Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
1991 · Movie · PG-13 · 105 min · ★ 6.2 · 36% critics
When a mom leaves town for the summer, her oldest teen expects freedom—until an unexpected crisis leaves the household broke and unsupervised. To keep the family afloat, she lands a promising fashion job by stretching the truth, juggling office pressure, messy siblings, and a fast crash course in responsibility.
Also known as The Real World
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Details
- Years
- 1991
- Release date
- 1991-06-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 36/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (487 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a light, nostalgic teen comedy about kids scrambling to act like adults, with workplace antics and family chaos; Not for you if you need realism or nonstop laughs like Forget Paris.
Pros: funny, sweet energy; memorable one-liners; satisfying growing-up arc | Cons: premise feels far-fetched; some crude moments; uneven laughs
Themes
- babysitter
- mom on holiday
- children home alone
Cast & crew
Christina Applegate
as Swell
Joanna Cassidy
as Rose Lindsey
John Getz
as Gus
Josh Charles
as Bryan
Keith Coogan
as Kenny
Concetta Tomei
as Mom
David Duchovny
as Bruce
Kimmy Robertson
as Cathy
Jayne Brook
as Carolyn
Eda Reiss Merin
as Mrs. Sturak
Directed by Stephen Herek