Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead(Movie, 1991)

Name: Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
Genre: Comedy, Kids & Family
Released: 1991
Duration: T01:45:00
Rating: 3.1

PG-13

| 1h 45min | Genres: Comedy, Kids & Family

Rating: 3.1/5 (with 175 votes)

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead is a 1991 American coming-of-age black comedy film directed by Stephen Herek, written by Neil Landau and Tara Ison, and starring Christina Applegate, Joanna Cassidy, Keith Coogan, John Getz, and Josh Charles. The plot focuses on a 17-year-old girl who assumes the role as head of the house when the elderly babysitter whom her mother had hired to watch over her kids while she is in Australia suddenly dies. Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead was released in theaters on June 7, 1991 and grossed $25.1 million. Despite receiving generally negative reviews from critics upon release, the film has gone on to gain a cult following on VHS and cable television. A remake is scheduled to be released in the United States on April 12, 2024. ()

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About Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

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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Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: Los Angeles (California)

Made by: Home Box Office (HBO), Outlaw Productions (I), Mercury, Cinema Plus, Douglas

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 20 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 06/07/1991

Cast: Christina Applegate, Joanna Cassidy, John Getz, Josh Charles, Keith Coogan, Danielle Harris, Christopher Pettiet, Jayne Brook, David Duchovny, Kimmy Robertson, Bryan Clark, Christopher Plummer, Concetta Tomei, Dan Castellaneta, Robert Hy Gorman, Sarah G. Buxton, E. E. Bell

Director: Stephen Herek

Producer: Brian Reilly

Screenwriter: Neil Landau

Film Editor: Larry Bock

Director of Photography: Tim Suhrstedt

Composer: David Newman

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"No le digas a mamá que la baby sitter ha muerto"

"The Real World"

Keywords: mom on holiday, babysitter, children home alone

Budget: 10,000,000 USD

Revenue: 25,196,249 USD (= 252%)

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