1987 Directed by Chris Columbus
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.
Elisabeth Shue Maia Brewton Keith Coogan Anthony Rapp Calvin Levels Vincent D'Onofrio Penelope Ann Miller George Newbern John Ford Noonan Bradley Whitford Ron Canada John Davis Chandler Dan Ziskie Allan Aarons Marcia Bennett Rummy Bishop David Blacker Lolita Davidovich John Dee Monica Devereux Clarke Devereux Richard Rebiere Rick Goldman Deryck Hazel John Hemphill Frank Hill Philip Honey Clark Johnson Maryann Kelman Show All…
Eddie J. Fernandez Jennifer Granger G. A. Aguilar Rick LeFevour Daniel Maldonado Stacy Logan Branko Racki Rich Wilkie Alison Reid James Fierro Kay Whipple Mark Harper Leslie Munro
David J. Hudson Mel Metcalfe Terry Porter Fred Judkins David M. Ice Howard Neiman Roxanne Jones McCarthy David Lee Don S. Walden Tom C. McCarthy
En Natt På Stan, Una Noche por La Ciudad, Escapade d'un soir, A Night on The Town, Uma Aventura de Babás, Приключенията на бавачката, Noční dobrodružství, En vild nat i byen, Die Nacht der Abenteuer, Οι περιπέτειες μιας μπέιμπι σίτερ, Aventuras en la gran ciudad, Una noche por la ciudad, Nuit de folie, לילה מגניב, Egy bébiszitter kalandjai, Tutto quella notte, 야행, Zwariowana noc, Uma Noite de Aventuras, Aventuras Fora de Horas, Приключения няни, Дадиљине пустоловине, En natt på stan, Bebek Bakıcısının Maceraları, Пригоди няні, 跷家的一夜
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sara really was the original thor stan before y’all even knew taika waititi existed huh
One of the coolest soundtracks of 80s films, one of the best openings and bloody gorgeous flawless Elizabeth Shue. STRONG FEMALE CHARACTERS. That little girl is mega badass too.
Did Nick and Norah ever admit that they basically homaged the whole 'stranded in a bus station' thing from this film?!
Playing like "After Hours"-meets-John Hughes, Chris Columbus' "Adventures in Babysitting" is a Murphy's Law-inspired comedy of mishaps. Assembled in a way that focuses equal parts on the adventure and characters at the fore of the story, Columbus builds a comedy with a richly dark tone and a spry sense of self.
Revolving around the everything-bad-that-can-happen-will odyssey of a babysitter and her charges, "Adventures in Babysitting" finds Elisabeth Shue's Chris maneuvering through multiple urban hazards when she attempts to locate a humorously imperiled friend. With engaging characters and layers of real heart, the narrative forms the basis of an uptempo and enjoyable piece of work with interestingly dark edges.
Columbus weaves an inviting and lived-in blend of urban and suburban visual…
i'm both brenda crying in the telephone booth and sara's room covered wall to wall in thor posters
It's After Hours but with 80s goddess Elizabeth Shue & a trio of youngsters that she's watching over for the night. Wild city antics ensue and things gets very wacky and pretty damn dangerous. It's also the best Almighty Thor-related movie that we have received thus far. Yeah, I said it.
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Nostalgia is fun, but sometimes it just does not hold up as well as you remember.
"Well, he walked up to me and he asked me if I wanted to dance ... He looked kinda nice and so I said I might take a chance ... When he danced he held me tight ... And when he walked me home that night ... All the stars were shining bright ... And then he kissed me"
I watched this movie countless times with my sisters growing up on VHS. And still decades later that great scene in the opening of Chris getting ready for her big date, while dancing around her room to this song from The Crystals had me ready…
This is one of Michelle's favourite childhood movies, so it was fun to watch it with her. She has seen it countless of times and can recite every line. It had been a good 15 years since I had seen this last. It's still wonderful of course. Elisabeth Shue is still a badass. It's still a fun adventure movie.
Super entertaining.
Here's the Hitchcock-Columbus film comparison you never knew you needed in your life.
Alfred Hitchcock's film Saboteur follows your every day American, Barry Kane (played by Robert Cummings), in one of the iconic “wrong man” tropes. He runs from set-piece to set-piece across America (from West to East) to find the man he’s taken the blame for as well as to redeem his reputation in full. The episodic tale finds Kane meeting his fellow citizens who help him on his journey, supporting Hitch’s pro-democratic allegory and message. Fast forward 45 years and it's not hard to imagine Chris Columbus’ directorial debut retools Saboteur’s entire plot but replaces the aircraft carrier worker with a babysitter and swaps the political allegory for one…
Don’t F U C K with the babysitter!
All movies should start with an Elisabeth Shue dance routine
* A bangin soundtrack
* Genuinely funny moments
* A wardrobe that makes me jealous
* An adorably nerdy Penelope Ann Miller
* A superhero obsessed little girl with a Gizmo backpack who is literally the coolest and smartest person in the whole film
* Baby Anthony Rapp
* Unlikely heroes who save the day on multiple occasions
* An “Eat the Rich” t shirt
* “Nobody leaves this place without singing the blues”
How could anyone not love this?
"Don't FUCK with the babysitter" - Chris,
A big nostalgia watch that I'm revisiting after 25 years and I'm happy to say that Adventures in Babysitting has lovely bones and characters that make the whole story exciting and endearing. I miss gritty movies for young tweens with real cursing and stakes that feel real. I watched this so many times aged 8-15 thinking about all the hijinx that I could get into if I ever got into the big city. The film is wonderfully paced and Elizabeth Shue is awesome.
Aside from a few highly indefensible jokes worth suffering for this is still a pretty solid movie that I recommend.
Having not watched this since I was a kid I was surprised that overall it holds up pretty well compared to other movies from this era. I misremembered a lot of it as I had zero memory of Vincent D'Onofrio as Thor! Elisabeth Shue is great in her role. It's just an entertaining '80s adventure flick with a killer soundtrack and sometimes that's all you need.
