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There Goes My Baby

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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.

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

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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 Audience Member Solid if unexceptional drama of a group of teens on the cusp of adulthood during the turbulent mid 60's. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
Producer
Robert Shapiro
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
Runtime
1h 39m
Sound Mix
Stereo, Surround