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Jul 3, 1987 · Adventures in Babysitting: Directed by Chris Columbus. With Elisabeth Shue, Maia Brewton, Keith Coogan, Anthony Rapp. A babysitter must battle her way through the big city after being stranded there with the kids she's looking after.
- (49K)
- Adventure, Comedy, Crime
- Chris Columbus
- 1987-07-03
After her boyfriend Mike cancels their anniversary date, 17-year-old Chris Parker invites her friend Brenda over to her Oak Park, Illinois, house to cheer her up, but is convinced by her mother to babysit their neighbors' daughter, eight-year-old Sara Anderson, who idolizes the Marvel Comics hero Thor, while they attend a party in downtown ...
Photos. 14 more photos. Quotes. Gang Leader : Don't fuck with the Lords of Hell! [Chris picks up the knife and shoves it in the gang leader's face] Chris : Don't fuck with the babysitter! Chris : Now boys, if either of you give me any grief I swear to God I'll kill you. Dead, murdered, stabbed. Daryl : Raped? Chris : I'm too old for this crap.
- Roger Cormier
- 2 min
- PARAMOUNT WAS ONLY INTERESTED IN MAKING THE MOVIE IF IT STARRED MOLLY RINGWALD. Producers Debra Hill and Lynda Obst brought the project to Paramount first, because the studio had a "first right of refusal."
- IT WAS CHRIS COLUMBUS' DIRECTORIAL DEBUT. Chris Columbus (screenwriter of Gremlins and The Goonies) chose Adventures in Babysitting as his directorial debut after reading more than 100 scripts.
- MOST OF THE MOVIE WAS SHOT IN TORONTO, WHICH WAS TOO CLEAN. The crew had to spread garbage around the streets so the Canadian city would look like Chicago.
- THEY BROKE INTO THE CHICAGO SUBWAY TO SHOOT. When pickup shots were needed for the L train sequence at 3 a.m., no Metro representatives were around to help the crew.
Having nothing else to do, responsible Chicago teenager Chris Parker takes a last-minute babysitting job. At the very least, the 17-year-old nanny can make a quick buck. Instead, what would otherwise have been merely a lifeless evening, soon turns into an adventure when Chris gets a frantic call from her best friend.
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When plans with her boyfriend fall through, high school senior Chris Parker (Elisabeth Shue) ends up babysitting the Anderson kids, Brad (Keith Coogan) and Sara (Maia Brewton).
- (45)
- Comedy
- PG-13
Sep 3, 2021 · The premise was ripe for maximum high jinks: After her date night falls through, Shue’s suburban high-school senior, Chris Parker, reluctantly agrees to watch teen Brad Anderson (Keith Coogan)...
