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

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

Movie · Comedy · 1h 45m · Rated 6.2/10 on TMDB · Released June 7, 1991

Overview

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

Directed by Stephen Herek

Cast

• Christina Applegate as Swell
• Joanna Cassidy as Rose
• 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
• Robert Hy Gorman as Walter
• Danielle Harris as Melissa

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