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The Babysitter

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The Babysitter (1995)

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Reviews Counted:7

Fresh:2

Rotten:5

Average Rating:3.8/10

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: A beautiful, all-American teenager becomes the unwitting cause of her employers' indiscretions. Harry Tucker, the man who hired her, sees her as a perfect extra-marital romance, while his wife uses... A beautiful, all-American teenager becomes the unwitting cause of her employers' indiscretions. Harry Tucker, the man who hired her, sees her as a perfect extra-marital romance, while his wife uses her husband's obsession as an excuse to have an affair with her neighbor. But things go from bad to worse when the babysitter's boyfriend is threatened by a local hood with desires of his own. [More]

Starring: Alicia Silverstone, Jeremy London, George Segal, J.T. Walsh

Starring: Alicia Silverstone, Jeremy London, George Segal, J.T. Walsh, Lee Garlington, Nicky Katt, Lois Chiles

Director: Guy Ferland

Director: Guy Ferland
Screenwriter: Guy Ferland
Story: Robert Coover
Producer: Joel Schumacher, Steve Perry
Composer: Loek Dikker

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It does get at something dark and wormy in American masculinity.

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08/19/06
Rob Gonsalves
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eFilmCritic.com
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01/26/06
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03/09/04
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Bad horror almost saved due to Silverstone's 'hotness' factor.

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06/22/03
Alex Sandell
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05/21/03
Linda Lee
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09/23/02
Philip Martin
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Geez Alicia looks hot! Geez...the film's not.

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09/18/02
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