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Baby It's You

Year:

1983

Duration:

105 min

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

IMDB rate:

6.4

Director:

John Sayles

Awards:

1 win

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1983-03-04

Filming Locations: Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA

Earnings

Budget: $3,000,000

Opening Weekend: $12,420 (USA) (6 March 1983)

Gross: $1,312,473 (USA) (26 June 1983)

Cast

Actor

Character

Robert Downey Jr.

Baby It's You

Merel Poloway

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 Curtis

Jody, High School Girl

Claudia Sherman

Beth, High School Girl

Marta Kober

Debra

Tracy Pollan

Leslie, College Girl

Rachel Dretzin

Shelly, College Girl

Susan Derendorf

Chris, College Girl

Frank Vincent

Vinnie

Robin Johnson

Joann

Gary McCleery

Rat

Matthew Modine

Steve

John Ferraro

Plasky

Donnie Kehr

Barry (as Don Kehr)

Michael E. Knight

Phillip (as Michael Knight)

Brian Wry

Georgie

Richard Kantor

Curtis

Stephanie Keyser

Laura

Julie Philips

Karen

Frank Zagarino

Lew (as Frank Anthony Zagarino)

Art Halperin

Band Leader

Caroline Aaron

Waitress

Jonathan Gero

Jack

Susan Busset

Prom Singer

Steven Reed

Prom Singer

Stephen Donato

Prom Singer

Fisher Stevens

Stage Manager

Robin Geller

Tripper

Phillip Brock

Biff

Laura D'Arista

(uncredited)

Charles Mitchell

College Student (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

First major Hollywood studio film for John Sayles.

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Amy Robinson has said of this film: "We wanted to do the film from the point of view of the kids not looking down at them or back at them. It's a love story, and a story about class difference and opportunity".

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Star Billing: Rosanna Arquette (1st), Vincent Spano (2nd).

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

Albert 'Sheik' Capadilupo: When we were in high school...

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