The Babysitter's Seduction (1996) (TV)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

David Burton Morris

Writers (WGA):

Shirley Tallman (written by) &
Nancy Hersage (written by)

Release Date:

22 January 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

She was hired to watch over the kids. But who was going to watch over her?

Plot:

The mother of the family for which Michelle baby-sits dies unexpectedly. Michelle is asked to take over...

Plot Keywords:

Melodrama | Teenage Girl | Violence | Murder | Teenage Sex

Cast

Stephen Collins	...	Bill Bartrand
Keri Russell	...	Michelle Winston
Phylicia Rashad	...	Det. Kate Jacobs
Tobin Bell	...	Det. Frank O'Keefe
John D'Aquino	...	Paul Richards
Linda Kelsey	...	Alice Winston
Arian Waring Ash	...	Tracy Butler
Dawn Lambing	...	Sally Bartrand
Roger Floyd	...	Danny Bennett
Adam Crosby	...	Kyle Bartrand
Kristie Horton	...	Jennifer Bartrand
Travis Robertson	...	Jeff Winston
Bob Roitblat	...	Waiter
Kristian Truelsen	...	Desk sergeant
Kimberly Kashani	...	Amy

Also Known As:

Death Pays the Sitter (USA) (working title)
The Baby-Sitter's Nightmare (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

UK:85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Jacksonville Beach, Florida, USA

Company:

Hearst Entertainment Productions

Trivia:

Actual students attending Mandarin High School in Jacksonville, Florida were used as extras in the filming. All students came on a volunteer basis and none were paid for the days spent shooting at the school.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Michelle jumps out of the water with the knife, she's wearing a light gray bra under her white shirt. Later, when she's out of the pool, her bra is white.

Pretty good, but suffers from some common flaws.

I totally love Keri Russell, so I had to check this out if only to see her past "indiscretions" vis-à-vis movie scripts. I enjoyed this film and thought she gave a strong performance aside for a few scenes, though it's a TV movie and some fairly obvious flaws have to be expected. Stephen Collins has always come off to me as a sleazebag, so I guess this role worked for me. Still tough to see him on screen next to a 20-year-old. I'd agree that Phylicia Rashad fell flat as a piece of cardboard compared to the other characters. If you enjoy an occasional melodrama complete with yelling at your television, this is an enjoyable guilty pleasure.