Don't Worry Baby is a 2015 American comedy drama film written and directed by Julian Branciforte. The film stars John Magaro, Christopher McDonald and Dreama Walker.[1]
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| Directed by | Julian Branciforte |
| Screenplay by | Julian Branciforte |
| Produced by | Jean-Raphael Ambron Sam Harper Thomas Kaier Brendan McHugh Nick Shore |
| Starring | John Magaro Christopher McDonald Dreama Walker Talia Balsam |
| Cinematography | Daniel Katz |
| Edited by | Matthew C. Hart |
| Music by | Charlie Klarsfeld |
Production companies | Manamarin The Sight Group |
| Distributed by | Orion Pictures FilmBuff |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editRobert Lang (John Magaro) discovers his father Harry (Christopher McDonald) has a new child with a young woman named Sara-Beth (Dreama Walker) only to discover he also had sex with Sara-Beth shortly before his father did. Robert and Harry become determined to find out who the father of the child is.
Cast
edit- John Magaro as Robert Lang
- Christopher McDonald as Harry Lang
- Dreama Walker as Sara-Beth
- Talia Balsam as Miriam Lang
Release
editThe film was screened on April 16, 2015 at the Sarasota Film Festival and wide released on July 22, 2016.
Reception
editReview aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 57% approval rating, with a rating average of 5.5/10, based on 7 reviews.[2] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 based on reviews from critics, the film has a score of 55 based on 6 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[3] Nick Allen of RogerEbert.com gave the film 2 out of 4 stars.[4] Gary Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times praised John Magaro's acting stating he brought his "A-game".[5]
References
edit- ^ Webster, Andy (21 July 2016). "Review: 'Don't Worry Baby' and a Case of Uncertain Paternity". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "Don't Worry Baby (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
- ^ "Don't Worry Baby". Metacritic. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
- ^ Allen, Nick (2016-07-22). "Don't Worry Baby Movie Review (2016)". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ Goldstein, Gary (21 July 2016). "'Don't Worry Baby' takes high road in father-son paternity sweepstakes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
