The Babysitter
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| Directed by | Guy Ferland |
| Produced by | Steve Perry Kevin J. Messick Spencer Franklin Joel Schumacher |
| Written by | Guy Ferland |
| Based on | The short story by Robert Coover |
| Starring | Alicia Silverstone Jeremy London Nicky Katt J. T. Walsh |
| Music by | Loek Dikker |
| Cinematography | Rick Bota |
| Editing by | Jim Prior Victoria T. Thompson |
| Studio | Spelling Films International |
| Distributed by | Spelling Entertainment Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | October 17, 1995 |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Babysitter is a 1995 American thriller film directed by Guy Ferland and starring Alicia Silverstone based on the eponymous short story by Robert Coover in his collection Pricksongs and Descants (1969). The film was released direct-to-video in October 1995.
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[edit] Plot
A beautiful teenage babysitter (Alicia Silverstone) is charged with the care of a preteen boy, a little girl, and a baby. She becomes the basis for fantasies of the boy, her boyfriend, Jack, his questionable friend, and the father of the children she is babysitting. Meanwhile, the childrens' mother, at a party thinks Jack's friend's father wants to have an affair with her, and she fantasizes about it.
[edit] Cast
- Alicia Silverstone as Jennifer/The Babysitter (she is not officially named until near the end of the film, until then she is mostly referred to as "the babysitter")
- Jeremy London as Jack
- Nicky Katt as Mark
- J. T. Walsh as Harry Tucker
- Lee Garlington as Dolly Tucker
- Lois Chiles as Bernice Holsten
- George Segal as Bill Holsten
- Ryan Slater as Jimmy
- Brittany English Stephens as Bitsy
- Tuesday Knight as Waitress
[edit] Reception
The Babysitter received negative reviews; it currently holds a 29% 'rotten' rating on review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes.[1]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- The Babysitter at the Internet Movie Database
- The Babysitter at AllRovi
- The Babysitter at Rotten Tomatoes
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