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Summary: Fun Flick from the 1980s.
Review: 1987 was one of the better years of my life. I was ten years old and the world was my oyster. I went to a couple of different camps that year and for the first time began to see how big the world really was. 1987 was also the year ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING came out. The movie stars Elisabeth Shue, back when she still played good, clean, fun parts and was the directorial debut for Chris Colombus (the guy behind HOME ALONE, MRS. DOUBTFIRE, and those HARRY POTTER movies).The movie is about a babysitter who gets an unexpected call to babysit right after her boyfriend postpones their anniversary dinner. She agrees, but just after the parents leave, her best friend calls from the bus station downtown in Chicago. The best friend has run away from home and is in a bit of trouble. So, unable to leave the kids alone and unable to abandon her best friend to the perverts she has encountered, she loads up the station wagon (station wagon, the classic 80s family vehicle) and heads to the city.But a tire goes flat on the expressway and chaos begins: jealous husbands, car thieves, gang wars, mob bosses, and rowdy college parties. All in a night's work. The film is charming because even though it pokes fun of the suburbanites of Chicagoland, it does so without being harsh, while at the same time uplifting the good and finer (though few) points about living in the suburbs. A friend of mine loves this movie solely because of that. Overall, the movie is fun and is worth seeing because it jumpstarted Shue's career and was Colombus's first feature.
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Summary: Exellent Movie For Halloween!
Review: I bet this is a scary movie for kids that are 6 years old. And it really does have a good reason to be rated PG-13. It's a great movie. You'll have the most spookiest adventure.This is actually a freaky babysitting movie.The whole movie starts out as Chris Parker's friend Brenda (Penelpe Ann-Miller) ran away from home to a bus station, and then when Chris Parker (Elisabeth Shue) drives to the town with the kids and then (BOOM!!!!)Flat Tire!!! That's how it starts out.Very scary indeed.This can be a movie for all scary movie lovers.The English title is called "A Night On Town."
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Summary: One Ridiculous Night Out ... For Kids Only
Review: This often-overrated schtick has one redeeming value: the gratuitous pleasure of seeing a young, immaculate-skinned Elisabeth Shue long before she was a gritty, Oscar-contending actress. She stars as Chris, who agrees to a night of babysitting after being dumped by her (obviously braindead) boyfriend. However, circumstances evolve that require Chris to rescue a good friend from the big city of Chicago (given screen life here as a character in the flick) ... and the comedy begins!
Gangs, thugs, and truckers abound in this silly little film, really only intended for viewers who enjoy silly little films.
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Summary: I need a babysitter!
Review: It took me all of the opening 2 minutes of this film to remember why I had such an enormous crush on Elisabeth Shue while I was in high school. Nowadays she is a serious actress with excellent honors and awards to her credit. Back in her early Thespian days, however, she was just plain adorable. As you might expect, the movie is about a routine babysitting job that goes awry. Kris (Shue) reluctantly drives from the suburbs to the inner-city of Chicago with 3 kids she's supposed to be watching over. On her way to pick up a flighty friend who wanted to run away, her mom's station-wagon gets a flat tire. Let's just say that the rest of the evening is all downhill from there! While the adventures are off-the wall, the plot does maintain a certain cohesion as all of the adventures are linked together nicely. The film also serves as a funny satire of what happens to naive suburbanites when they end up on the "wrong" side of the inner-city. Along the way, the kids even pass thru the university of Chicago which is, despite its reputation as an elite academic institution, most ASSUREDLY located on a rough side of Chicago. This film is highly recommended for all persons who enjoy adolescent comedies. If you look up "fun movie" in the dictionary, you just might find this movie listed as an example.
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Summary: A Night on the Town????
Review: If someone could tell me why some movies have two titles,that would be great......./Anyway//Liz Shue plays a 17 year old babysitter who is stuck babysitting 3 brats(2 are teens)after her conceited boyfriend stands her up for the school hussy.That's NOT where the hardships end.A trip into the city to rescue her best friend who has run away from home and is stuck at an airport with a mob of wackos(including a bald chinese lady with no pants on and a man waving a gun around and grinning)leads to one mishap and dangerous adventure after another.Will they ever make it home b4 the kids parents get home???It is pretty funny,especially Daryl,a smart-mouth who laughs like a deranged loony at everything.When I was 15,this movie actually made me WANT to get stuck in the city with those kinds of scary adventures,which means I'm sorta weird I guess.
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Summary: A Definite Feel Good Movie
Review: This is by far one of the best comedies of the 80s. It has everything. A great story, an awesome cast and lots of laughs and fun. For sure, this is Elisabeth Shue's best effort in a comedic role. If you need a good laugh, grab this movie. You'll be cheered up in no time. Enjoy.
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Summary: Best Babysitting Movie Ever!!
Review: When Chris Parker's (Elizabeth Shue) boyfriend Mike Todwell (Bradley Whitford) cancels their date. Now Chris is stuck babysitting the Anderson kids (Maia Brewton & Keith Coogan) and their friend Daryl (Anthony Rapp) She's settled for a wild night when Brenda (Penelope Ann Miller) calls her and says she's marooned at the train station with some very seedy characters (Vincent D'Onofrio & John Chandler). So Chris, Daryl, Sara, and Brad set out to rescue her in this adventure that will send laughter to everybody!!
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Summary: A good 80s comedy
Review: This comedy is a great addition to anyone's collection. Although there aren't many frills added to the DVD, the picture and sound quality are good.
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Summary: An adventure you shouldn't miss
Review: As a kid, I always wished I could have the coolest babysitter whenever my parents went out for the night. It never happened ... until I saw this movie, that is. Elisabeth Shue, in her first lead role, is the babysitter of every kid's dreams, and her enthusiasm helps carry the film through the lulls here and there. Director Chris Columbus, who would later establish himself in Hollywood with "Home Alone," has a winning effort in his directorial debut. With a number of memorable scenes and an attractive and capable cast, this is an adventure worth taking.
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Summary: Worth A Look ... Once
Review: Elizabeth Shue made entertainment headlines as the babysitter set out on a wild adventure tending to and finding the kids in the heart of the big city in what is, perhaps, every parents' worst nightmare done with comic flair. Some nice touches make ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING a one-time affair; I can't imagine any additional viewing would have much to offer even in the way of laughs. Standard formula where the girl even gets the boy in the end.
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