuff going on, but most of it came out of nowhere. It's hard to explain, but it was awful. There were many stories going on, but none of them were interesting except for Stick's problem about going off to the Vietnam war. I was actually looking forward to get to know his character, but unfortunately he disappeared off screen for a long time. He'd make an appearance now and again, but I didn't really get to see his character until the very end. The characters didn't seem to have convincing relationships on screen either. I wasn't convinced any of them were "best friends forever". The chemistry between them all sucked. Aside from the characters, the narration in this movie drove me INSANE. I absolutely HATE narration of any kind in a movie. I mean sometimes if the narration is good, I can deal with it, but if it's bad, I lose my mind. The narration in this movie is bad. The narrator is one of the girl characters, I can't remember her name. She gave little background information on the other characters, and pretty much just described to me what was happening in the movie....Like I'm blind and can't see for myself what is going on. Any time she came on I was like SHUT THE HELL UP! It's like an obnoxious mother sitting in a theater explaining to her 4 year old child what's happening in the movie. I'm not 4 years old, and I don't need anyone to explain to me what the movie is about. I have two eyes and ears and can understand what the deal is, thanks. The two shirtless guys on this movie's poster is pretty much what talked me into watching this film. I was disappointed though because this movie is not as attractive as it seems. Skip it for sure. The boys aren't even as cute as they look on the poster. I was fooled into thinking they were somewhat attractive. :( Oh well. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 05/24/11 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle Rated: 2.5/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis It's the summer of 1965, and the members of the graduating class of upscale Westwood High are eager to reinvent themselves. Valedictorian Mary Beth (Lucy Deakins) wants to attend a liberal university. Surfer bum Stick (Rick Schroder) plans to enlist to fight in Vietnam. Calvin (Kenny Ransom) lives in the poor Watts section of Los Angeles, which is slowly erupting in violence. As the summer nights grow long, they'll all be forced to make decisions that will affect the rest of their lives.
      Director
      Floyd Mutrux
      Executive Producer
      Rick Finkelstein, Barry Spikings
      Screenwriter
      Floyd Mutrux
      Distributor
      Orion Pictures
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Comedy, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Sep 2, 1994, Original
      Release Date (DVD)
      Sep 16, 2003
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $84.1K
      Sound Mix
      Stereo, Surround