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 makeout scene between Bee and Allison was not in the original script.

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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

Cole: [after he locks Melanie in the room they hid in] I'm really excited we kissed.
Melanie: Me too. Let's make out next time.
Cole: [pauses] Okay, bye.

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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

Features Billy Jack (1971)

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Soundtracks

Front & Center
Written by Craig Smith, Cheapshot (as Colton Fisher), Jason Rabinowitz, Jaron Lamot
Performed by Craig Craig
Published by Bat at Math Songs, The Math Club Music
Courtesy of THE MATH CLUB

User Reviews

Hillariously Cheesy Slasher Comedy

This is exactly what a good Halloween prank should look like. A little bit of gore, a little bit of T&A, outrageously stereotypical high school kids, and nothing in the way of a plot to worry about.

That's not to say it's not extremely successful at what it aspires to: good, silly fun for Halloween.

Completely self-aware of all the slasher films it mimics, and more than able to mine the comedy in those memes, this film is just a hoot. Not anywhere near as serious as the Scream franchise tries to be with the horror/slasher genre, this film takes the opposite tact: remember that these films are for fun and a bit of escapism.

A soft PG-13 would be the MPAA rating for this if it wasn't Netflix, and it's appropriate for your tweens. But if you're in your 30s or 40s, it's gonna be a lot more enjoyable, since you know and recognize all the tropes at play, but know that the filmmakers know and are just letting you have fun watching them play out.

I hope the three leads get more good work out of this, because they all do a fabulous job with the material - there's not a lot to work with, but each of the three (the babysitter, boy kid, and his bestie girl) give you a good show and don't fall into the trap that this film could easily have done: there's not a scenery chewer among them, and they all do a great job of keeping their eye on the prize: a silly, fun, bit nostalgic, Halloween slasher.