Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead is a 1991 comedy directed by Stephen Herek starring Christina Applegate.
Christina Applegate stars as a teenager, whose mother leaves for a two-month summer vacation in Australia, putting all five siblings in the care of a strict tyrannical elderly babysitter. When the babysitter suddenly dies in her sleep, Applegate (as the eldest) assumes the role as "head of the household" to keep the freedom of having no p...
more
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead is a 1991 comedy directed by Stephen Herek starring Christina Applegate.
Christina Applegate stars as a teenager, whose mother leaves for a two-month summer vacation in Australia, putting all five siblings in the care of a strict tyrannical elderly babysitter. When the babysitter suddenly dies in her sleep, Applegate (as the eldest) assumes the role as "head of the household" to keep the freedom of having no parents around. She fakes a resume to get a job in the fashion industry, but proves capable and lucky enough to succeed.
The film also features Joanna Cassidy, Keith Coogan, Josh Charles, Danielle Harris, and then-obscure actor David Duchovny, later of The X-Files fame. The original music score was composed by David Newman.
The original title was The Real World. This was changed to avoid confusion with the then new MTV reality series of the same name.
The two groundskeepers for the cemetery who stand over Mrs. Sturak's grave and comment how...
less
