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Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

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Genre Comedy
Format Multiple Formats, NTSC, Dolby, Subtitled, Full Screen, AC-3, Color, Dubbed
Contributor Keith Coogan, Concetta Tomei, Julianne Phillips, Jayne Brook, Josh Charles, Stephen Herek, Robert Newmyer, Dan Castellaneta, Christina Applegate, Joanna Cassidy, Kimmy Robertson, John Getz, Brian Reilly, David Duchovny, Jeffrey Silver, Michael Phillips See more
Language English
Number Of Discs 1
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Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

Mom has taken a trip, leaving the kids with a babysitter. There's only one problem: she just died!

Now the kids can have a summer full of fun…or can they?

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Mom has taken a trip, leaving the kids with a babysitter. There's only one problem - she just died! Now the kids can have a summer full of fun - or can they?

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.4 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 119655
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Stephen Herek
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, NTSC, Dolby, Subtitled, Full Screen, AC-3, Color, Dubbed
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 45 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ December 15, 2009
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Christina Applegate, Dan Castellaneta, Joanna Cassidy, John Getz, Keith Coogan
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ French
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, French, Spanish
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Michael Phillips, Robert Newmyer, Brian Reilly, Jeffrey Silver, Julianne Phillips
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Unqualified, French (Stereo)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ HBO Studios
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B002XUBDRY
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 12,255 ratings

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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2025
    I remember when this movie came out before my senior high school year. Plus, this is the first movie I became familiar with Josh Charles, one of my favorite actors who's made a name for himself in Murder In Mississippi, SWAT, Four Brothers, In Treatment, Weakness, Freeheld, The Drowning, I Smile Back, and The Good Wife.
  • Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2025
    Loved this comedy, although it was very realistic with brother & sister fighting, & a typical chaotic family life.
  • Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2025
    Can't go wrong with this one
  • Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2024
    I always loved this movie when I was kid, so when I saw it on here I had to get it! It arrived on time, well packaged, and undamaged! Definitely recommend this one!
  • Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2024
    Funny Movie, Recommend. 5 Stars
  • Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2024
    Christina carried this whole movie—and makes it a very fun 80’s type movie you probably rented and enjoyed as a kid. Christina had it all in these days—surprised she didn’t become a mega star in films along the lines of a Jennifer Anniston.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2016
    What is a great film? Something that is truly timeless, or something which is a classic of its genre? Obviously, no-one's pretending "Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead" is a great film (no great film has a title of more than three words.
    Think about it) but nonetheless, one does get to see how a film handles its composition of several genres rather than one. It's the best strategy towards greatness, and I hope to see this attempted more frequently.
    "Don't Tell Mom..." is at an interesting cultural crossroads. It's basically the last of the Eighties high-concept comedies: the same broad category as films like Big and Crocodile Dundee, where the whole film comes from the pitch. However, we get to see shades of Wayne's World-esquire Generation X teen movie, especially in the character of Rob, and unfortunately the short-lived genre of 'kids acting in grown-up situations and delivering ever-so-amusing grownup lines.' John Hughes was the master of this style of film-making, and there's definitely shades of his work in here, most noticeably the setting of a film largely within a family house.
    First of all - the pitch. Kids left at home for summer with babysitter. Babysitter dies and kids must fend for themselves with as few people let in on the secret as possible. From this moment on, the film was always going to go about the format of throwing its naive, brattish teenagers in the real world at the deep end and extracting as much amusement as possible from their sinking-or-swimming.
    The screenplay starts to thin at this point. Of the five kids in the house, only two are feasibly old enough to work, or indeed to learn any sort of life lesson throughout this experience. The plot then follows Sue Ellen as she stumbles her way into a job and up the corporate ladder (the script is devoid of jokes at this point, but I kept watching because Christina Applegate is a surprisingly good actress.) Everything from this point is a misjudgment - it's virtually scrawled across the screen that Sue Ellen is getting some life lessons and becoming a young adult. The film could have done without the 'boyfriend' storyline though - it's without doubt the saggiest part of the film.
    More interesting is the Kenny storyline. Younger brother Kenny goes from being a hopeless layabout stoner with no inkling to as what he wants to do in life to a man with a plan. Lack of screen time prohibits us from truly understanding why, but we do get an insight into the film's message - the real world is about sacrifice. Kenny must throw away his carefree existence if he wants to become a man.
    Sure, this film has faults like pearls on a string - the annoying smaller children who eat up screen time and contribute nothing but an unbearable cuteness (and they're not even that cute: they steal money from their mom's purse - twice.) Sue Ellen's corporate life is shown as patronizingly simple, but that's a fault of all movies in general, you can't have clever successful people as the heroes because the audience feels intimidated. The other major fault I'm going to point out is the chronic lack of laughs. About the biggest giggle was David Duchovny's horrendous yellow shirt. But "Don't Tell Mom," much like its characters, has an innocent, naive charm about it, and if you can put aside your critical mauling instinct, it won't be the worst two hours of your celluloid life.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2024
    I am so glad I was able to get this for $4, it was an emergency! Lol, I couldn’t find my original copy anywhere in my house so I definitely had to re-buy it because I NEEDED to re-watch it. I’m re-watching it now, this movie is soooo good. I remember it airing on tv as a kid, and forever became a favorite! Let’s rock and roll!
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  • jasmine
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great classic 90s film
    Reviewed in Canada on December 9, 2024
    Arrived on time. I this film, seen it three times. I was glad find it on DVD. It’s a classic comedy film, from the early 90s.
  • LF
    5.0 out of 5 stars So good.
    Reviewed in Australia on December 23, 2020
    I haven't seen this movie in so long.
    Christina Applegate is to Awesome in this move.
    So good.
  • pctech
    5.0 out of 5 stars A great movie
    Reviewed in Canada on September 29, 2024
    Christina Applegate is great in this movie.

    She did an amazing job in the movie.
  • Allison Grundy
    3.0 out of 5 stars Doesn’t work in Australian dvd players
    Reviewed in Australia on May 5, 2023
    The DVD won’t play in my DVD player as it is the incorrect region for Australia.
  • Candy Luvr
    5.0 out of 5 stars Charming
    Reviewed in Canada on February 4, 2024
    Fun family mayhem in a coming of age movie.