The Baby-Sitters Club (1995)

Seven junior-high-school girls organize a daycare camp for children while at the same time experiencing classic adolescent growing pains.

Director:

Melanie Mayron

Writers:

Ann M. Martin (book), Dalene Young

Stars:

Schuyler Fisk, Bre Blair, Rachael Leigh Cook

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Schuyler Fisk	...	Kristy Thomas
Bre Blair	...	Stacey McGill
Rachael Leigh Cook	...	Mary Anne Spier
Larisa Oleynik	...	Dawn Schafer
Tricia Joe	...	Claudia Kishi
Stacy Linn Ramsower	...	Mallory Pike
Zelda Harris	...	Jessi Ramsey
Vanessa Zima	...	Rosie Wilder
Christian Oliver	...	Luca
Brooke Adams	...	Elizabeth Thomas Brewer
Bruce Davison	...	Watson Brewer
Jessica Needham	...	Karen Brewer
Ellen Burstyn	...	Emily Haberman
Asher Metchik	...	Jackie Rodowsky
Austin O'Brien	...	Logan Bruno

Storyline

When Kristy Thomas, president of The Baby-Sitters Club, has a brilliant idea to run a summer day camp, the girls all agree it's the perfect way to spend their summer together. But life gets complicated as budding romance, family problems, and three rival teen girls conspire to ruin the club, all putting the friendships between the members to the test.

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Plot Keywords:

summer | camp | girl | club | friend | 

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Taglines:

Friends Forever

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for brief mild language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 August 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

El club de las niñeras

Filming Locations:

The Pink Motel & Cadillac Jack's Diner, 9457 San Fernando Road, Sun Valley, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$6,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,418,908, 20 August 1995

Gross USA:

$9,685,976

Company Credits

Production Co:

Beacon Communications,Beacon Pictures,Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR SDDS (8 channels) Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Luca, who is from Switzerland, says "tschüss" to Stacey's mom when leaving the house. Tschüss, or tschüß, is German for "goodbye." German is spoken by about 64% of Switzerland. The other three national languages are French (20%), Italian (7%), and Romansh (less than 1%).

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Goofs

During Claudia's test in the first shot she holds the pencil vertically with the eraser end touching the table. In the second shot her hand is flat on the table and the pencil rests horizontally in her hand with the eraser aimed at her. The third and fourth shots has her holding it vertically again with the eraser end down.

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Quotes

Grace: [Distracts Mary Anne so Cokie can talk to Logan] Mary Anne
Bebe: Mary Anne!
Mary Anne Spier: [Confused] Hi!
Grace, Bebe: [Sarcastically] Hi!
Mary Anne Spier: Yeah.
[about to leave]
Grace: [Stops her] Wait! What, um, classes are you taking next year?
Mary Anne Spier: I don't really know yet. Why?
Grace: [Bebe and Grace look at each other] Can I try on your riding pants?

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Crazy Credits

Random phone calls are heard throughout the opening credits.

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Connections

References Little Women (1994)

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Soundtracks

Hear
Written by Gugut Salgado, Jay Jay Encarnacion (as Efren Encarnacion), Tim de Pala (as Tim De Pala), and Kimi Encarnacion (as Kim Ward Encarnacion)
Performed by Moonpools and Caterpillars
Produced by Richard Gottehrer and Jeremy Lesser
Courtesy of EastWest Records America
By arrangement with Warner Special Products

User Reviews

Hardly Oscar-winning but fair

I used to read the books when I was around nine years old so it was quite nostalgic moment for me catching this film one morning. Unlike the lacklustre series, this was quite a nice portrayal of the books and the child actors were able to bring the characters to life.

The plot is easy enough to follow, even for those who have never read the books before, and the film would probably appeal very much to young girls who are at an age when they have a hundred best friends. But I don't think anyone older than twelve (with the exception of the teenage and twenty-something former fans of the book!) would be very interested other than to reminisce on that innocent, childish period when life revolved around homework, best friends and relishing in the freedom of the summer hols.

One thing, however, that struck me while watching the film. It did remind me how ridiculous the whole concept of eleven- and thirteen-year-olds forming a babysitting group was. At that age, I'd be hiring a babysitter for *them* since they're as young as the kids they babysit!