A babysitter must battle her way through the big city after being stranded there with the kids she's looking after.A babysitter must battle her way through the big city after being stranded there with the kids she's looking after.A babysitter must battle her way through the big city after being stranded there with the kids she's looking after.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 4 nominations
Vincent D'Onofrio
- Dawson
- (as Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio)
John Davis Chandler
- Bleak
- (as John Chandler)
Lolita Davidovich
- Blonde
- (as Lolita David)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBradley Whitford was allowed to use his own Camaro for the movie. It has the license plate "SO COOL," the actual license plate Bradley had on his car.
- GoofsOn Sara's skate, her first name is spelled as "Sarah". In the end credits, it is spelled "Sara".
- Quotes
Albert Collins: Nobody leaves this place without singing the blues.
- Crazy creditsShot of the thug who chased the little girl outside of skyscraper whimpering about being stuck out there.
- Alternate versionsOn television broadcasts (most notably Disney Channel) and on Disney+, the scene where Brad calls Thor a homo was changed to where he now calls him a weirdo.
- SoundtracksBabysitting Blues
Lyrics by Mark Mueller
Music by Robert Kraft
Performed by Albert Collins, Billy Branch (uncredited), Maia Brewton (uncredited), Keith Coogan (uncredited), Anthony Rapp (uncredited), and Elisabeth Shue (uncredited)
Produced by Robert Kraft
Courtesy of Alligator Records
Featured review
When I first saw this movie in the late 1980's I thought to myself how whenever I had babysat I had had a pretty boring night stuck in front of a TV hoping the kids wouldn't wake up crying and spoil the peace. How I wish they had been more like this movie.
Elizabeth Shue plays Chris Parker who is babysitting one night but due to certain circumstances ends up taking the kids out on the town in order to pick up one of her friends. What follows is all sorts of adventures involving thugs, crooks, thieves, the lot. The film is totally funny to watch and has some really good scenes in. Two that come to mind involve a fight between two gangs on a train and one involving the god of Thunder Thor (well, not the Thor you would be expecting).
This is an exciting movie which was typical of 1980's movies. Boy, I wish they could make movies like that now. The 80's has got to be the best decade ever for films of all genres and this movie is just one of many great comedy films of that era. Oh and by the way, I think Elizabeth Shue is beautiful and I believe this was her best role.
Elizabeth Shue plays Chris Parker who is babysitting one night but due to certain circumstances ends up taking the kids out on the town in order to pick up one of her friends. What follows is all sorts of adventures involving thugs, crooks, thieves, the lot. The film is totally funny to watch and has some really good scenes in. Two that come to mind involve a fight between two gangs on a train and one involving the god of Thunder Thor (well, not the Thor you would be expecting).
This is an exciting movie which was typical of 1980's movies. Boy, I wish they could make movies like that now. The 80's has got to be the best decade ever for films of all genres and this movie is just one of many great comedy films of that era. Oh and by the way, I think Elizabeth Shue is beautiful and I believe this was her best role.
- Big Movie Fan
- Dec 1, 2002
- Permalink
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Una noche por la ciudad
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $7,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $34,368,475
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,901,297
- Jul 5, 1987
- Gross worldwide
- $34,368,475
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content
Top Gap
By what name was Adventures in Babysitting (1987) officially released in India in Hindi?
Answer