The Baby

1973 "What goes on in this nursery isn't for kids!"
6.1| 1h24m| PG| en
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A social worker who recently lost her husband investigates the strange Wadsworth family. The Wadsworths might not seem too unusual to hear about them at first - consisting of the mother, two grown daughters and the diaper-clad, bottle-sucking baby. The problem is, the baby is twenty-one years old.

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Also starring Susanne Zenor

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Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!
Breakinger A Brilliant Conflict
Bergorks If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.
Roman Sampson One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.
randar2129 When I started watching this, about twenty minutes in, I had an inclination to stop the film. It was just "ODD". But then I found the oddness strangely compelling and by the end of the film I was like WTF. Totally a great ending--did not see that coming. I'd watch this again for sure, and I bet I'd notice things I didn't see the first time. Baby's female family members were the very definition of crazy, and man how they pulled it off expertly. I could see something like this being unearthed in real life. An adult baby child kept in a crib and made to be a basic invalid. The Baby's a great role, even if it's sad and unfortunate. The guy who played him did a superb job.
atlasmb "The Baby" is one of the oddest films you will ever see. A social worker is suspicious of a family that includes a grown man called "Baby" who behaves like an infant and wears diapers. The women in the family seem invested in his remaining baby-like. The mystery of this horror film lies in learning their true intentions. Or does it?"The Baby" feels like the second offering in a grade B, drive-in horror double feature. Some of the production values are adequate, but they are undermined by the rambling background music and the incessantly annoying and fake baby sounds that supposedly come from Baby.The film has its roots in "Psycho", but falls far short of Hitchcock's mastery. The director does use light effectively and he is able to frame a scene, but otherwise the film is nearly laughable.The ending is a surprise, but it falls short of delivering on the film's promise of shock or horror.
wes-connors Social worker Anjanette Comer (as Ann Gentry) has a new case. She is to oversee government assistance going to the weird "Wadsworth" family. The client receiving checks is a young adult man called "Baby" (played by David Mooney aka David Manzy). Baby is well-named as he has remained intellectually a baby for 20-some-odd years. Baby's mother is deep-voiced Ruth Roman. She has two sexy grown-up daughters who have aged normally – relatively speaking... Meeting Baby on a "routine" visit isn't enough for Ms. Comer. She becomes unusually attached to Baby and begins visiting him frequently. Her boss worries about the time Comer spends with Baby and thinks about changing his social worker. Comer responds by telling him she has some suspicions about the case and begins investigating. Presumably, Comer suspects the wacky Wadsworth family has kept Baby infantile on purpose...This is a very strange film. The adult Baby wears diapers and speaks in genuine baby gibberish. He is so strange you're wondering what went wrong and where the story is headed. It sure fooled me. The other characters are interesting, too. Filmmakers and director Ted Post give it a naughty Gothic TV Movie atmosphere that works like a charm.******* The Baby (3/73) Ted Post ~ Anjanette Comer, Ruth Roman, David Mooney, Marianna Hill
atinder The first time I saw this movie, My jaw it hit the floor. The baby is one of the most out of this world movie i have EVER seen, it's just , while you are watching this you will being saying what the hell am i watching! It a must see as it so bloody crazy! This movie not about a small baby that goes on killing people (it nothing like it's Alive)The baby is 21 year old man, who sleep in big cot, overprotected Mother and Dauggter won't let anyone get very friendly with baby, when they walk in on The babysitter breast feeding the baby, The sister attack the babysitter. Soon Ann Gentry social worker who is hired to provide service for the Wadsworth family soon her and family in have few arguments, which go though out the movie.I not going tell you anymore but there is shocking twist at the end of this movie that you will never Guss and never forget.Acting is great 10/10