Adventures in Babysitting
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Short description
Chris Parker is a high school senior whose plans for a special evening collapse when her boyfriend cancels. She takes a babysitting job instead, expecting a quiet night with the two Anderson children, Brad and Sara. That changes when her friend Brenda calls from a bus station in Chicago, frightened after running away from home. Chris packs the kids into the car and drives into the city to help, and the trip grows into a long night of complications involving car thieves, a blues club and a stolen notebook the children have picked up without realizing it.
The 1987 comedy was directed by Chris Columbus, the first of the seventeen films he has directed, ahead of Home Alone three years later. David Simkins wrote the screenplay, and Debra Hill and Lynda Obst produced for Touchstone Pictures. Elisabeth Shue plays Chris, with Keith Coogan, Maia Brewton and Anthony Rapp as the children in her charge, and John Davis Chandler and Calvin Levels among the supporting cast.
Made for about 7 million dollars, the film took roughly 34 million worldwide, a strong return on its budget. On IMDb it holds 6.9 from nearly 48,000 votes, and on TMDB 6.9 as well, while critics rated it 6.5 from 45 reviews, placing it somewhat below the audience scores.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film's title is referenced in two episodes of the popular television series "That's So Raven" ("Adventures in Boss-Sitting") and "Captain N and the Adventures of the Super Mario Bros. 3" ("Misadventures in Babysitting").
- In one of the early script drafts, Sarah wasn't as much of a fan of the comic book hero Thor as she is depicted in the film. Instead, there was a scene near Soldier Field stadium with then-players of the local Chicago Bears football team: Jim McMahon, Walter Payton, William Perry, and Mike Singletary. The boys invited them to the Andersons' house to watch the horror film "The Mummy's Curse" (1944), and as they were leaving, Daryl managed to swipe a few bandages from the football stars as souvenirs. Later, they helped the heroes replenish the shortage when retrieving the car from Dawson's garage. In the final version, neither the players nor even a mention of the team remains.
- In one of the early script drafts, the owner of Dawson's garage was a very masculine woman, and the highlight of the scene was Sarah and Brad's confusion about her gender. Ultimately, the role went to Vincent D'Onofrio, and the scene took the form we see in the film.
- One of the producers of "The Adventures of Babysitting" was Debra Hill, who, along with John Carpenter, was behind the creation of "Halloween" (1978). When Sara and Chris are watching television, John Carpenter's musical theme from that film can be heard at one point.
- Valerie Bertinelli auditioned for the role of Chris Parker.
- Rival street gangs challenge each other as the train crosses Devereux Street. This is a playful reference to director Chris Columbus's wife, Monica Devereux, and his brother-in-law, Clark Devereux, both of whom have small roles in the film.
- Just before filming the scene where the group of heroes makes a desperate escape through a dirty, trash-filled alley, Toronto city workers unexpectedly appeared and cleaned the intended filming location. As a result, to create the necessary atmosphere temporarily, the film crew had to scour city dumps for suitable garbage.
- In both "Adventures in Babysitting" and "Back to the Future Part II" (1989), the character played by Elisabeth Shue faints and, upon regaining consciousness, says the same phrase: "I had the most terrible nightmare."
- Elizabeth Shue's brother, Andrew Shue, appears in a small role as one of the party guests. He is the guy standing at the bar laughing at Daryl with the others.
- In the United Kingdom, the film was released under the title "A Night on the Town".
- The film served as the basis for a pilot episode of the same name, which aired on CBS in 1989 but did not receive a continuation. Jennifer Guthrie (Chris), Joseph Lawrence (Brad), Courtney Pelton (Sarah), Ariana Mohit (Brenda), and Brian Austin Green (Daryl) starred in the pilot.
- Elizabeth Shue landed the lead role after Jodie Foster and Justine Bateman turned it down.
- When the heroes enter the illegal auto shop, Blick dismissively refers to their group as the Brady family from the popular television series of the same name from the 60s. Immediately following this scene, as the camera shifts to Brenda at the bus station, the main theme song from that series can be heard from one of the portable televisions there.
- Bradley Whitford, who played the role of Mike Toddwell (Chris's boyfriend), was already 27 years old at the time of filming and felt somewhat uncomfortable with the age difference with his character. To make him feel more comfortable, director Chris Columbus allowed the actor to use his Chevrolet Camaro in the film, and the car retained Bradley Whitford's real license plate, SO COOL.
- The first Disney film to receive a PG-13 rating.
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