tavm Review of Baby It's You

Baby It's You (1983)

After 35 years, I finally saw Baby, It's You and I loved it!

[9/10 · 29 January 2018]

After about 35 years of only seeing a couple of clips on "At the Movies with Siskel and Ebert" and reading or hearing many good notices, I finally watched this on YouTube. That upload, by the way, had one scene-the one where the leading characters are on the road getting to know each other-redubbed with the song played at the beginning: "Woolly Bully" with their dialogue not heard as a result. I later found out from a clip reel of the movie on the site that that particular scene had Ben E. King's "Stand By Me" scoring over it which isn't allowed on YouTube due to copyright issues. Okay, so Jill (Rosanna Arquette) is the overachieving and popular girl while Sheik (Vincent Spano) is the rebellious guy who doesn't take no for an answer though he's a different kind since he loves Frank Sinatra not Rock 'n' Roll and he dresses in a suit and tie not a leather jacket. I'm thinking Jill dates him because of her curiosity and she seems to like his style despite her protestations. But things happen that puts them apart just before graduation and when high school's over, Jill goes to the college of her choice and Sheik...well, I don't want to get ahead of myself. Writer/director John Sayles made quite a compelling take of people from opposite sides liking each other but not enough to resolve their differences during the turbulent '60s with suitable music to match...well, except when Bruce Springsteen music is played though it's a good choice for whenever Spano appears. I don't want to say anymore except I highly recommend Baby, It's You. Update-6/18/18: Another YT upload has the entire movie including that dubbed over scene I mentioned earlier now in its original form. Original rating stays.