{"id":209710,"date":"2025-10-18T22:09:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T22:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/209710\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T22:09:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T22:09:12","slug":"gary-oldman-names-his-most-overlooked-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/209710\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary Oldman names his most overlooked movie"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Gary<\/p>\n

(Credits: Far Out \/ YouTube Still)<\/p>\n

Sat 18 October 2025 16:15, UK <\/p>\n

You wouldn\u2019t think that the words Gary Oldman<\/a> and \u201cunderrated\u201d go together, but the actor insists that there have been movies of his that have flown woefully under the radar. <\/p>\n

He might be an Oscar winner, but that doesn\u2019t mean he hasn\u2019t appeared in movies that haven\u2019t received much attention \u2013 not every single one can be a winner.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Oldman\u2019s career really hit a high note during the 1990s when he stepped into some pretty iconic villainous roles, from iconic vampires to pimps and corrupt DEA agents. After taking on evil roles suspiciously well, Oldman proved his versatility with some more unexpected endeavours, like his terrific directorial debut Nil By Mouth<\/a>, which showed a deep appreciation for gritty social realist cinema buoyed by stunningly raw performances. The actor, and now director, certainly knew what made for a flawless piece of filmmaking. <\/p>\n

Yet, a few years later, he did something that few critics expected. Oldman starred in a direct-to-DVD movie that he also produced. He thinks it\u2019s criminally overlooked, although you\u2019d be forgiven for not having watched it \u2013 just look at the poster with the terribly edited baby crawling across a stretch of road, with a picture of Oldman and Skeet Ulrich framed above. It looks like some knock-off male Thelma and Louise<\/a> tied with Three Men and a Baby. Why would anyone want to watch that? Maybe out of curiosity, perhaps. <\/p>\n

The movie did receive a few decent reviews, but overall, it was largely forgotten, much to Oldman\u2019s dismay. Talking to The Film Stage, he said, \u201cA piece of work I\u2019m particularly proud of that no one has ever really seen \u2013 because it went straight to DVD \u2013 was a little film called Nobody\u2019s Baby. It\u2019s a comedy.\u201d <\/p>\n

Interestingly, the film was directed by David Seltzer, who wrote the screenplay for 1976\u2019s The Omen. This was a considerable departure from supernatural horror, but hey, we\u2019re all multi-faceted beings. Nobody\u2019s Baby sees Ulrich play a criminal who ends up unexpectedly caring for a baby he discovers in a car wreckage, whom he soon finds himself rather attached to. When Oldman\u2019s character, his former partner in crime, is reunited with him, the baby throws a significant spanner in the works because, along with a newfound connection to a local waitress, Ulrich\u2019s Billy has become quite the family man. <\/p>\n

The movie\u2019s comedic factor fell rather flat for some, and critics were left questioning how someone like Oldman had ended up in a movie like this. Was money running short? How come he produced the film, then? To be fair to the actor, Oldman does look rather unrecognisable in the part, donning extensive facial hair and a bald head largely concealed by a hat, which is a testament to his dedication to shapeshifting into his roles, no matter the size of the film.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Why Nobody\u2019s Baby didn\u2019t get a theatrical release when it literally starred Oldman is a good question. Who knows? It certainly isn\u2019t one of Oldman\u2019s best films, but he insists it\u2019s underrated. You\u2019d think he\u2019d recognise that it\u2019s actually a bad movie, but sometimes it\u2019s easy to get blinded by what\u2019s actually good when you have a hand in creating something. Nobody\u2019s Baby is definitely not a great film, and maybe it\u2019s time that Oldman realised that.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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