Adventures in Babysitting

1987 · 102 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 51,326 VOTES · DIR. Chris Columbus

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Overview

When plans with her boyfriend fall through, high school senior Chris Parker ends up babysitting the Anderson kids, Brad and Sara. What should be a quiet night in, however, turns into a series of ridiculous exploits, starting when they leave the house to pick up Chris' friend Brenda. Soon, Brad's buddy Daryl is involved, and the group must contend with car thieves, blues musicians and much more.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,278 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:13 Well, he walked up to me and he asked me if I wanted to dance
00:03:53 lt's like a Dairy Queen. You only get one flavour.
00:07:15 Take back what you said about Thor!
00:10:08 Come on, Chris. Let's go watch some TV.
00:12:54 Don't move. I'll be there in half an hour.
00:15:45 - [Chris] Mike what what? - What are we talking about?
00:19:00 [Daryl cackles]
00:23:29 Was it in 'Nam?
00:27:29 Hey, I wouldn't even get out the car in this neighbourhood.
00:31:20 They know where our operation is. They could go to the cops.
00:38:37 - Where did you get this? - From the office.
00:43:01 Babysitting blues
00:46:35 The point is, l...
00:49:57 Where you found them, where they came from.
00:53:40 Get the doors open, quickly.
00:56:59 Come on with me.
01:00:23 would have nothing better to do
01:03:44 Believe me, I've tasted the tears
01:07:45 [Sara] Mr Dawson?
01:12:03 Stop!
01:16:26 We were, weren't we? lt was so cool.
01:22:45 - Well, we told Chris one o'clock. - These are so good.
01:27:03 ? My feet are hurting mighty bad
01:30:44 l don't ignore friends, Brad.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,278
Dialogue density12.5 lines / min
First line00:00:13
Final line01:30:44

Production Record

DirectorChris Columbus
LanguageEnglish
Budget$7,000,000
Revenue$34,368,475
IMDb votes51,326