A Good Baby

A Good Baby
A Good Baby
	Theatrical poster
Directed by	Katherine Dieckmann
Written by	Leon Rooke; Katherine Dieckmann
Produced by	Lianne Halfon; Tom Carouso; Aileen Argentini; Derrick Tseng
Starring	Henry Thomas; David Strathairn; Cara Seymour
Cinematography	Jim Denault
Edited by	Katherine Dieckmann; Malcolm Jamieson
Music by	David Mansfield
Production; companies	Good Baby; Kardana Films
Distributed by	Curb Entertainment
Release dates	April 1999 (LAIFF); December 1, 2000;
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

A Good Baby is a 1999 drama film directed by Katherine Dieckmann, making her directorial debut.^[1]^[2] The film was produced by Lianne Halfon, Tom Carouso, Aileen Argentini and Derrick Tseng. The screenplay was written by Dieckmann and Leon Rooke. The film stars Henry Thomas played Raymond Toker, a young loner. The other casts were David Strathairn, Cara Seymour, Danny Nelson, Jayne Morgan, Allison Glenn, Jerry Foster, Jerry Rushing, Emilie Jacobs, and Hannah Grady.

The film premiered at the 1999 Los Angeles Independent Film Festival.^[3]

Plot

A young loner wandering the back roads of North Carolina comes across an abandoned baby. He immediately starts seeking the baby's parents, but starts developing a bond with the child that explores his own isolated roots. In true bad guy fashion, a traveling salesman appears and truths about the baby's origin start to unravel.

References

^ Loewenstein, Lael (3 May 1999). "A Good Baby". Variety. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
^ Holden, Stephen (1 December 2000). "FILM REVIEW; A Traveling Salesman, An Adorable Foundling". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
^ "FESTIVALS: LAIFF — Los Angeles' Hardly Risky, Not So Diverse, But Consistent "Community" Festival". IndieWire. April 26, 1999. Retrieved July 10, 2020.

External links

A Good Baby at IMDb

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[1] Loewenstein, Lael (3 May 1999). "A Good Baby". Variety. Retrieved 10 February 2018.

[2] Holden, Stephen (1 December 2000). "FILM REVIEW; A Traveling Salesman, An Adorable Foundling". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 February 2018.

[3] "FESTIVALS: LAIFF — Los Angeles' Hardly Risky, Not So Diverse, But Consistent "Community" Festival". IndieWire. April 26, 1999. Retrieved July 10, 2020.

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