Synopsis
When 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.
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Cast
- Elisabeth ShueChris Parker
- Maia BrewtonSara Anderson
- Keith CooganBrad Anderson
- Anthony RappDaryl Coopersmith
- Calvin LevelsJoe Gipp
- Vincent D'OnofrioDawson / 'Thor'
- Penelope Ann MillerBrenda
- George NewbernDan Lynch
- John Ford NoonanJohn Pruitt
- Bradley WhitfordMike Todwell
Recommendations
- 63
Chicago Sun-Times
Adventures in Babysitting seemed littered with unrealized possibilities. The movie has good raw material, but it never really was pulled together into something I could care about much. - 60
Washington Post
Babysitting, the directorial debut of The Goonies and Gremlins writer Chris Columbus, is a sweet-natured, adolescent variation on the big-city black comedy After Hours. - 60
Los Angeles Times
It's one of those movies that, however well it works now, might have been pretty bad with a different cast and director. It doesn't really transcend its genre; it just stretches it in amusing and sometimes surprising ways. - 60
Newsweek
Guts, wit and soul, these suburban kids have it all: Babysitting outdoes even John Hughes in flattering its target audience, and for this it will doubtless be amply rewarded. [13 July 1987, p.60] - 50
Time Out London
If this family fodder is functional, it's due largely to its production design and cinematography, which endow the city of Chicago with an effectively menacing aspect. - 50
The New York Times
To be fair, ''Adventures in Baby-Sitting'' is determinedly cute, and its pep may well be appreciated by anyone with a frame of reference as narrow as the film makers' own. It's clear from the film's opening moments that pep is all that matters here anyhow. - 50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Amusement parks are fine, but with the danger gone, Adventures in Babysitting seems a lot like going to the park when all the scary rides are closed. [03 July 1987] - 40
Empire
Strays from the boundaries of believability a little too much to be regarding anything other than a throw-away comedy.
