Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Elisabeth Shue | ... | Chris | |
Maia Brewton | ... | Sara | |
Keith Coogan | ... | Brad | |
Anthony Rapp | ... | Daryl | |
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Calvin Levels | ... | Joe Gipp |
Vincent D'Onofrio | ... | Dawson (as Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio) | |
Penelope Ann Miller | ... | Brenda | |
George Newbern | ... | Dan | |
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John Ford Noonan | ... | Pruitt |
Bradley Whitford | ... | Mike | |
Ron Canada | ... | Graydon | |
John Davis Chandler | ... | Bleak (as John Chandler) | |
Dan Ziskie | ... | Mr. Anderson | |
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Allan Aarons | ... | Janitor #1 |
Marcia Bennett | ... | Nurse |
Chris Parker agrees to babysit after her boyfriend, Mike Todwell, stands her up. Expecting a dull evening, she settles down with three kids for a night of TV...and boredom. But when her frantic friend, Brenda, calls and pleads to be rescued from the bus station in downtown Chicago, the evening soon explodes into an endless whirl of hair raising adventures. Chris and the kids leave their safe suburban surroundings and head for the heart of the big city, never imagining how terrifyingly funny their expedition will become. Written by Anonymous
When I first saw this movie in the late 1980's I thought to myself how whenever I had babysat I had had a pretty boring night stuck in front of a TV hoping the kids wouldn't wake up crying and spoil the peace. How I wish they had been more like this movie.
Elizabeth Shue plays Chris Parker who is babysitting one night but due to certain circumstances ends up taking the kids out on the town in order to pick up one of her friends. What follows is all sorts of adventures involving thugs, crooks, thieves, the lot. The film is totally funny to watch and has some really good scenes in. Two that come to mind involve a fight between two gangs on a train and one involving the god of Thunder Thor (well, not the Thor you would be expecting).
This is an exciting movie which was typical of 1980's movies. Boy, I wish they could make movies like that now. The 80's has got to be the best decade ever for films of all genres and this movie is just one of many great comedy films of that era. Oh and by the way, I think Elizabeth Shue is beautiful and I believe this was her best role.