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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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Sara
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Brad
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Daryl
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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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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: She's too old for you.
Teenage Runaway: Oh, and you're not.
Chris: Well I'm his babysitter.
Teenage Runaway: How old are you?
Chris: 17.
Teenage Runaway: Me too.
Chris: You're 17? What are you doing on the street?
Teenage Runaway: I ran away from home.
Chris: [remembering why they came into the city in the first place] BRENDA!
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Words by Mark Mueller
Music by Robert Kraft
Produced by Robert Kraft
Performed by Albert Collins, Elisabeth Shue (uncredited), Maia Brewton (uncredited),
Keith Coogan (uncredited), and Anthony Rapp (uncredited)
Courtesy of Alligator Records
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When Mr. Pruitt gets out of his semi at his home, the camera crew is reflected in his truck's rear view mirror. See more »Quotes
Daryl: What are you doing? I'm trying to get a date, you're cramping my style!Chris: She's too old for you.
Teenage Runaway: Oh, and you're not.
Chris: Well I'm his babysitter.
Teenage Runaway: How old are you?
Chris: 17.
Teenage Runaway: Me too.
Chris: You're 17? What are you doing on the street?
Teenage Runaway: I ran away from home.
Chris: [remembering why they came into the city in the first place] BRENDA!
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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
"Babysitting Blues"Words by Mark Mueller
Music by Robert Kraft
Produced by Robert Kraft
Performed by Albert Collins, Elisabeth Shue (uncredited), Maia Brewton (uncredited),
Keith Coogan (uncredited), and Anthony Rapp (uncredited)
Courtesy of Alligator Records
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Adventures in Babysitting is one of those movies that all of the kids back in the day saw apart from me. No particular reason, I just never got around to it. With the new Blu-ray I figured now would be right time to catch up on what I missed.
It's not a John Hughes movie, but it does have a similar aesthetic and is set in a cold, snowy Chicago (a common Hughes theme), and it's the director debut of Chris Columbus who worked with Hughes on the first two Home Alone movies. Babysitting is quite similar in that is has a bunch of kids/teens getting into all kinds of hi-jinks while evading and outsmarting crooked grown-ups.
Elizabeth Shue plays Chris Parker (no relation to Jennifer Parker from BTTF) a girl who has been stood-up by her sleazeball boyfriend and ends up babysitting for a wealthy couple while they go hob-nobbing in the city. Though content to sit in the house all night she gets a frantic call from her friend Brenda (Penelope Ann Miller) who is trapped in an inner city bus station and needs rescued. Multiple detours and deviations make the rescue no easy task. I guess in this sense the movie feels a little bit like Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
It's all inoffensive and good-natured, though I was surprised to hear a couple of F-bombs in there, and some of the dialogue is a little raunchy. Babysitting is no classic, but has lasting appeal and is a fun ride. Michael Kamen also provides a score which sounds like a Die Hard prototype, lending a little more weight to the adventure than would be typical. Stay watching until after the credits for an extra scene.