The Sitter (2011)

A college student on suspension is coaxed into babysitting the kids next door, though he is fully unprepared for the wild night ahead of him.

Director:

David Gordon Green

Writers:

Brian Gatewood, Alessandro Tanaka

Stars:

Jonah Hill, Max Records, Ari Graynor

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jonah Hill	...	Noah Griffith
Max Records	...	Slater Pedulla
Ari Graynor	...	Marisa Lewis
J.B. Smoove	...	Julio
Sam Rockwell	...	Karl
Landry Bender	...	Blithe Pedulla
Kevin Hernandez	...	Rodrigo
Kylie Bunbury	...	Roxanne
Erin Daniels	...	Mrs. Pedulla
D.W. Moffett	...	Dr. Pedulla
Jessica Hecht	...	Sandy Griffith
Bruce Altman	...	Jim Griffith
Method Man	...	Jacolby (as Cliff 'Method Man' Smith)
Sean Patrick Doyle	...	Garv
Alex Wolff	...	Clayton

Storyline

Noah, is not your typical entertain-the-kids-no-matter-how-boring-it-is kind of sitter. He's reluctant to take a sitting gig; he'd rather, well, be doing anything else, especially if it involves slacking. When Noah is watching the neighbor's kid he gets a booty call from his girlfriend in the city. To hook up with her, Noah takes to the streets, but his urban adventure spins out of control as he finds himself on the run from a maniacal drug lord.

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Plot Keywords:

babysitting | subway | chinatown manhattan new york city | stolen car | woman punching a man | 

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Taglines:

Need a Sitter?

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for crude and sexual content, pervasive language, drug material and some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 December 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Un niñero sinvergüenza

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$9,851,435 (USA) (9 December 2011)

Gross:

$30,538,669 (USA) (9 March 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Michael De Luca Productions, Rough House Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min 87 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A promotional poster includes the personal phone number of Jonah Hill. It is listed as [phone]. Hill has set an automatic message or will speak to the caller either in character or as himself.

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Goofs

When Jonah gets out of the minivan before getting the drugs, the headlights are off but when it zooms out to the wide shot, they are on.

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Quotes

Noah Griffith: My name's Noah Jaybird. Ca caaa! What's your name?
Soul Baby: They call me Soul. Soul Baby.
Noah Griffith: Soul Baby?
Soul Baby: Yeah.
Noah Griffith: Keep it in control baby. Tears, no fears man.
Soul Baby: Is that right?
Noah Griffith: Respect it, don't neglect it. Treat it, don't beat it.
[walks away]
Soul Baby: You're a badass motherfucker.

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Connections

References E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

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Soundtracks

"Scorpion"
Written by Shawn Lee
Courtesy of Ubiquity Recordings, Inc.

User Reviews

Not worth it

Why is it that I end up watching The Sitter. Yes people, over films like Girl wit the Dragon Tattoo and Young Adult, which were both playing at the theater we went to. Well, why? Because I was with a girl, and she decided to see The Sitter. Blasphemy!

The Sitter is just as formulaic as you expect, a guy decided to babysit and problems tart appearing. We've seen this all before, but not quite as horrible as this. The film, from the opening shot, becomes the sort of obnoxious kid you can't shut up who says all the wrong things. The film's dialogue is pretty atrocious, and it thinks its being funny when it really isn't. The film calms down a bit as it goes along, but for a story like this to work, no matter how formulaic, unoriginal, and predictable, you need good dialogue at least. That is the problem. I seriously cringed so many times.

It's not all horrible, since there are a few laughs here and there, and Jonah Hill tries his best so much. In a way, I can't help but hate him for taking this role, but without Hill it would be even worse. Also, the only real likable character here is Max Slater's, who manages to have some more quiet moments in the film, but even he is completely two- dimensional. Skip this please, and what's even worse is that I could have been able to see Dragon Tattoo or Young Adult. Such shame taste some audiences have, although to be fair the girl I went with didn't like it much either. Hopefully she learns.