Adventures in Babysitting
Poster for Adventures in Babysitting
Directed by	Chris Columbus
Produced by	Debra Hill Lynda Obst
Written by	David Simkins
Starring	Elisabeth Shue Keith Coogan Maia Brewton Anthony Rapp
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures
Release date(s)	July 1, 1987
Running time	102 min
Language	English
IMDb profile

Adventures in Babysitting is a 1987 film written by David Simkins and directed by Chris Columbus and starring Elisabeth Shue, Bradley Whitford, Maia Brewton, Anthony Rapp, Penelope Ann Miller, and Keith Coogan. It is set in a suburb of Chicago, and though much of the action takes place in the city itself, the movie was filmed primarily in Toronto. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (483x755, 88 KB) This image is of a movie poster, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the movie or the studio which produced the movie in question. ... Chris Columbus (born in Spangler, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 1958) is an American filmmaker. ... Debra Hill (November 10, 1950–March 7, 2005) was an American screenwriter and film producer who co-wrote the horror movie Halloween. ... Lynda Obst is a feature film producer. ... Elisabeth Shue (born October 6, 1963) is an Academy Award-nominated American film actress. ... Keith Coogan (b. ... Anthony Rapp, author photo from the inside jacket of his autobiography Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent Anthony Dean Rapp (born October 26, 1971) is an American stage and film actor best known for originating the role as Mark Cohen in the Broadway production of... The Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group is a collection of affiliated motion picture studios, all subsidaries of The Walt Disney Company. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... // May 9 - Actor Tom Cruise marries actress Mimi Rogers. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Chris Columbus (born in Spangler, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 1958) is an American filmmaker. ... Elisabeth Shue (born October 6, 1963) is an Academy Award-nominated American film actress. ... Bradley Whitford (born October 10, 1959 in Madison, Wisconsin) is an Emmy Award-winning American actor. ... Anthony Rapp, author photo from the inside jacket of his autobiography Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent Anthony Dean Rapp (born October 26, 1971) is an American stage and film actor best known for originating the role as Mark Cohen in the Broadway production of... Penelope Ann Miller (January 13, 1964) is an American actress. ... Keith Coogan (b. ... This article is about Illinois largest city. ...

Shue plays Chris Parker, a high school senior who agrees to babysit Sara and Brad Anderson (Brewton and Coogan) after her boyfriend (Whitford) cancels their anniversary date. When Chris' friend Brenda (Penelope Ann Miller) calls from a Chicago bus station, having made a failed attempt to run away from her family, Chris reluctantly takes Sara, Brad, and Brad's friend Daryl (Anthony Rapp) into the city to rescue her. An accident on the highway, and Chris' realization that she's failed to bring her purse, launches the group into a series of unlikely situations, including a car theft ring from which Daryl steals a Playboy magazine filled with incriminating notes, a blues club where they're forced (by an uncredited Albert Collins) to sing of their ordeal before leaving, a gang fight on a train which leaves Brad minorly injured (as well as a moment at a hospital where the others are briefly led to believe Brad is dead), and a final incident with the car theft ring on the Smurfit-Stone Building in Chicago. Look up Babysitting in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Penelope Ann Miller (January 13, 1964) is an American actress. ... A runaway child is a minor who has left the home of his or her parent or legal guardian without permission. ... Anthony Rapp, author photo from the inside jacket of his autobiography Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent Anthony Dean Rapp (born October 26, 1971) is an American stage and film actor best known for originating the role as Mark Cohen in the Broadway production of... For other uses, see Playboy (disambiguation). ... The Chicago blues is a form of blues music that developed in Chicago, Illinois by adding electrically amplified guitar, drums, piano, bass guitar and sometimes saxophone to the basic guitar/harmonica Delta blues. ... Albert Collins album cover Albert Collins (October 1, 1932 – November 24, 1993) was a blues guitarist, singer and musician. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... A typical North American steam train In rail transport, a train consists of rail vehicles that move along guides to transport freight or passengers from one place to another. ... The Smurfit-Stone building is at the left The Smurfit-Stone Building is a 41 story, 575 foot (175 meter) skyscraper at 150 North Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago, Illinois. ...

Adventures in Babysitting was adapted into a very short-lived American television show of the same name in 1989. The series starred Jennifer Guthrie as Chris Parker, Joey Lawrence and Courtney Peldon as Brad and Sara Anderson, Ariana Mohit as Brenda, and Brian Austin Green as Daryl. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Joseph Joey Lawrence (born Joseph Lawrence Mignogna, Jr. ... Courtney Peldon (born April 13, 1981) is an American television and film actress. ... One Stop Carnival CD by Brian Austin Green Brian Austin Green, (born Brian Green on July 15, 1973 in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California), is an American actor, best known for his role as David Silver on the television series Beverly Hills 90210, a character he portrayed from 1990 until...

In 2005, it was announced that Lynda Obst and Walt Disney Pictures were developing a remake of the film.[1] Lynda Obst is a feature film producer. ... Walt Disney Pictures is an American movie studio, with off-shoot studios in Japan and other sites in the United States. ...

Trivia

• First PG-13 film released by a Disney film division.

• The film was released as "A Night on the Town" in the United Kingdom.

• Sara is a fan of The Mighty Thor. In one scene, when Chris, Brad, Sara and Daryl pick up Chris's car at a mechanic's garage, they meet the mechanic, Dawson (Vincent D'Onofrio), who Sara thinks is Thor.

• The movie's title was parodied in an episode of That's So Raven, "Adventures in Boss-Sitting".

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See also

• Adventures in Babysitting (2008 film) - A remake

Adventures in Babysitting is a planned remake of the 1987 film Adventures in Babysitting, which starred Elisabeth Shue. ...

External links

• Adventures in Babysitting at the Internet Movie Database
• Adventures In Babysitting quotes at MovieWavs.com