A babysitter must battle her way through the big city after being stranded there with the kids she's looking after.A babysitter must battle her way through the big city after being stranded there with the kids she's looking after.A babysitter must battle her way through the big city after being stranded there with the kids she's looking after.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 4 nominations total
Vincent D'Onofrio
- Dawson
- (as Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio)
John Davis Chandler
- Bleak
- (as John Chandler)
Lolita Davidovich
- Blonde
- (as Lolita David)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBradley Whitford was allowed to use his own Camaro for the movie. It has the license plate "SO COOL," the actual license plate Bradley had on his car.
- GoofsOn Sara's skate, her first name is spelled as "Sarah". In the end credits, it is spelled "Sara".
- Quotes
Albert Collins: Nobody leaves this place without singing the blues.
- Crazy creditsShot of the thug who chased the little girl outside of skyscraper whimpering about being stuck out there.
- Alternate versionsOn television broadcasts (most notably Disney Channel) and on Disney+, the scene where Brad calls Thor a homo was changed to where he now calls him a weirdo.
- SoundtracksBabysitting Blues
Lyrics by Mark Mueller
Music by Robert Kraft
Performed by Albert Collins, Billy Branch (uncredited), Maia Brewton (uncredited), Keith Coogan (uncredited), Anthony Rapp (uncredited), and Elisabeth Shue (uncredited)
Produced by Robert Kraft
Courtesy of Alligator Records
Featured review
I grew up with this movie and always wanted to be like Chris. She was so beautiful and handled the toughest situations so well. She took the deadliest situations and got the kids out of them so safely. Well, now I babysit and I'm glad I never got in the same situation, but it still made for a great and fun movie.
Chris is a senior who has a big date planned with her boyfriend, but when he cancels, she is forced to babysit the Anderson's daughter, Sara. They also have a son, Brad is a couple years younger and has a huge crush on Chris and decides to cancel on his friend, Darrel to stay home with Chris. But when Chris's best friend, Brenda, calls her from the Anderson's, she finds out her friend is stranded at a bus station and can't get anyone else to help her. So Chris takes Brad and Sara and is forced to take Darrel since he won't leave them alone, they all go into the city of Chicago and end up getting a flat and get into one deadly situation after the next, even getting chased by the Mafia!
This is a fun flick that I still watch 'til this day and have so much fun with. I would always recommend this also for anyone, I truly hope it is discovered by new generations. I still enjoy singing along with the "Babysitting Blues", I think I finally feel Chris's pain, after all, I'm too old to babysit. :D
7/10
Chris is a senior who has a big date planned with her boyfriend, but when he cancels, she is forced to babysit the Anderson's daughter, Sara. They also have a son, Brad is a couple years younger and has a huge crush on Chris and decides to cancel on his friend, Darrel to stay home with Chris. But when Chris's best friend, Brenda, calls her from the Anderson's, she finds out her friend is stranded at a bus station and can't get anyone else to help her. So Chris takes Brad and Sara and is forced to take Darrel since he won't leave them alone, they all go into the city of Chicago and end up getting a flat and get into one deadly situation after the next, even getting chased by the Mafia!
This is a fun flick that I still watch 'til this day and have so much fun with. I would always recommend this also for anyone, I truly hope it is discovered by new generations. I still enjoy singing along with the "Babysitting Blues", I think I finally feel Chris's pain, after all, I'm too old to babysit. :D
7/10
- Smells_Like_Cheese
- Nov 27, 2003
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Una noche por la ciudad
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $7,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $34,368,475
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,901,297
- Jul 5, 1987
- Gross worldwide
- $34,368,475
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was Adventures in Babysitting (1987) officially released in India in Hindi?
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