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Adventures in Babysitting (1987) 6.6
Chris Parker agrees to babysit after her "dread" date stands her up. Expecting a dull evening, Chris settles down with three kids for a night of TV... and boredom. But when her frantic ... See full summary » Director:Chris ColumbusWriter:David Simkins |
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Cast
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Chris
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| Maia Brewton | ... |
Sara
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Brad
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Daryl
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| Vincent D'Onofrio | ... |
Dawson
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Dan
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Pruitt
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Mike
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Bleak
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Allan Aarons | ... |
Janitor #1
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Chris Parker agrees to babysit after her "dread" date stands her up. Expecting a dull evening, Chris settles down with three kids for a night of TV... and boredom. But when her frantic friend Brenda calls and pleads to be rescued from the bus station in downtown Chicago, the evening soon explodes into an endless whirl of hair-raising adventures! Babysitter and kids leave their safe suburban surroundings and head for the heart of the big city, never imagining how terrifyingly funny their expedition will become! Written by Anonymous
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She thought babysitting was easy money - until she started hanging out with the Andersons.Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
1 July 1987 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Una noche por la ciudad See more »Box Office
Gross:
$34,368,475 (USA)Company Credits
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Chris: I am not!
Sarah: [to Daryl and Brad] You guys want some candy?
[Brad takes the chocolate bar from Sara. Chris turns and knocks the candy bar from his hands]
Chris: Brad, no chocolate! Your acne! Sara. It is time for your cough syrup. Daryl, fasten the seat belt!
Sarah: She's definitely losing it.
Chris: I am not losing anything, I am still in control here! Got it?
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Words and Music by Johnny O'Keefe (as John O'Keefe), Johnny Greenan (as John Greenan) and David Owens
Performed by Iggy Pop
Courtesy of A&M Records
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Trivia
In an early draft (third rewrite) of the script, there is no mention of Sara's fascination with Thor. What is included instead is a funny scene at Soldier Field with The Chicago Bears Players stars Jim McMahon, Walter Payton, William Perry (William "The Refrigerator" Perry) and Mike Singletary. The boys invite the team members to come to the Anderson House to watch The Mummy's Curse and when they finally leave, Daryl smuggles out several of the team's jockstraps as souvenirs. The jockstraps later are used to make up the shortage of cash needed to get the station wagon out of (Miss) Dawson's garage. None of the Chicago Bears appear in and only one brief reference is made to the team in the film (by the girl at the frat party). See more »Goofs
During a close-up of Sara as she's hanging outside her parents' building (shot from inside the building), the camera and operator are reflected in the glass. You can even see the red light from the camera. See more »Quotes
Daryl: The chick is losing it.Chris: I am not!
Sarah: [to Daryl and Brad] You guys want some candy?
[Brad takes the chocolate bar from Sara. Chris turns and knocks the candy bar from his hands]
Chris: Brad, no chocolate! Your acne! Sara. It is time for your cough syrup. Daryl, fasten the seat belt!
Sarah: She's definitely losing it.
Chris: I am not losing anything, I am still in control here! Got it?
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Crazy Credits
Shot of the thug who chased the little girl outside of skyscraper whimpering about being stuck out there. See more »Soundtracks
"Real Wild Child"Words and Music by Johnny O'Keefe (as John O'Keefe), Johnny Greenan (as John Greenan) and David Owens
Performed by Iggy Pop
Courtesy of A&M Records
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For an unknown (to me) reason, when I saw this on British TV, it was called "A Night On The Town", a far inferior title than 'Adventures in Babysitting', although maybe they figured that parents would think this a children's movie...
Anyway, the movie itself is charming in that way that only 1980s US comedy films are. There is an air of innocence to the whole thing, before these more conscious and overtly cynical days that we know and hate now - maybe a reason why 1980s retro is all the rage now... that, and things are cyclical.
I thought the film WAS charming, although entirely far-fetched in its plot lines, although I think that was kind of the point. The characters, while not being very complicated, were warm and at least not entirely two-dimensional, and the little girl was quite cute and not extremely annoying as could have happened.
Overall, I'd recommend it to hounds who love to watch 80s films.