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Attack of the Adult Babies

Attack of the Adult Babies

Representation Score

4.5/10

Fair

2017

Director

Dominic Brunt

Runtime

84 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Attack of the Adult Babies is a niche satirical horror-comedy that relies on a specific demographic. By focusing on high-status, middle-aged white men, the film strips these characters of their dignity, subverting the cliché of the competent male. However, this subversion is limited and does not explore broader multi-layered identities. The film remains within a conventional demographic framework, missing opportunities to engage with diverse cultures, sexual orientations, or systemic power dynamics beyond its specific satirical lens.

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Category Breakdown

Does Attack of the Adult Babies have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The story centers on male characters experiencing psychological regression. There are no queer narratives or non-cisgender gender identities presented.

How does Attack of the Adult Babies portray gender?

Fair

The film features a predominantly male cast of powerful men. While it challenges the stereotype of masculine competence through infantilization, it lacks significant roles for women in the main conflict.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Attack of the Adult Babies?

Limited

The main characters are explicitly described as white men. The film operates within a homogeneous demographic framework without a diverse cast.

How does Attack of the Adult Babies represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story critiques Western socioeconomic structures and capitalist stability. It uses absurdity to challenge traditional views of the productive citizen.

Does Attack of the Adult Babies include disability representation?

Limited

Characters display behaviors that deviate from neurotypical norms through the lens of horror. These portrayals serve satirical functions rather than authentic representations of neurodivergence.

Present on Screen

  • Challenges traditional masculine competence by showing high-status men in states of extreme vulnerability.
  • Offers a nuanced critique of Western socioeconomic structures and capitalist stability through dark satire.

Limited or Absent

  • Focuses almost exclusively on a homogeneous group of white men, lacking characters who reflect more than one aspect of diversity.
  • Does not include diverse gender identities or queer narratives in the central conflict.
  • Uses behavioral dysfunction for horror and satire rather than authentic disability representation.

Official Synopsis

A group of high-powered, middle-aged white men go to this place to take refuge from the stresses of their daily lives and spend time relaxing and regressing as “adult babies.” It’s set in a beautiful, secret location but this is not their only function. As adult babies, they are there to refuel the world’s economy by sinister and unusual means.

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