{"id":2530,"date":"2007-03-14T14:01:42","date_gmt":"2007-03-14T21:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2530"},"modified":"2021-02-01T10:23:35","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T17:23:35","slug":"baby-its-you-1983","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2530","title":{"rendered":"Baby It&#8217;s You (1983)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;We&#8217;re not in high school anymore!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Baby-Its-You-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Baby-Its-You-Poster-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-31463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Baby-Its-You-Poster-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Baby-Its-You-Poster-95x128.jpg 95w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Baby-Its-You-Poster.jpg 535w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn aspiring lounge singer (Vincent Spano) pursues an aspiring actress (Rosanna Arquette) in high school, and they embark upon a rocky relationship. When Jill (Arquette) enters college and Sheik (Spano) heads to Miami, however, their differences are accentuated even further.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cross-Class Romance<\/li>\n<li>John Sayles Films<\/li>\n<li>Obsessive Love<\/li>\n<li>Rosanna Arquette Films<\/li>\n<li>Teenagers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis character-driven film by independent director John Sayles is a realistic, often uncomfortable look at the difficulties inherent in cross-class romances. Jewish, upper-middle-class Jill and Italian, working-class &#8220;Sheik&#8221; couldn&#8217;t be more different, yet Jill is intrigued by Sheik&#8217;s tenacity, and Sheik is &#8212; for some reason &#8212; convinced that Jill is the love of his life. As in Alan J. Pakula&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2440\"><em>The Sterile Cuckoo<\/em><\/a>, Jill and Spano ultimately want different things out of their budding romance: Jill (like Jerry in <em>Cuckoo<\/em>) simply goes along with the experience, while the desperate Sheik (Pookie&#8217;s counterpart) is obsessed with holding on at all costs. Many reviewers have complained about Sayles&#8217; unorthodox choice to follow Jill and Sheik beyond high school &#8212; yet Sayles has never been one to stick to conventional narrative arcs, and his choice is an effective one here. <em>Baby It&#8217;s You<\/em> isn&#8217;t meant to be a happily-ever-after teen romance between two unlikely souls &#8212; instead, it succinctly demonstrates the ways in which love can be blind, sex doesn&#8217;t necessarily correlate with love, and life rarely wraps itself up neatly in a bow. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rosanna Arquette&#8217;s remarkably natural performance as Jill<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Baby-Its-You-Arquette2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Baby-Its-You-Arquette2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1695\" height=\"985\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Baby-Its-You-Arquette2.png 1695w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Baby-Its-You-Arquette2-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Baby-Its-You-Arquette2-1024x595.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Baby-Its-You-Arquette2-128x74.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Baby-Its-You-Arquette2-768x446.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Baby-Its-You-Arquette2-1536x893.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1695px) 100vw, 1695px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Vincent Spano as the tenacious Sheik<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Baby-Its-You-Spano.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Baby-Its-You-Spano.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1709\" height=\"985\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Baby-Its-You-Spano.png 1709w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Baby-Its-You-Spano-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Baby-Its-You-Spano-1024x590.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Baby-Its-You-Spano-128x74.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Baby-Its-You-Spano-768x443.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Baby-Its-You-Spano-1536x885.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1709px) 100vw, 1709px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>An effective portrayal of the difficulties inherent in cross-class romance<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Baby-Its-You-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Baby-Its-You-Still.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1695\" height=\"989\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Baby-Its-You-Still.png 1695w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Baby-Its-You-Still-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Baby-Its-You-Still-1024x597.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Baby-Its-You-Still-128x75.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Baby-Its-You-Still-768x448.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Baby-Its-You-Still-1536x896.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1695px) 100vw, 1695px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, simply for Arquette&#8217;s stand-out performance. Peary lists this film in the back of his book as both a Cult Movie and a Personal Recommendation. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Noteworthy Performance(s)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0085208\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1983\/03\/25\/movies\/baby-it-s-you.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/baby-its-you-1983\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/67229.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re not in high school anymore!&#8221; Synopsis: An aspiring lounge singer (Vincent Spano) pursues an aspiring actress (Rosanna Arquette) in high school, and they embark upon a rocky relationship. When Jill (Arquette) enters college and Sheik (Spano) heads to Miami, however, their differences are accentuated even further. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cross-Class Romance John Sayles Films Obsessive Love Rosanna Arquette Films Teenagers Review: This character-driven film by independent director John Sayles is a realistic, often uncomfortable look at the&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2530\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2530"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67656,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530\/revisions\/67656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}