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Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

“No rules. No curfews. No baths. No nagging. No pulse.”

★ 6.2 / 10 (513 votes)June 7, 1991105 minEN
Comedy

Sue Ellen Crandell is a teenager eagerly awaiting her mother's summer-long absence. While the babysitter looks after her rambunctious younger siblings, Sue Ellen can party and have fun. But then the babysitter abruptly dies, leaving the Crandells short on cash. Sue Ellen finds a sweet job in fashion by lying about her age and experience on her résumé. But, while her siblings run wild, she discovers the downside of adulthood

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Movie facts

Release dateJune 7, 1991
StatusReleased
Runtime105 min
Rating★ 6.2 / 10
CertificationPG-13
Original languageEnglish
CountryUnited States of America
Budget$10,000,000
Revenue$25,196,249
ProductionCinema Plus, Mercury/Douglas Films, Outlaw Productions, HBO Films
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Director

Stephen Herek

Writers

Neil Landau, Tara Ison

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Cast

Christina ApplegateChristina ApplegateSwell
Joanna CassidyJoanna CassidyRose
John GetzJohn GetzGus
Josh CharlesJosh CharlesBryan
Keith CooganKeith CooganKenny
Concetta TomeiConcetta TomeiMom
David DuchovnyDavid DuchovnyBruce
Kimmy RobertsonKimmy RobertsonCathy
Jayne BrookJayne BrookCarolyn
Eda Reiss MerinEda Reiss MerinMrs. Sturak
Robert Hy GormanRobert Hy GormanWalter
Danielle HarrisDanielle HarrisMelissa
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