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There Goes My Baby

1994 · 99 min

A bittersweet, nostalgic ensemble piece that captures the fleeting hope and looming heartbreak of youth on the edge of history.

Tagline
It was a summer they would never forget.
Overview
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 wants to attend a liberal university. Surfer bum Stick plans to enlist to fight in Vietnam. Calvin 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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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • grief
  • war
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour4
Realism8
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Floyd Mutrux
Written by
Floyd Mutrux
Starring
Dermot Mulroney, Ricky Schroder, Kelli Williams, Noah Wyle, Lucy Deakins, Jill Schoelen, Kristin Minter, Kenneth Ransom
Cinematography
William A. Fraker
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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