Here’s the trailer for “Babes,” which had a secret screening at TIFF 2023 before finally being snatched up by Neon. They see a lot of crowd-pleasing potential in this one by giving it a summer release date.
Ilana Glazer (“Broad City) stars and co-wrote “Babes” with Josh Rabinowitz. The film tackles the ups and downs of becoming a parent while still being very much an adolescent at heart. Here’s the synopsis:
“Babes” follows inseparable childhood best friends Eden (Glazer) and Dawn (Michelle Buteau), two New York City natives who find themselves in different phases of adulthood. When carefree and single Eden decides to have a baby on her own after a one-night stand, their friendship faces its greatest challenge yet, especially as the more responsible Dawn is already a mother of two.
This is Pamela Adlon’s feature directorial debut and, alongside Glazer and Buteau, co-stars John Carroll Lynch, Oliver Platt, Sandra Bernhard, Stephan James, and Hasan Minhaj. Co-writers Glazer and Rabinowitz produced the feature along with Susie Fox, Breean Solberg, and Ashley Fox.
“Babes” debuted at SXSW 2024, where it garnered positive reviews. The tally, so far, is 97% on Rotten Tomatoes and 74 on Metacritic. It gets theatrically released on May 17, in limited fashion, and has a wide release on June 7.