Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
“No rules. No curfews. No baths. No nagging. No pulse.”
Sue Ellen Crandell is a teenager eagerly awaiting her mother's summer-long absence. While the babysitter looks after her rambunctious younger siblings, Sue Ellen can party and have fun. But then the babysitter abruptly dies, leaving the Crandells short on cash. Sue Ellen finds a sweet job in fashion by lying about her age and experience on her résumé. But, while her siblings run wild, she discovers the downside of adulthood
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Cast
43 people
Christina Applegate
Swell
Known for
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Married... with Children
Joanna Cassidy
Rose
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Six Feet Under
John Getz
Gus
Known for
The Fly
Blood Simple
Josh Charles
Bryan
Known for
Dead Poets Society
The Good Wife
Keith Coogan
Kenny
Known for
Adventures in Babysitting
The Fox and the Hound
Concetta Tomei
Mom
Known for
Max Headroom
Space Force
David Duchovny
Bruce
Known for
The X-Files
Californication
Kimmy Robertson
Cathy
Known for
Twin Peaks
Beauty and the Beast
Jayne Brook
Carolyn
Known for
Star Trek: Discovery
Gattaca
Eda Reiss Merin
Mrs. Sturak
Known for
The Black Cauldron
Robert Hy Gorman
Walter
Known for
Leprechaun
Forever Young
Danielle Harris
Melissa
Known for
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
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Stephen Herek Director · Neil Landau Writer Tara Ison Writer
Worldwide gross $25M · Budget $10M · United States release June 7, 1991
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$25,196,249
Gross vs. budget
2.5×
Production
Cinema Plus
Production
Mercury/Douglas Films
Production
Outlaw Productions
Production
HBO Films
Production
HBO
Studio
Douglas
Production
Mercury
Production
United States
Produced in
The Real World
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 7, 1991
Theatrical
Australia
December 12, 1991 · Theatrical
Czechia
August 20, 1993 · Theatrical
Germany
August 27, 1992 · Theatrical
Hungary
November 15, 1991 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 28, 1992 · Theatrical
Türkiye
January 17, 1992 · Theatrical
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