The Babysitter (2017)

The events of one evening take an unexpected turn for the worst for a young boy trying to spy on his babysitter.

Director:

McG

Writer:

Brian Duffield

Stars:

Judah Lewis, Samara Weaving, Robbie Amell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Judah Lewis	...	Cole
Samara Weaving	...	Bee
Robbie Amell	...	Max
Hana Mae Lee	...	Sonya
Bella Thorne	...	Allison
Emily Alyn Lind	...	Melanie
Andrew Bachelor	...	John
Doug Haley	...	Samuel
Leslie Bibb	...	Mom
Ken Marino	...	Dad
Samuel Gilbert	...	Romeo
Zachary Alexander Rice	...	Luis (as Zachary Rice)
Doc Duhame	...	Cop #1
Jean Claude Leuyer	...	Cop #2 (as J.C. Leuyer)
Miles J. Harvey	...	Jeremy

Storyline

Cole (Judah Lewis) loves his babysitter (Samara Weaving) Bee. She's hot, funny, and popular. One night, in a moment of defiance, Cole secretly stays up past his bedtime to discover she's actually a cold-blooded killer who's in league with the Devil. He now must spend his night evading Bee's band of killers who will stop at nothing to prevent Cole from spilling their dark secret. It's up to Cole to survive the night (and blow up a few people along the way).

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Plot Keywords:

lesbian kiss | bully | egging a house | babysitter | car theft | 

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Taglines:

Dream girls can be a nightmare.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 October 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Babysitter

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Boies / Schiller Film Group, New Line Cinema, Wonderland Sound and Vision

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie they are watching on the back wall of the garage in the back yard is Billy Jack (1971).

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Goofs

At the beginning, a bully pushes Cole and he falls down. One can see his glasses fly over his head and land behind him. A few seconds later, as the camera zooms out, the glasses are now in front of him.

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Quotes

Sonya: [Cole has escaped her and she is coming after him] I'm gonna make sure you hurt before you die, Cole! Cut your fingers off, every single one!
[Cole sprays bug spray into the crawlspace, igniting the flames of the firework and causing an explosion that blows Cole back]
Sonya: I'm still alive, motherfu-
[second explosion kills her completely]

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Crazy Credits

At the end of the initial credits there is a short scene with a jump scare.

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Connections

References Independence Day (1996)

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Soundtracks

Spooky
Written by Buddy Buie, James Cobb Jr. (as James Cobb), Harry Middlebrooks, Mike Shapiro
Performed by Dusty Springfield
Published by Sony-ATV Songs LLC
Courtesy of Mercury Records Limited under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

McG is back.

Music video director McG's first feature, Charlie's Angels, received a fair amount of critical backlash, but I found it to be pretty entertaining in an inconsequential and undemanding way; however, the subsequent stinker of a sequel and the abysmal Terminator Salvation had me writing the director off as a no-hoper. Now, Netflix original The Babysitter, a tongue-in-cheek tween horror, sees McG bouncing back, delivering a film that, while short on logic and heavy on the gimmicky music video style editing, guarantees a lot of mindless fun.

Judah Lewis plays timid twelve-year-old Cole, the target of local bullies; Cole's only friends are pretty neighbour Melanie (Emily Alyn Lind), and his sexy babysitter Bee (Samara Weaving). When Cole's parents leave for the weekend, leaving him in the care of Bee, Melanie dares the boy to stay awake to see what his babysitter gets up to after he is in bed. Spying from the landing, Cole sees Bee and several friends playing spin the bottle followed by a spot of ritualistic murder and some dabbling in the occult. Panicking, Cole tries to make his escape, but in doing so, alerts Bee and her pals, who give chase. What follows is like a demented version of Home Alone, Cole using household items and cunning to prevent himself from becoming the next victim of Bee and her friends.

Admittedly, it all gets a bit far fetched at times, particularly with the surrounding neighbours seemingly oblivious to the explosions, gunshots and general mayhem occurring across the street, but solid performances, the fast pace, and the creative and gory death scenes all go to making this a very enjoyable time-waster.