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7 June 1991 (USA)
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No rules. No curfews. No nagging. No pulse.
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Five kids are left home when their mother leaves town on a three-month vacation, only to have their geriatric babysitter die of a heart attack, leading to the eldest teen, Sue Ellen, to scam her way into taking a job at a hip Los Angeles fashion company to feed and support her needy siblings. full summary | add synopsis
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4 nominations
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Harmless entertainment
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Christina Applegate | ... | Sue Ellen Crandell | |
| Joanna Cassidy | ... | Rose Lindsey | |
| John Getz | ... | Gus | |
| Josh Charles | ... | Bryan | |
| Keith Coogan | ... | Kenny Crandell | |
| Concetta Tomei | ... | Mrs. Crandell | |
| David Duchovny | ... | Bruce | |
| Kimmy Robertson | ... | Cathy | |
| Jayne Brook | ... | Carolyn | |
| Eda Reiss Merin | ... | Mrs. Sturak | |
| Robert Hy Gorman | ... | Walter Crandell | |
| Danielle Harris | ... | Melissa Crandell | |
| Christopher Pettiet | ... | Zach Crandell | |
| Chris Claridge | ... | Lizard | |
| Jeff Bollow | ... | Mole |
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The Real World (USA) (working title)
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102 min
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Iceland:L |
Australia:M (TV rating) |
Netherlands:AL |
South Korea:12 |
Australia:PG |
Germany:12 |
Netherlands:12 |
Sweden:7 |
UK:12 |
USA:PG-13
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Production was nearly halted towards the end of shooting due to Christopher Pettiet's drug addiction, which was just starting to get out of control. The producers wound up cutting a few of his scenes to keep the film on schedule.
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Continuity: When Sue Ellen shoots Gus with the water gun, the squirt on his pants changes size between the close up and the long shot.
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Kenny Crandell:
This place is a crock! We're never gonna make it through the summer. Man, I'm gonna hold up at Lizard's.
Sue Ellen "Swell" Crandell: Oh, that's real brotherly of you Kenny. Always taking the easy way out. Don't you have any pride?
Kenny Crandell: No.
Melissa Crandell: I got an idea. When our food runs out, we can eat Elvis.
[the dog Elvis runs out of the room]
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Sue Ellen "Swell" Crandell: Oh, that's real brotherly of you Kenny. Always taking the easy way out. Don't you have any pride?
Kenny Crandell: No.
Melissa Crandell: I got an idea. When our food runs out, we can eat Elvis.
[the dog Elvis runs out of the room]
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References This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
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LIFE'S RICH TAPESTRY
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You know... I've seen this a couple of times and I'd see it again. It made me laugh. It was charming. It was a harmless flick; no psyches were harmed in the making thereof. Granted, no real thought needs to be put into watching it. But it was fun, and I enjoyed it.
Christina Applegate especially impressed me, which is noteworthy as -- at the time -- I really disliked her as a result of really disliking "Married With Children." She was not only good in her role but, I have to say, pretty much won me over.
I can't say that the film made me wish I had siblings or a dead babysitter, but it did entertain me, and it made me smile to remember it watching this review, which has got to be worth something.