My Baby's Daddy

Director: Cheryl Dunye Cheryl Dunye

Overview

Three lazy pals find they're facing fatherhood simultaneously in this light-hearted comedy co-written by star Eddie Griffin. Lonnie (Griffin), G. (Anthony Anderson), and Dominick (Michael Imperioli) live stress-free lives with Lonnie's trash-talking Uncle Virgil (John Amos). But when all three young men's girlfriends get knocked up at the same time, they're forced to take a long, hard look at their lifestyles. For G., who works at the family grocery store of his girlfriend Xi Xi (Bai Ling), that means saying no to criminal temptation and staying on the straight and narrow; for Dominick, it means taking time out from his busy career as a record producer and coming to terms with surprise revelations from his baby's momma; and for Lonnie, it means recognizing ghetto-fabulous girlfriend Rolonda (Paula Jai Parker) as the gold-digger she is and finding a new lady love without sacrificing his individuality. Directed by Cheryl Dunye, whose previous features were low-budget indies, My Baby's Daddy also stars rapper Method Man as imposing ex-con No Good.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/27/2021
UPC:	0191329204382
Original Release:	2004
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Miramax
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:26:00
Sales rank:	47,379

Special Features

[CC]; Behind-the-scenes special; Deleted & extended scenes; Gag reel; English SDH subtitles

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Eddie Griffin	Lonnie
Anthony Anderson	G
Michael Imperioli	Dominic
Paula Jai Parker	Rolonda
Joanna Bacalso	Nia
Bai Ling	XiXi
Marsha Thomason	Brandy
Bobb'e J. Thompson	Tupac,Cashier
Dee Freeman	Peaches
Randy Sklar	Brotha Stylz No. 1,Brotha Stylz No. 2
Noami Gaskin	Venus
Denis Akiyama	Cha Ching
Fred Lee	Grandpa Bling Bling
Wynne Pon	Grandma Fung-Yu
Mung Ling Tsui	Sing Sing
Method Man	No Good
Amy Sedaris	Annabelle
John Amos	Uncle Virgil
Chalant Phifer	Big Swoll
Russell Peters	Obstetrician
Young Dre The Truth	Rapper
Tiny Lister	Drive By
Jeanettea Antonio	Bartender
Jordan Mad	Hot Latina
Kardinal Offishall	M.C.
Quancetia Hamilton	Woman Shopper No.1
Jude Coffey	Cashier No.2
Michie Mee	Nia's Client
Brian Ho	Dang Ling
Jason Burke	Little Swoll
Rudy Webb	Minister
Sal Scozzari	Customer
Isaiah Hooper	Hip Hop Kid
Daya Vaidya	Background Dancer,Background Dancer
Barrington Bignall	Basketball Player
Raphael Brown	Basketball Player
Daniel Goan	Basketball Player
Kojenwa Moitt	Basketball Player
Cheryl Dunye	Actor
Tsui Mung-Ling	Actor
Richard Gibbs	Composer,Composer

Technical Credits

Damon 'Coke' Daniels

Brent Goldberg

Eddie Griffin

David Wagner

Cheryl Dunye	Director
Damon 'Coke' Daniels	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Brent Goldberg	Screenwriter
Eddie Griffin	Screenwriter,Producer
David Wagner	Screenwriter
Roy T. Anderson	Stunts
Bret Culp	Special Effects
Barbara Fiorentino	Casting
Tony Kenny	Special Effects
Karen Koch	Executive Producer
Joseph Middleton	Casting
Peter Safran	Executive Producer
Happy Walters	Producer
Matthew Weaver	Producer
Bob Weinstein	Executive Producer,Executive Producer
Jeremy Kramer	Executive Producer
Laura Rister	Executive Producer
Richard Yawn	Sound/Sound Designer
Stephen Barden	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Though its hit-or-miss humor provokes few belly laughs, this surprisingly sentimental screwball comedy proves likable enough as a warm fable about fatherhood. The script, co-written by star Eddie Griffin, is entirely schematic in its presentation of parenthood as a life-changing event for its layabout protagonists. But the ensemble approach, varied characters and elaborate plot allow the movie to say a lot more about growing up than one might expect from what's ostensibly a crass urban comedy. Cheryl Dunye, who previously helmed the low-budget indies The Watermelon Woman and Stranger Inside, brings a light touch to the director's chair. She deftly juggles storylines and disparate tones without allowing the pace to lag. Though the characters are drawn too broadly to connect much on an intellectual level, the mostly competent, occasionally fine cast attacks the material with conviction. John Amos gets the best lines (and laughs) as curmudgeon Uncle Virgil, but he's only one among many performers who make My Baby's Daddy hard to love yet similarly hard to dislike.