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Adventures in Babysitting (1987) 6.8
Chris Parker agrees to babysit after her "dread" date stands her up. Expecting a dull evening, Chris settles down with three kids for a night of TV... and boredom. But when her frantic ... See full summary » Director:Chris ColumbusWriter:David Simkins |
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Chris Parker agrees to babysit after her "dread" date stands her up. Expecting a dull evening, Chris settles down with three kids for a night of TV... and boredom. But when her frantic friend Brenda calls and pleads to be rescued from the bus station in downtown Chicago, the evening soon explodes into an endless whirl of hair-raising adventures! Babysitter and kids leave their safe suburban surroundings and head for the heart of the big city, never imagining how terrifyingly funny their expedition will become! Written by Anonymous
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She thought babysitting was easy money - until she started hanging out with the Andersons. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
1 July 1987 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Night on the Town See more »Box Office
Gross:
$34,368,475 (USA)Company Credits
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Words and Music by Johnny O'Keefe (as John O'Keefe), Johnny Greenan (as John Greenan) and Dave Owen (as David Owens)
Performed by Iggy Pop
Courtesy of A&M Records
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One of the movie's producers is Debra Hill, who teamed up with John Carpenter to make Halloween (1978), a horror movie about murdered babysitters. Listen carefully when Sara and Chris watch television. The music you can hear is John Carpenter's chilling Halloween (1978) theme, an in-joke. See more »Goofs
Around 1 hour and 27 minutes, Chris unplugged the electrical cord to tie it around the guy's ankles, a few minutes later, the electrical cord was plugged into the outlet even though she didn't do it on screen. See more »Crazy Credits
The title does not appear until minutes after the opening credits. See more »Soundtracks
Real Wild ChildWords and Music by Johnny O'Keefe (as John O'Keefe), Johnny Greenan (as John Greenan) and Dave Owen (as David Owens)
Performed by Iggy Pop
Courtesy of A&M Records
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When I first saw this movie in the late 1980's I thought to myself how whenever I had babysat I had had a pretty boring night stuck in front of a TV hoping the kids wouldn't wake up crying and spoil the peace. How I wish they had been more like this movie.
Elizabeth Shue plays Chris Parker who is babysitting one night but due to certain circumstances ends up taking the kids out on the town in order to pick up one of her friends. What follows is all sorts of adventures involving thugs, crooks, thieves, the lot. The film is totally funny to watch and has some really good scenes in. Two that come to mind involve a fight between two gangs on a train and one involving the god of Thunder Thor (well, not the Thor you would be expecting).
This is an exciting movie which was typical of 1980's movies. Boy, I wish they could make movies like that now. The 80's has got to be the best decade ever for films of all genres and this movie is just one of many great comedy films of that era. Oh and by the way, I think Elizabeth Shue is beautiful and I believe this was her best role.