Please Baby Please

Please Baby Please is a 2022 American musical drama film directed by Amanda Kramer, who co-wrote the screenplay with Noel David Taylor. It stars Andrea Riseborough, Harry Melling, Karl Glusman, and Demi Moore.

Please Baby Please
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAmanda Kramer
Written by
  • Amanda Kramer
  • Noel David Taylor
Produced by
  • Rob Paris
  • Gül Karakiz
  • David Silver
  • Mike Witherill
Starring
CinematographyPatrick Meade Jones
Edited byBenjamin Shearn
Music by
Production
companies
  • Rivulet Media
  • Paris Film Inc.
Distributed byMusic Box Films
Release dates
  • January 26, 2022 (2022-01-26) (IFFR)
  • October 28, 2022 (2022-10-28) (United States)
Running time
95 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$23,071[3]

The had its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam on January 26, 2022. It was released in the United States on October 28, 2022, by Music Box Films.[4]

Premise

In 1950s Manhattan, a newlywed couple witnesses a murder and becomes the obsession of a greaser gang, awakening a sleeping quandary about the couple's sexual identity.[5][6]

Cast

Production

In November 2019, Maya Hawke, Charlie Plummer, and Andrea Riseborough joined the cast of the film, with Amanda Kramer set to direct the film, from a screenplay she wrote alongside Noel David Taylor.[5] In October 2020, Demi Moore, Harry Melling, and Karl Glusman joined the cast of the film, with Hawke and Plummer no longer attached.[7] In November 2020, Ryan Simpkins, Karim Saleh, Jake Choi, Matt D'Elia, Jake Sidney Cohen, Cole Escola, Jaz Sinclair, Dana Ashbrook, and Mary Lynn Rajskub were cast in the film.[8]

Principal photography began in Butte, Montana, in October 2020.[6]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam on January 26, 2022.[9] In June 2022, Music Box Films acquired distribution rights to the film.[10] The film will be released in theaters on October 28, 2022.[4]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 73% of 40 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.1/10. The website's consensus reads, "It'll be too campy for some, but Please Baby Please benefits from an artful aesthetic that's just as striking as Andrea Riseborough's performance."[11] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 67 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[12]

References
  1. "About". GiulioCarmassi.com. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  2. "Please Baby Please". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  3. "Please Baby Please (2022)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  4. Zilko, Christian (September 15, 2022). "'Please Baby Please' Trailer: Karl Glusman and Andrea Riseborough Turn Heads in Gay Musical Fantasia". IndieWire. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  5. N'Duka, Amanda (November 25, 2019). "Maya Hawke, Andrea Riseborough, Charlie Plummer Topline 'Please Baby Please'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  6. Vlessing, Etan (October 28, 2020). "Demi Moore, Harry Melling, Karl Glusman Join 'Please Baby Please' Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  7. Wiseman, Andreas (October 28, 2020). "Rivulet Media Launches With First Production 'Please Baby Please', Starring Demi Moore, Harry Melling, Karl Glusman & Andrea Riseborough". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  8. Wiseman, Andreas (November 9, 2020). "'Please Baby Please': Ryan Simpkins, Karim Saleh, Jake Choi & Jaz Sinclair Among Joining Cast — AFM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  9. Roxborough, Scott (January 7, 2022). "'Please Baby Please' With Andrea Riseborough, Demi Moore to Open Rotterdam Film Fest". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  10. Keslassy, Elsa (June 28, 2022). "Music Box Buys Amanda Kramer's 'Please Baby Please' Starring Andrea Riseborough (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  11. "Please Baby Please". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  12. "Please Baby Please". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
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