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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Did You Know?

Trivia

In the original script, Sonya was the cheerleader, Allison was a journalist for the school paper, John was called "John the Baptist" and Max had dreadlocks. The characters were later reimagined to more closely reflect stereotypes of slasher movie victims, only in this film, they're the antagonists. The revelation of Allison's desire to become a journalist was kept from the original concept of her character, only now it's much more humorous.

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Goofs

In the movie while Cole is leaving his room to watch them downstairs, he turns off the light next to his bed, but when he comes back into his room the light is on.

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Quotes

Bee: Things get messy when you make a deal with the devil.

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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 Mad Men (2007)

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Soundtracks

I Want Candy
Written by Bert Berns, Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein (as Gerald Goldstein), and Richard Gottehrer (as Richard D Gottehrer)
Performed by Bow Wow Wow
Published by Sloopy II Music, Inc. administered by Wren Music Co., a Division of MPL Music Publishing, Inc. / Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

The Babysitter: Okay bear with me on this one

Anyone who knows me is aware that the older I'm getting the stricter I am with my ratings, so how did a goofy little horror comedy just get a 9/10? Well, because it's actually really damn good.

It tells the story of a scaredy cat weak little boy who still has a babysitter. One night he falls curious to what she does after he goes to sleep and see's more than he ever could have expected.

A Netflix original movie starring Samara Weaving, Hana Mae Lee, Bella Thorne, Leslie Bibb and Ken Marino it looks shiney, makes great use of it's soundtrack and has a wonderful 1980's vibe about it.

Make no mistake this is not a light hearted piece and is overflowing with lashings of violence and gore to go hand in hand with the hilarity.

Early on I recognised that the film had a real charm about it but I certainly never expected it to be THIS good. I get the impression this will be one of those odd titles like the infamously hated The Hottie & The Nottie (2008) which folks don't agree with me on but I think this was excellent.

A gory rollercoaster ride that tips its hat to 80's classics but brings them into a new era which I couldn't help but appreciate.

The Good:

Looks great

Solid soundtrack

Perfectly crafted

The Bad:

Nothing immediatly springs to mind

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

We still didn't find out why he was shirtless!!!!

There are spoilt kids, then there is him

It's normally ugly people who are sacrificed

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