Baby It's You (1983)
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Directors
John Sayles
Cast
Rosanna Arquette, Vincent Spano, Joanna Merlin, Jack Davidson
The story
In Trenton, New Jersey in 1966, two high school students start a relationship. Upper-middle-class Jewish girl Jill Rosen, who is bound for Sarah Lawrence College, meets a blue collar Italian boy nicknamed the Sheik, who aspires to follow in Frank Sinatra's footsteps. Jill, who is successful in high school acting productions, rebuffs Sheik's sexual advances.
Genres
Romance Film, Tragic Comedy Film, romantic comedy
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