Babysitter Wanted (2008)

In a small college town, a young girl working on a babysitting job in a rural farm is terrorized throughout the night.

Directors:

Jonas Barnes, Michael Manasseri

Writer:

Jonas Barnes

Stars:

Tina Houtz, Sarah Thompson, Nana Visitor

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tina Houtz	...	Rebecca Miller
Sarah Thompson	...	Angie Albright
Nana Visitor	...	Linda Albright
Jillian Schmitz	...	Erica
Matt Dallas	...	Rick
Linda Neal	...	Rebecca's Mother
Monty Bane	...	Father Nicoletta
Douglas Rowe	...	Professor
Bruce Thomas	...	Jim Stanton
Kristen Dalton	...	Violet Stanton
Kai Caster	...	Sam Stanton
Brett Claywell	...	Hal
Bill Moseley	...	Chief Dinneli
Jeff Markey	...	Deputy Connor
Cristie Schoen	...	Dazed Girl

Storyline

In a small college town, a young girl working on a babysitting job in a rural farm is terrorized throughout the night.

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Plot Keywords:

college | farm | chase | babysitter | pistol | 

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Taglines:

You Thought You Knew The Urban Legend ...

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong grisly violence including disturbing images, torture and terror, some language and drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 February 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Az ördög fia

Filming Locations:

Lake Shastina, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Big Screen Entertainment Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

Even though the movie was set in Northern California, the Area Codes that are listed on the school bulletin board are 310 and 503. Both Area Codes are for Los Angeles and Norther Oregon respectively. Also, they used "real" prefixes rather than the movie version of 555.

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Quotes

Sam Stanton: [repeating line] Hungry!

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Connections

Referenced in Babysitter Wanted: Behind the Scenes (2009)

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Soundtracks

"Fall"
Written by Ron Alan Cohen & Heather Sullivan
Performed by Heather Sullivan

User Reviews

It's Not Easy To Love Horror...but...

From Sarah Hates Your Movie

It's not easy to love horror, and it's especially difficult to admit to loving horror, especially now the genre has been flooded with endless Saw sequels and wannabes. I have to admit I'd become utterly disenchanted with it all: bored of watching the same tired tropes trotted out time and time again, sick of filmmakers assuming gore is more important than a decent script, and fed up with hearing about how yet another torture movie was boldly pushing the boundaries of bad taste. I was about ready to give up on horror entirely, but then two films changed my mind.

The first was REC, and since I'm way too late to jump on that bandwagon now, I'll just say this: it's amazing, and if you haven't seen it yet, do so.

The second was Babysitter Wanted. It's not the most inspired title, granted: knowing nothing about it going in aside from the title, I was expecting clichéd slasher nonsense akin to When A Stranger Calls. Instead, I got a genuinely well-crafted movie which put old ideas together in a way that made them seem fresh and interesting, with a heroine I could root for rather than roll my eyes at, and offered just enough gore to make me feel squeamish without being exploitative. It reminded me a lot of The Hamiltons; both films attempt to lead their audience into believing they're going to get a straightforward slasher movie before suddenly and completely changing direction.

I don't want to say too much more, because Babysitter Wanted is definitely worth tracking down, and I've already said too much for you to go in unspoiled. It's been a long time since I've felt anywhere near this enthusiastic about low budget horror, which probably means I'll approach the next one with far more optimism than it deserves. But this is why I'm hooked on horror: when it's bad, it's very, very bad, but when it's good, it's fantastic, and nothing beats the high of discovering a previously unknown gem like this.