ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING at HOLLYWOOD TEEN MOVIES

TITLE : Adventures in Babysitting
ALTERNATIVE TITLE : A Night On The Town
YEAR OF RELEASE : 1987
CLASSIFICATION : M
DIRECTOR : Chris Columbus
STARRING : Elisabeth Shue, Maia Brewton, Keith Coogan, Anthony Rapp, Vincent D'Onofrio, Penelope Ann Miller.

TAGLINE: She thought babysitting was easy money - until she started hanging out with the Andersons.

TONY'S COMMENTS :
"Adventures In Babysitting" was Chris Columbus' directorial debut & it is one of the better teen comedies to come out of the 80's. Elisabeth Shue, in her first major starring role, plays Chris, a babysitter who takes the children she is in charge of, with her to downtown Chicago to help out a friend who is in need. This is when the fun begins as Shue & the kids go from one mad-cap disaster to another, before returning home safe & sound. Shue is excellent as the teenage babysitter & the musical number, "And Then He Kissed Me" that Shue mimes in the opening credit sequence is a standout. Another highlight in the film is Shue & the kids performing the "Babysitter's Blues" in a Chicago niteclub. "Adventures In Babysitting" is a fun film that can be enjoyed by everyone, teens & adults.

Chris Parker (Elisabeth Shue of The Karate Kid, Cousin Bette, Leaving Las Vegas) agrees to babysit after her "dread" date stands her up. Expecting a dull evening, Chris settles down with three kids for a night of TV ... and boredom. But when her frantic friend Brenda calls and pleads to be rescued from the bus station in downtown Chicago, the evening soon explodes into an endless whirl of hair-raising adventures! Babysitter and kids leave their safe suburban surroundings and head for the heart of the big city, never imagining how terrifyingly funny their expedition will become!

Adventures In Babysitting [DVD](1987) DVD
Riotous comedy that follows the misadventures of a perky young babysitter (Elisabeth Shue) from the Chicago suburbs who drags her charges to the inner city when her best friend calls for help. Keith Coogan, Calvin Levels co-star. 102 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Surround, French; scene access.

Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead [DVD](1991) DVD
"Married...With Children's" Christina Applegate is one of four siblings left at home with a deranged babysitter when their mother goes on an Australian vacation. But when the sitter suddenly suffers a fatal heart attack, the kids have to ditch the corpse and fend for themselves. Funny teen farce co-stars Joanna Cassidy, John Getz, Keith Coogan, David Duchovny. 105 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital Surround, French Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; biographies.