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Adventures in Babysitting (1987)

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Reviews Counted:21

Fresh:16

Rotten:5

Average Rating:6.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: After her boyfriend cancels a date, 17-year-old Chris agrees to babysit for 15-year-old Brad and his younger sister, Sara. When she gets a call from her best friend who's at the bus stop in... After her boyfriend cancels a date, 17-year-old Chris agrees to babysit for 15-year-old Brad and his younger sister, Sara. When she gets a call from her best friend who's at the bus stop in downtown Chicago deciding not to run away, Chris packs the kids in the family car to go fetch her. En route, they run into every imaginable hitch, including having to sing the blues to escape a neighborhood club, accidentally stealing vital financial information from the mob, and witnessing a tow-truck driver's wife's infidelities. [More]

Starring: Elisabeth Shue, Keith Coogan, Maia Brewton, Penelope Ann Miller

Starring: Elisabeth Shue, Keith Coogan, Maia Brewton, Penelope Ann Miller, Anthony Rapp, Vincent D'Onofrio, Calvin Levels, George Newbern, John Ford Noonan, Bradley Whitford, Ron Canada, John Davis Chandler, Dan Ziskie, Marcia Bennet, Rummy Bishop, David Blacker, Lolita Davidovich, John Dee, Monica Devereux, Clarke Devereux, Rick Goldman

Director: Chris Columbus

Director: Chris Columbus

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Sep 14, 1999

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  • Adventures In Babysitting
  • Chris Parker (Elisabeth Shue, THE KARATE KID, CALL TO GLORY) agrees to babysit after her "dream" 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!
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    03/26/09
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    Seemed fun at the time, in '87, but dates badly. Still, kids might like it.

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    03/02/08
    Steve Crum
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    Christian Toto
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    07/04/05
    Emanuel Levy
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    A comedy classic unlikely to ever age

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    05/06/05
    Clint Morris
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    No review available.

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    09/04/03
    Mike McGranaghan
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    Surprisingly sprightly, entertaining, sweet-natured comedy.

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    08/24/03
    Ken Hanke
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    05/20/03
    Janet Maslin
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    No review available.

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    04/04/03
    Jeffrey Westhoff
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    Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

    Surprisingly sweet and funny!

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    04/03/03
    Nell Minow
    Nell Minow
    Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

    Fun for kids, maybe. Sheer drudgery for anyone beyond a Jr. High School reading comprehension level.

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    03/19/03
    Brian Mckay
    Brian Mckay
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    Aw, c'mon, who can't like a movie that has The Mighty Thor as a major component?

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    12/18/02
    Widgett Walls
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    No review available.

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    10/04/02
    Brian J. Arthurs
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    Beach Reporter (Southern California)

    So much fun it might make babysitting a real career choice.

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    08/25/02
    Luanne Brown
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    Chico Enterprise-Record

    A fluffy but extremely lovable teen fantasy that folks of a certain age will remember with great fondness.

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    08/13/02
    Rob Vaux
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    "After Hours" - lite ... and it works!

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    07/26/02
    Scott Weinberg
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