I Love You, Baby (2000 film)

I Love You, Baby
Promotional release poster
Directed by	Nick Lyon
Written by	Ron Peer
Produced by	Volker Hahn Ica Souvignier Michael Souvignier
Starring	Jasmin Gerat Mark Keller Maximilian Schell Burkhard Driest
Cinematography	Ekkehart Pollack
Edited by	Vera Theden
Music by	Reinhold Hill
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	20 April 2000 (2000-04-20)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

I Love You, Baby is a 2000 German action thriller film directed by Nick Lyon with Jasmin Gerat, Mark Keller, Maximilian Schell and Burkhard Driest in the lead. ^[1]

Synopsis

The film revolves around two con partners named Peter and Gwen who plan to steal money from the millionaire Walter Ekland by posing Peter as his long lost son and Gwen as Peter's wife who is undergoing treatment for cancer. Their plan gets in jeopardy when a detective named Decker, who knows their identities, decides to get a share of the money.

Cast

• Jasmin Gerat as Gwen
• Mark Keller as Peter
• Maximilian Schell as Walter Ekland
• Burkhard Driest as Decker
• Katja Burkard as Fernsehsprecherin
• Prince Hughes as Real Decker
• Mario Irrek as Richie Rich
• Wolfram Kons as Fernsehsprecher
• Lorenzo Bassa Mestre as Taxifahrer
• Patrizia Moresco as Maria
• Ralph Morgenstern as Sickenberger
• Peter Rappenglück as Cookie
• Pierre Shrady as Barkeeper
• Carlo Thränhardt as Chauffeur

Reception

I Love You, Baby was met with mixed reviews. Cineclub positively reviewed Nick Lyon's directorial approach. ^[2] Some appreciated the picturesque locales and the screenplay. ^[3] However, Schnitt gave it a negative review, calling it as a low grade television movie with numerous wide shots that actually kills the cinema audience. ^[4]

References

1. Imedia Plus Group SA. "I Love You, Baby". Cinemagia. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
2. "Cineclub - Filmkritik: I Love You Baby" . Retrieved 23 August 2015.
3. "video.de - Videofilm - I Love You Baby" . Retrieved 23 August 2015.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
4. Schnitt Verlag, Köln. "I Love You Baby". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.

External links

• I Love You, Baby at IMDb