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Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

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

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Reviews Counted:23

Fresh:8

Rotten:15

Average Rating:4.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Christina Applegate, who plays Kelly Bundy in the hit TV show "Married With Children," is the star of this wacky comedy about a group of kids trying to cope with a very weird situation. While... Christina Applegate, who plays Kelly Bundy in the hit TV show "Married With Children," is the star of this wacky comedy about a group of kids trying to cope with a very weird situation. While mom takes off for a trip to Australia with her boyfriend, the kids are left in the care of the elderly babysitter from hell. Then things go from bad to worse: the old lady dies, leaving them without a cent to their name. Teenager Sue Ellen, the oldest sibling, realizes that they'd better do something fast if they want to eat. Because one thing's for sure: no one wants to let mom know that the babysitter's dead... [More]

Starring: Christina Applegate, Keith Coogan, Joanna Cassidy, John Getz

Starring: Christina Applegate, Keith Coogan, Joanna Cassidy, John Getz, David Duchovny, Concetta Tomei, Kimmy Robertson, Jayne Brook, Eda Reiss Merin, Robert Hy Gorman, Danielle Harris, Christopher Pettiet, Cathy Ladman, Christopher Plummer, Sarah Buxton

Director: Stephen Herek

Director: Stephen Herek
Composer: David Newman
Producer: Michael Phillips, Bobby Newmyer, Jeffrey Silver, Brian Reilly

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Don't tell the studio, but its movie's dead. And as we used to say as kids -- rest in pieces.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
01/01/00
Hal Hinson
Hal Hinson
Washington Post

The souls of these little monsters are much too black to be redeemed within the confines of an hour and a half film.

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01/01/00
Kathleen Maher
Kathleen Maher
Austin Chronicle

Once the babysitter dies and her body is deposited anonymously on the steps of a funeral home, the movie is free to reveal its real purpose: This is a consumerist, escapist fantasy for teenage girls.

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