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Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991) -- Five kids are left home when their mother leaves town on a three-month vacation, only to have their geriatric babysitter die of a heart attack, leading to the eldest teen, Sue Ellen, to scam her way into taking a job at a hip Los Angeles fashion company t
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991) -- Five kids are left home when their mother leaves town on a three-month vacation, only to have their geriatric babysitter die of a heart attack, leading to the eldest teen, Sue Ellen, to scam her way into taking a job at a hip Los Angeles fashion company t

Overview

User Rating:
5.4/10   8,548 votes
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Director:
Stephen Herek
Writers (WGA):
Neil Landau (written by) &
Tara Ison (written by)
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Release Date:
7 June 1991 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
No rules. No curfews. No nagging. No pulse.
Plot:
Five kids are left home when their mother leaves town on a three-month vacation, only to have their geriatric babysitter die of a heart attack, leading to the eldest teen, Sue Ellen, to scam her way into taking a job at a hip Los Angeles fashion company to feed and support her needy siblings. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
4 nominations more
User Comments:
Better than the 5/10 rating it has here. more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Real World (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
102 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
Cinema Plus more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Before Sue Ellen stomps out of Kenny's room, she yells, "When are you going to start helping me, you lazy little prick?" but director Stephen Herek decided he didn't want to take any chances of the movie receiving an R rating so he had the scene fixed for Sue Ellen to call Kenny a lazy little "punk" instead. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Sue Ellen shoots Gus with the water gun, the squirt on his pants changes size between the close up and the long shot. more
Quotes:
[repeated line]
Sue Ellen "Swell" Crandell: I'm right on top of that Rose.
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Movie Connections:
Features "The French Chef" (1962) more
Soundtrack:
DRAGGIN' THE LINE more

FAQ

Why is some of the coarse language censored, even on the DVD?
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17 out of 23 people found the following comment useful:-
Better than the 5/10 rating it has here., 7 December 2004
Author: tholts from Mountain Top, PA

Just saw it again; the cast carries a silly plot, in much the same way as a '40s screwball comedy but with an 80s/90s sensibility and awareness. Applegate and Coogan are really outstanding here, and the supporting cast is smart enough to either support or stay out of the way, as necessary. It's pure humor with no big message, which apparently was a virtue 60 years ago but is unforgivable now. I'd best describe the humor as, "Hilarity ensues as fish out of water learn to breathe air."

I'd give it a very solid 6.8 out of 10, worth a rental or a Netflix hit, but not a $20 purchase.

Tom

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