<P> Baby Driver was conceived by Wright after he found inspiration from envisioning a post-heist car chase set to the 1994 song "Bellbottoms" by the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, which would ultimately be used as the opening scene to the film . It was co-produced by Working Title Films, Big Talk Productions and Media Rights Capital, and was distributed worldwide by Sony Pictures and by TriStar Pictures in the US . It premiered at South by Southwest on March 11, 2017, and was released theatrically on June 28, 2017 . The film received critical acclaim, with its action sequences, and Wright's direction and screenplay earning notable praise, and was chosen by the National Board of Review as one of the top ten films of 2017 . The film grossed $226 million worldwide against a production budget of $34 million, making it Wright's highest - grossing film as director . The film received a nomination for Best Actor--Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Elgort at the 75th Golden Globe Awards . </P> <P> Baby, a talented, young getaway driver in Atlanta, Georgia, is a nearly silent driver for heist mastermind, Doc . When he was a child, a car accident killed his parents and left him with tinnitus, which he blocks out by listening to music on iPods . Baby also uses the music to keep him focused when pulling a heist . </P> <P> After a successful robbery, we see Baby between jobs making mix - tapes with recordings of conversations, caring for his deaf foster father Joseph, and meeting waitress, Debora, at a diner, which soon evolves into a relationship . </P> <P> During the next heist, things go awry when the trigger - happy criminal, Bats, kills the guard, and the crew are chased by an armed bystander . Baby evades him and the police . Having thought he has paid his debt to Doc, which we find later was because he stole one of Doc's cars, Baby starts delivering pizzas . While on a date with Debora, Doc confronts Baby and intimidates him into pulling more heists, threatening to hurt Debora if he refuses . Doc makes Baby scope out a post office for the next robbery, where he interacts with a friendly teller . After, Baby calls Debora with a plan to leave Atlanta . </P>

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