"Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead" C/D?

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Or, subtitled: "What happened to Keith Coogan"--he starred in two movies about babysitting gone awry. So, I can watch "Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead" over and over again. I think it might be one of my favorite movies, and Christina Applegate's Lita Ford coif only makes it THAT much better. Share your thoughts.

― Mandee, Wednesday, 3 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

DAVID DUCHOVNY'S IN IT I DON'T CARE IF I SPELT HIS NAME WRONG OR NOT.

― RJG, Wednesday, 3 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I wanted to post this on the pinefox's hamburglar thread but I can't find it. sorry mandee.

http://www.sincuser.f9.co.uk/023/softwre11.jpg

+DTMtBD=dud although I'm not sure I've ever seen it in its entirety.

― RJG, Wednesday, 3 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Yeah, you bet that David Duchovny's in it. He plays "Bruce, head inventory clerk" and evil receptionist Caroline's cohort. But, it's not a dud, step OFF, Jack.

― Mandee, Wednesday, 3 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

That film was the only thing that made being a fat and zitty babysitter even remotely bearable. The ice sculpture! The Buick! The petty cash! The new fangled fax machine! A classic.

― Madeleine, Wednesday, 3 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

The punXor some kid with no qualifications is not only better at the job than the qualified secretary, but more likeable too, plus the local kindly nerd will do all your work for you (and then made him nice rather than leachorous, which is grebt). And I loved how the rock kid cut off his hair for the show at the end (do his rock friends join in, I don't remember), and doesn't she win a scholarship or something? Plus the burger guy loves her for who she is and what she pretends to be.

Also managed to be a very late entry into by films-I-watch-whenever-they're-on-TV-which-is-always Back To The Future/Goonies/Honey I Shrunk The Ect category.

CLASSIC

― Graham, Wednesday, 3 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Classic. Definitely. I mean, it's just so Eighties. Look at the clothes!

― Caitlin, Thursday, 4 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Don't Tell Mom The Babysitters Dead vs Adventures In Babysitter: FITE!!!

(I think DTMTBD edges it out through gross eating scenes and hilarious shoulderpads - and especially Christina Applegate at 26 playing a sixteen year old pretending to be 26 - Hah!) Channel 4 rightly rate it and are always showing it in their primetime movies slot.

― Pete, Thursday, 4 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Don't Tell Mom The Babysitters Dead vs Adventures In Babysitter: FITE!!!

adventures in babysitter sounds a bit saucy.

but seriously. that film had different titles in the UK and the US, didn't it?

I prefer the AiB because I've seen it. or maybe I prefer DTMtBD

― RJG, Thursday, 4 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Adventures In Babysitting was also known as A Night On The Town - a much worse name for what is a fun screwball kids comedy. What is nice about DTMTBD is its moral backbone which - much like Freaky Friday - is as subversive as it is straight (actually its hard being an adult with responsibilities - but hey olds - lighten up a bit and learn from ver kids).

― Pete, Thursday, 4 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

did anyone read the book sequel(s) to freaky friday? (they were all books before FF was made into film)

― Alan T, Thursday, 4 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

AiB v DTMTBD?

YOU KNOW WHOSE SIDE I AM ON HERE.

AiB does, however, have Coogan in the all-star lineup, which makes it bearable.

― Mandee, Thursday, 4 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

ten years pass...

REVIVE

show of hands how many ppl knew that cuet little Chris Pettiet (aka Zach in DTMTBD) died in 2000? I just found out on IMDB.
Poor Cynthia must be heartbroken. She was his moon goddess. (sorry joeks but v sad)

also I love this movie so much!!!!

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 5 November 2012 23:39 (twelve years ago)

The kid played Thor is the worst person ever.

― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 5 November 2012 23:41 (twelve years ago)

*who played

― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 5 November 2012 23:41 (twelve years ago)

who?

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 5 November 2012 23:44 (twelve years ago)

ugh -- thinking of this

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NCAbjKSQnxU/T0_k4j-D8-I/AAAAAAAAAug/NDX0kBilxNo/s1600/AinB1.jpg

― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 5 November 2012 23:45 (twelve years ago)

Oh we should totally have a thread for that too.

Also, Keith Coogan as common denominator.

― ENBB, Monday, 5 November 2012 23:46 (twelve years ago)

THOR was D'Onofrio! How could he suck?

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 5 November 2012 23:48 (twelve years ago)

but Keith Coogan is p great

I love when he learns to cook from watching the Julia Child tv show

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 5 November 2012 23:48 (twelve years ago)

This is a perfect film for a game of "I Saw This When I Was Ten Yeard Old And It Is Frozen In My Ten Year Old Mind. Is It Actually Good?"

― Knut Horowitz, Able-Bodied Investment Banker and Ladies Man (Hurting 2), Monday, 5 November 2012 23:49 (twelve years ago)

I saw it when I was 10, then we recorded it off the tv when I was 12, and we watched at least once a week til I was 18...YES IT'S GOOD

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 5 November 2012 23:53 (twelve years ago)

the only other thing I have to say, is that the dishes are done, man

― Knut Horowitz, Able-Bodied Investment Banker and Ladies Man (Hurting 2), Monday, 5 November 2012 23:53 (twelve years ago)

talks like she's chewing her face?

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 5 November 2012 23:55 (twelve years ago)

I meant the girl who plays Thor is terrible.

― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 5 November 2012 23:55 (twelve years ago)

GET

OUT

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 5 November 2012 23:56 (twelve years ago)

REVIVE

also I love this movie so much!!!!

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, November 5, 2012 6:39 PM (41 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

:-(

― Room 227 (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 6 November 2012 00:22 (twelve years ago)

Fun(ner) fact: as a kid, I owned the soundtrack to this film on cassette

― Room 227 (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 6 November 2012 00:25 (twelve years ago)

that IS a fun fact

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 6 November 2012 00:26 (twelve years ago)

this movie is classic fuiud

― lunar madness (get bent), Tuesday, 6 November 2012 00:28 (twelve years ago)

I def need to do a Babysitter double feature one of these days. Loved both this and AiB as a kid and always assumed they'd both be too embarrassing to rewatch.

― Room 227 (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 6 November 2012 00:28 (twelve years ago)

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