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Way before she grabbed an Oscar nomination for her searing performance as a world-weary prostitute in Leaving Las Vegas, Elisabeth Shue was known as one of the squeaky-clean actresses of the '80s. Having made a splash in The Karate Kid and the '60s-nostalgia TV series Call to Glory, Shue cemented her good-girl reputation with the charming but badly titled Adventures in Babysitting. Set in the John Hughes-style suburbs of Chicago, the titular adventures follow babysitter Chris (Shue), who agrees to watch the Anderson kids (Keith Coogan and Maia Brewton) when her boyfriend cancels their anniversary date. All is quiet on the home front until Chris is called upon to rescue her best friend (Penelope Ann Miller, also doing good-girl duty) from the seedy downtown bus station. She can't leave the kids, and she can't leave her friend alone in the big bad city, so she packs everyone in the station wagon and heads into Chicago. Screwball craziness begins as they encounter car thieves, knife-wielding gangs, gun-toting truck drivers, and, worst of all, Chris's duplicitous boyfriend. It's hardly mature entertainment, but Shue makes it work; when she wins over the audience at a blues club with her improv singing, you'll be won over, too. In his directorial debut, Chris Columbus (who later went on to helm the sap-fests Mrs. Doubtfire and Home Alone) gently skewers the suburbia white-bread mindset of the main characters, and plays up the comedy over the schmaltz with a subtlety of which he now seems incapable; the near romance between Shue and Coogan is played lightly and adorably. Look for brief appearances by art-house faves Lolita Davidovich as a college party girl and Vincent D'Onofrio as an unlikely savior. --Mark Englehart

Chris Parker (Elisabeth Shue) agrees to babysit after her "dream" 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.

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From: Amazon Posted: Aug 26, 2008 Type: User Review

80's Comedy Adventure

This is one of my favourite movies, yet it seemed to get lost back when it was released.

Chris (Elizabeth Shue) is stuck babysitting when her best friend decides to run away from home and then has second thoughts, only she has no...
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4.00/5

From: Amazon Posted: Aug 02, 2008 Type: User Review

Adventures In Babysitting

This movie is a classic. I bought it for a friend of mine, for her birthday. She was so excited. It came with in 5 days and it was in perfect condition. Thanks!!
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From: Amazon Posted: Jul 25, 2008 Type: User Review

Adventures in Babysitting

This is a great movie for teens and those of us who loved it as a teen. It is full of adventure and comedy. It is a movie you will love to watch over and over.
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5.00/5

From: Amazon Posted: May 27, 2008 Type: User Review

babysitting movie

This is good old movie. Not by todays acting standards but for its time it is funny and well made
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From: Amazon Posted: Apr 28, 2008 Type: User Review

An Imaginative Adventure.

One of those movies that is easy to watch many times. The plot is simple and almost-believable; A babysitter gets in deep trouble while taking the kids out in an unauthorized rescue mission of a run-away friend. The cast plays well within their...
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5.00/5

From: Amazon Posted: Apr 28, 2008 Type: User Review

Babysitting Adventure

Fun family movie with a lot of action and a bit of romance.

Elisabeth Shue's character agrees to babysit her family friend's kids after having her date cancelled by her so called boyfriend. She thinks it's going to be an easy night...
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From: Amazon Posted: Feb 22, 2008 Type: User Review

Great imaginative adventure for any Babysitter

I saw this movie a while ago and enjoyed it, as my daughter was a babysitter and I could so picture something funny as this could happen to her. Great movie for kids and if you are an adult you can enjoy it as a cute adventure, think when you were...
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From: Amazon Posted: Feb 13, 2008 Type: User Review

Feel good masterpiece the whole family will love

This is one of the truly rare films that will have everybody laughing out loud regardless of age. Amazingly, the film does it without pandering, and without dumb or gross out humor. Elizabeth Shue is simply amazing in this. Forget that she...
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From: Amazon Posted: Jan 28, 2008 Type: User Review

Absolutely FUN!!!!

Great fun movie for the family,one of my family's favorites,never get tired of seeing,and always provides a laugh as well as some sweetness!!!
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From: Amazon Posted: Jan 22, 2008 Type: User Review

discovering the new world

oh my gosh when the van in this movie hits the little metal statue man that the pizza delivery guy hits repeatedly in home alone i just straight up died laffin. i mean i was on the floor, in stitches, like a neil hamburger one-liner. i guess that...
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3.00/5

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