Five siblings are left alone all summer when their mom leaves town and the evil babysitter bites the dust.Five siblings are left alone all summer when their mom leaves town and the evil babysitter bites the dust.Five siblings are left alone all summer when their mom leaves town and the evil babysitter bites the dust.
- Awards
- 4 nominations
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- TriviaProduction nearly stopped towards the end of shooting when Christopher Pettiet's drug addiction was getting out of control. The producers cut a few of his scenes to keep the film on schedule.
- GoofsWhen the drag queens steal the Buick, and the shot cuts back to the kids, Kenny says "Liza?" while Sue Ellen's mouth clearly says "Shit." However, the audio has them both saying "Liza?"
- Quotes
[repeated line]
Sue Ellen "Swell" Crandell: I'm right on top of that, Rose.
- Crazy creditsThe two groundskeepers for the cemetery stand over the Babysitters grave and comment how nice it was for her to leave them the money. The tombstone reads "Nice Old Lady inside who died of natural causes".
- Alternate versionsTV versions edit the shot of the three drag queens stealing the car and also cut the line of dialogue from Sue Ellen that goes, "Oh yeah, what are we gonna say? Liza Minnelli stole our Buick?"
- SoundtracksDraggin' the Line
Performed by Beat Goes Bang
Produced by Alan Meyerson and Beat Goes Bang
Courtesy of Restless Records
Written by Tommy James and Robert King (as Robert L. King)
Published by Longitude Music Co.
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A fun and vibrant film.
I remember watching this film when I was growing up, I loved it then and I still love it.
Despite the fact it's obviously predictable, it's a fun film that's well acted and directed and has a great soundtrack.
Christina Applegate is quite impressive as Sue-Ellen, as is the rest of the cast.
Most of the characters are quite black and white with the obvious "baddies" getting their comeuppance towards the end of the film. Predictable films howeverm, aren't always bad. Especially if they are well acted and the characters are interesting. The only character that was meant to be nice that I found utterly annoying, was Josh Charles as Sue-Ellen's sugary sweet suitor, Bryan. His acting was great don't get me wrong, but I think it's safe to say Bryan wouldn't be MY type!
If anything else, this fun film is easy to watch and will remind most people in their mid 20's of their adolescents.
Despite the fact it's obviously predictable, it's a fun film that's well acted and directed and has a great soundtrack.
Christina Applegate is quite impressive as Sue-Ellen, as is the rest of the cast.
Most of the characters are quite black and white with the obvious "baddies" getting their comeuppance towards the end of the film. Predictable films howeverm, aren't always bad. Especially if they are well acted and the characters are interesting. The only character that was meant to be nice that I found utterly annoying, was Josh Charles as Sue-Ellen's sugary sweet suitor, Bryan. His acting was great don't get me wrong, but I think it's safe to say Bryan wouldn't be MY type!
If anything else, this fun film is easy to watch and will remind most people in their mid 20's of their adolescents.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- The Real World
- Filming locations
- 15548 Iron Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita, California, USA(The Crandell house)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $25,196,249
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,233,415
- Jun 9, 1991
- Gross worldwide
- $25,196,249
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991) officially released in India in English?
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