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Adventures in Babysitting
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1987 film directed by Chris Columbus
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Adventures in Babysitting is a 1987 American teen action comedy film directed by Chris Columbus and produced by Debra Hill. The movie was produced by Touchstone Pictures and Silver Screen Partners III, with distribution handled by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and Disney+. It was filmed in Toronto and Chicago, serving as the narrative location for the story. The cast includes Elisabeth Shue, Maia Brewton, Keith Coogan, and Anthony Rapp, with music composed by Michael Kamen and editing by Fredric Steinkamp.
The film has a runtime of 102 minutes and a budget of 7,000,000, generating revenue of 34,368,475. It explores themes such as babysitting, car theft, and misadventure. Critical reception includes a review score of 69% and 45/100, alongside an average rating of 6.4/10. The work is described by the source Disney A to Z and is available on Disney+.
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6.9When plans with her boyfriend fall through, high school senior Chris Parker ends up babysitting the Anderson kids, Brad and Sara. What should be a quiet night in, however, turns into a series of ridiculous exploits, starting when they leave the house to pick up Chris' friend Brenda. Soon, Brad's buddy Daryl is involved, and the group must contend with car thieves, blues musicians and much more.
Cast
- Elisabeth Shue as Chris Parker
- Maia Brewton as Sara Anderson
- Keith Coogan as Brad Anderson
- Anthony Rapp as Daryl Coopersmith
- Calvin Levels as Joe Gipp
- Vincent D'Onofrio as Dawson / 'Thor'
Themes
- babysitter
- unfaithful boyfriend
- misadventure
- one night
- car theft
- suburbanite
- chop shop
- homeless man
- frat party
- criminal gang
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- action film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Chris Columbus
- Cast member
- Clark Johnson
- Composer
- Michael Kamen
- Producer
- Lynda Obst
- Narrative location
- Chicago
- Filming location
- Chicago
- Duration
- 102
- FilmAffinity ID
- 731021
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- publication date
- 1987-07-01
- title
- Adventures in Babysitting
- distributed by
- Disney+
- film editor
- Fredric Steinkamp
- described by source
- Disney A to Z
- production code
- 0521
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 45/100
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