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4.9/10   111 votes
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Writers (WGA):
Charlotte Armstrong (book)
Rick Berger (teleplay)
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Release Date:
10 June 1991 (USA) more
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Plot:
The sitter is an exciting thriller about an insane schizophrenic (Nell) who goes babysitting after throwing her mother down the stairs... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
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This is a re-make of Marilyn Monroe's "Don't Bother to Knock"! more (6 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Kim Myers ... Nell

Brett Cullen ... Jeff Harper
Susan Barnes ... Alice
Kimberly Cullum ... Melissa Jones
Susanne Reed ... Ruth Jones
James McDonnell ... Dennis Jones

Eugene Roche ... Carl
Patricia George ... Winona

Maria Richwine ... Mary (as María Montoya)

Adolfo Quinones ... Nick (as Shabba-Doo)

Gregory White
Dennis Paladino

Tyler Bowe
Jeff Jeffcoat
Frank Isles
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Runtime:
92 min (FMC Library Print)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Version of Don't Bother to Knock (1952) more

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This is a re-make of Marilyn Monroe's "Don't Bother to Knock"!, 31 May 2006
7/10
Author: MarieGabrielle from United States

For anyone who loved the original, it is quite a contrast. The original story starred Marilyn Monroe, Richard Widmark and Anne Bancroft. This film was made in 1991, with Kim Myers, from a "Nightmare on Elm Street"" That being said, if it is a rainy night and you are bored, you may find it more entertaining than the tripe fed to the public on regular cable. The theme is interesting, and while Brett Cullen is nowhere near Widmark( who ever could be) and Myers is nowhere near Monroe with her pathos and luminosity- the story is interesting.

I would certainly rather watch a fictional account of a psychopathic baby-sitter, and what may happen; but you must also rent or buy "Don't Bother to Knock" after you see this film. Monroe's performance was brilliant, and Widmark menacing as ever. Give this film a chance.

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