Adventures in Babysitting (1987)

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Info:

• Date: July 1, 1987
• Genre: Don't Fuck with the Babysitter
• Producers: Chris Columbus (director), David Simkins (writer)

Plot:

• Overworked and underpaid suburban babysitter Chris takes the kids on an unplanned trip into the rougher parts of Chicago to rescue her friend, Brenda. Young Sara finds Thor working in a garage and Chris dumps her cheating boyfriend and finds romance, all without the parents finding out.

Cast:

• Elisabeth Shue as Chris
• Maia Brewton as Sara
• Keith Coogan as Brad
• Anthony Rapp as Daryl
• Penelope Ann Miller as Brenda
• Calvin Levels as Joe Gip
• George Newbern as Dan
• Vincent D'Onofrio as Dawson

Thoughts:

• Chris's awesome camel hair coat.
• Sara's love of all things Thor (pre-Avengers)
• The Babysitting Blues ("Nobody leaves this place without singing the blues")
• "Don't fuck with the Lords of Hell!" "Don't fuck with the babysitter!!!"

Links:

• IMDb
• Wikipedia
• YouTube Search
• When Gen-X Ruled the Multiplex

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