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Overview

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Director:
Writer:
David Simkins (written by)
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Release Date:
1 July 1987 (USA) more
Tagline:
She thought babysitting was easy money - until she started hanging out with the Andersons.
Plot:
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... more | full synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations more
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Charming more (105 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Night on the Town (Australia) (UK)
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Runtime:
102 min
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1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification:
UK:15 (TV rating) | UK:PG (original rating) | USA:PG-13 (Certificate #28566) | Australia:M | Finland:K-10 | Iceland:L | Sweden:11 | UK:12 (video re-rating) (2003) | UK:15 (video rating) (1988)
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Christina Applegate and Nicole Eggert both auditioned for the role of Sarah. more
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Crew or equipment visible: When Pruitt gets out of his semi at his home, the camera crew is reflected into his rear-view mirror on his truck. more
Quotes:
Chris: Just relax, Chris, tonight is going to be the greatest night of your life. more
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Soundtrack:
Babysittin' Blues more

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Why is Chris wearing a dress on the movie cover?
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9 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
Charming, 16 January 2005
6/10
Author: marlowe_is_dead from Antarctica

For an unknown (to me) reason, when I saw this on British TV, it was called "A Night On The Town", a far inferior title than 'Adventures in Babysitting', although maybe they figured that parents would think this a children's movie...

Anyway, the movie itself is charming in that way that only 1980s US comedy films are. There is an air of innocence to the whole thing, before these more conscious and overtly cynical days that we know and hate now - maybe a reason why 1980s retro is all the rage now... that, and things are cyclical.

I thought the film WAS charming, although entirely far-fetched in its plot lines, although I think that was kind of the point. The characters, while not being very complicated, were warm and at least not entirely two-dimensional, and the little girl was quite cute and not extremely annoying as could have happened.

Overall, I'd recommend it to hounds who love to watch 80s films.

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