Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

Name: Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
Genre: Comedy, Family
Released: 1991-06-07
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Christina Applegate, Joanna Cassidy, John Getz, Josh Charles, Keith Coogan

No rules. No curfews. No baths. No nagging. No pulse.

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)

Timing: 1:45 (105 min)

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Release date

1991-06-07

Country

United States

Production

Outlaw Productions, HBO, HBO Films, Outlaw Productions, Cinema Plus, Douglas, Mercury

Genre

Comedy, Family

Budget

$10 000 000

Box office

$25 196 249

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Director

Stephen Herek

Actors

Christina Applegate, Joanna Cassidy, John Getz, Josh Charles, Keith Coogan, Concetta Tomei, David Duchovny, Kimmy Robertson, Jayne Brook, Eda Reiss Merin
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Neil Landau, Tara Ison

Producer

Julia Phillips, Jeffrey Silver, Robert F. Newmyer, Brian Reilly, Michael Phillips

Camera operator

Tim Suhrstedt

Composer

David Newman

Artist

Stephen Marsh

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Editing

Larry Bock
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Short description

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

What's left behind the scenes

Kito Kugan was to play 15-year-old Kenny, but he was already 20 years old, and was 22 months older than Christina Applegate, who played alongside him.
The original script was written with Winona Ryder in mind for the role of Sue Ellen, but she declined as she was already filming Tim Burton's drama "Edward Scissorhands" (1990) and Richard Benjamin's "Mermaids" (1990) simultaneously. Justine Bateman was initially cast as Sue Ellen, but soon left the project. Christina Applegate was then cast after Ed O'Neill, who co-starred with her in the series "Married... with Children" (1987-1997), gave her the script to read.
Kristina Applegate gained nearly 4.5 kilograms for the role of a 17-year-old teenage girl. After filming, she lost almost all of that weight and returned to her role in the series "Married... with Children".
The song "Viva La Vogue" by Army of Lovers is used in the film's soundtrack.
The original screenplay was written with actress Winona Ryder in mind for the role of Sue Ellen, but she declined because she was simultaneously filming Tim Burton's drama 'Edward Scissorhands' (1990) and Richard Benjamin's 'Mermaids' (1990). Justine Bateman was initially cast as Sue Ellen, but she soon left the project. Christina Applegate was cast in the role after Ed O'Neill, her co-star in the series 'Married... with Children' (1987-1997), gave her the script to read.
Production stalled toward the end because Christopher Petit's (1976-2000) drug addiction began to spiral out of control. To keep the film on schedule, several scenes featuring the actor had to be cut.
Kito Kugan was cast to play 15-year-old Kenny, though he was already 20 years old and 22 months older than his co-star Christina Applegate.
Christina Applegate gained nearly 10 pounds for the role of a 17-year-old teenage girl. After filming ended, she lost almost all of the weight and returned to her role in the series 'Married... with Children'.