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Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

  • Film
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Time Out says

This isn't just another teen movie. Mom is notable only for her absence, packed off for two months to Australia. That leaves 17-year -old Sue 'Swell' Ellen, her brothers Kenny, Zach and Walter, 6-year-old Melissa, and a little old lady who is clearly some sort of serial babysitter. 'TV rots your brain' she wheezes menacingly, before Kenny's satanic bedroom brings on a coronary. Once the 'sitter' has snuffed it, the kids opt to fend for themselves, and elect Swell as their breadwinner. So far, so predictable. But this is a sassy little comedy of wit and intelligence from the director of Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. As Swell, Applegate is appealing and resourceful, while Coogan's dope-head Kenny contributes to a wonderfully dry, on-going marital spoof. Getz is the unctuous boardroom chauvinist to a tee, and Cassidy rounds off the picture's relaxed Cosmo-feminism as Swell's scatty boss.
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Release Details

  • Duration:105 mins

Cast and crew

  • Director:Stephen Herek
  • Screenwriter:Neil Landau, Tara Ison
  • Cast:
    • Christina
    • Applegate
    • Joanna Cassidy
    • John Getz
    • Josh Charles
    • Keith Coogan
    • Concetta Tomei
    • Kimmy Robertson
    • Eda Reiss Merin
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