Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead

Theatrical - Wide 1991-06-07

Cast Christina Applegate Joanna Cassidy John Getz Josh Charles Keith Coogan
Directed by Stephen Herek

Box Office Gross: $25,196,249

Running Time: 105 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Cinema Plus, Douglas, Mercury, Outlaw Productions, HBO Films

Genres: Comedy Family

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Sue Ellen Crandell is a teenager eagerly awaiting her mother’s summer-long absence. While the babysitter looks after her rambunctious younger siblings, Sue Ellen can party and have fun. But then the babysitter abruptly dies, leaving the Crandells short on cash. Sue... See more Ellen finds a sweet job in fashion by lying about her age and experience on her résumé. But, while her siblings run wild, she discovers the downside of adulthood

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