{"id":3794,"date":"2007-07-27T14:05:12","date_gmt":"2007-07-27T21:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3794"},"modified":"2021-01-17T13:08:25","modified_gmt":"2021-01-17T20:08:25","slug":"sugarbaby-1985","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3794","title":{"rendered":"Sugarbaby (1985)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I spied on you, I tracked you down &#8212; and then I nailed you!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sugarbaby-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sugarbaby-Poster-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-23193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sugarbaby-Poster-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sugarbaby-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sugarbaby-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA lonely, overweight mortuary employee (Marianne Sagebrecht) falls obsessively in love with a handsome young subway driver (Eisi Gulp), and plots to ensnare him romantically.\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>German Films<\/li>\n<li>Misfits<\/li>\n<li>Obsessive Love<\/li>\n<li>Romantic Comedy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nTwo years before his breakthrough film &#8212; <em>Bagdad Cafe<\/em> (1987) &#8212; writer\/director Percy Adlon made this quirky comedy about an unlikely romantic couple. To his credit, Adlon&#8217;s screenplay goes in unexpected directions, with Sagebrecht&#8217;s somewhat creepy stalking of Gulp resulting in joy rather than heartache; unfortunately, however, once Gulp has been successfully seduced, not enough happens until the final 5 minutes or so, when the movie ends on a frustratingly unresolved note. Also distracting is cinematographer Johanna Heer&#8217;s excessive use of color tinting, with most scenes literally saturated in hues of pink or blue. Although <em>Sugarbaby<\/em> appears to have been well-received by most critics (see review links below), I was disappointed. Remade in 1989 as a T.V. movie with Ricki Lake, called <em>Babycakes<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Marianne Sagebrecht&#8217;s bold performance as Marianne<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sugarbaby-Marianne.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sugarbaby-Marianne.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"202\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-63894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sugarbaby-Marianne.jpg 280w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sugarbaby-Marianne-128x92.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Eisi Gulp as Huber<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sugarbaby-Gulp.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sugarbaby-Gulp.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-63895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sugarbaby-Gulp.jpg 280w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sugarbaby-Gulp-128x89.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Good use of an eclectic, synthesized soundtrack<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but fans of Adlon&#8217;s <em>Bagdad Cafe<\/em> will likely want to track this one down. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0090377\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1985\/11\/15\/movies\/film-percy-adlon-s-sugarbaby.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/sugarbaby\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I spied on you, I tracked you down &#8212; and then I nailed you!&#8221; Synopsis: A lonely, overweight mortuary employee (Marianne Sagebrecht) falls obsessively in love with a handsome young subway driver (Eisi Gulp), and plots to ensnare him romantically. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: German Films Misfits Obsessive Love Romantic Comedy Review: Two years before his breakthrough film &#8212; Bagdad Cafe (1987) &#8212; writer\/director Percy Adlon made this quirky comedy about an unlikely romantic couple. 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