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.

preppy-3 Social worker Ann (Anjanette Comer) checks out on the strange Wadsworth family--there's a mother (Ruth Roman), her two daughters (Marianna Hill and Susanne Zenor) and Baby (David Mooney). Problem is is that Baby is 21 but still wears diapers, can't walk or talk and makes noises and acts like real baby. Ann becomes obsessed by Baby...and his mother and sisters don't like it.Let's get the bad out of the way first. They (unwisely) dub the sounds of a real baby on to the soundtrack when Baby is around. I can see why but it sounds silly and doesn't work. It's slow (especially towards the end) and the film logically doesn't work. Still it's an unsettling and creepy little film. Comer and Hill are good in their roles but exceptional work is done by Roman and Mooney. She's a tower of strength and you can feel her "love" for Baby. Mooney has a VERY tough job of wearing a diaper 90% of the time and crawling around in all fours--but he pulls it off. There's also two VERY disturbing sequences of a babysitter "nursing" Baby and his sister getting into the crib with him nude! It's all leads up to a surprise ending that was great and sick at the same time! Somehow this got a PG rating back in 1973 but this is definitely not for kids. For horror fans and people looking for something different--in a disturbing way.

Leonard Smalls: The Lone Biker of the Apocalypse I went into this one totally blind- I was actually expecting a cheeseball, low budget ripoff of "Rosemary's Baby." Boy was I mistaken.This movie is totally strange and uniquely disturbing; and I mean that in a good way. The image of the baby playing ball and trying to stand up will be forever burned into my psyche. The day after viewing, I found myself thinking of his awkward movements and his upsetting cries.Nice little twist at the end- not on the level of some flicks today. but hey for '73, it definitely impressed me.Recommended for fans of early John Waters, 70's TV horror movies, etc. Would make a good double feature with "Bad Boy Bubby." 8 out of 10, kids.