Au Pair (TV 1999)

A young MBA mistakenly takes the job of looking after a rich executive's spoiled children.

Director:

Mark Griffiths

Writers:

Jeff Sherman (story), Jeff Sherman (teleplay),

Stars:

Gregory Harrison, Heidi Lenhart, Jane Sibbett

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gregory Harrison	...	Oliver Caldwell
Heidi Lenhart	...	Jennifer 'Jenny' Morgan (as Heidi Noelle Lenhart)
Jane Sibbett	...	Vivian Berger
Katie Volding	...	Katie Caldwell
Jake Dinwiddie	...	Alex Caldwell
John Rhys-Davies	...	Nigel Kent
Richard Riehle	...	Sam Morgan
Michael Woolson	...	Charlie Cruikshank
Larry Robbins	...	Ernie
Pat Elliott	...	Sutton Parks Employee
Dávid Ungvári	...	Receptionist (as David Ungvari)
Kristin Hansen	...	Matronly Woman
Éva Gyetvai	...	Secretary
Peter Linka	...	L.A. Chauffeur
Caitlin Griffiths	...	Girl on Plane

Storyline

Charlie Cruikshank and fiancée Jennifer 'Jenny' Morgan planned, after their MBA graduation, to cohabit. By accepting the European voyage his parents offer as graduation present, Charlie crosses their plan to earn a down-payment in summer. So Jenny seeks a job, hastily enough to apply for photocopy-clerk in Oliver Caldwell's multinational HQ. By mistake, Oliver hires her as nanny for his beloved brats, Alex and Katie, who spend summer with him, unlike the school year with their aunt. Businesswise he keeps traveling to Paris and further trough Europe, ultimately meeting Charlie in Austria. Coached by limousine driver Nigel Kent, Jenny proves the first nanny the kids can't scare off. They even bond and team up against Oliver's fiancée, ruthlessly ambitious, child-hating VP Vivian Berger, who wants to get rid of them.

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Plot Keywords:

nanny | public humiliation | prank | fall | embarrassment | 

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Taglines:

When the right woman accepts the wrong job, anything can happen.

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA Hungary

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 August 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

De Repente Uma Babá

Filming Locations:

Budapest, Hungary

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eurofilm Stúdió, Saban Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the scene where Katie and Alex take Jenny to buy new clothes, in the original airing and primary subsequent airings, the song Pretty Woman was played, however, in more recent airings, the song has been changed, and is very noticeable, since all the cues were to the original song.

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Goofs

Upon the family's arrival in Vienna to the Caldwell's palace, the staff is speaking Italian; however Vienna is located in Austria, not Italy. It seems they confused Vienna with Venice as the palace does appear in the Hapsburg style.

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Quotes

Jennifer 'Jenny' Morgan: I heard about your good news, congratulations, the children will finally have a mother again.
Vivian Berger: Oh, I wouldn't go that far, boarding schools in Switzerland are year-round you know.

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Connections

Followed by Au Pair 3: Adventure in Paradise (2009)

User Reviews

Good Movie

I saw this movie first, when I was at a friend's house, in about 1999. I really liked it, but I forgot how good it was. Then, one day last week, I was flipping through channels, and when I got to Fox Family, I saw that it was on. It was near the beginning, so I watched it. Then, I saw lots of commercials for Au Pair 2. I couldn't wait to watch that. Last night, I watched the World Premire, and loved it. I hope that someday, there is another one.