Adventures in Babysitting
7.0
“She thought babysitting was easy money - until she started hanging out with the Andersons.”
When plans with her boyfriend fall through, high school senior Chris Parker ends up babysitting the Anderson kids, Brad and Sara. What should be a quiet night in, however, turns into a series of ridiculous exploits, starting when they leave the house to pick up Chris' friend Brenda. Soon, Brad's buddy Daryl is involved, and the group must contend with car thieves, blues musicians and much more.
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Cast
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Elisabeth Shue
Chris
Known for
The Boys
Back to the Future Part II
Keith Coogan
Brad
Known for
The Fox and the Hound
Toy Soldiers
Maia Brewton
Sara
Known for
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Blue Thunder
Anthony Rapp
Daryl
Known for
Star Trek: Discovery
A Beautiful Mind
John Davis Chandler
Bleak
Known for
Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead
Ride the High Country
Calvin Levels
Joe Gipp
Known for
Hellbound
Johnny Suede
Penelope Ann Miller
Brenda
Known for
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Kindergarten Cop
George Newbern
Dan
Known for
Justice League Unlimited
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
John Ford Noonan
Pruitt
Known for
Flirting with Disaster
John Chandler
Bleak
Bradley Whitford
Mike
Known for
The Handmaid's Tale
Get Out
Ron Canada
Graydon
Known for
Wedding Crashers
The Strain
Chris Columbus Director · David Simkins Writer Michael Kamen Composer
Worldwide gross $34M · Budget $7M · United States release July 1, 1987
Box office
Budget
$7,000,000
Worldwide gross
$34,368,475
Gross vs. budget
4.9×
Production
Silver Screen Partners III
Production
Touchstone Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Brazil · July 1, 1987
Theatrical
United States · July 1, 1987
Theatrical
France
July 6, 1988 · Theatrical
Germany
February 18, 1988 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 19, 1988 · Theatrical
Italy
June 16, 1988 · Theatrical
Japan
March 5, 1988 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 24, 1988 · Theatrical
August 6, 2003 · Physical · DVD
November 23, 2003 · TV · Veronica
Sweden
February 12, 1988 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 12, 1988 · Theatrical
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