Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

Name: Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
Director: Stephen Herek
Released: 1991
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Christina Applegate, Joanna Cassidy, John Getz, Josh Charles, Keith Coogan

1991 · 105 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 39,601 VOTES · DIR. Stephen Herek

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Overview

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 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

Dialogue Timeline — 1,317 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:51 Give me a break.

00:04:04 Mom, takin' off on us like that, huh?

00:07:56 TV rots your brains.

00:12:48 All right, go get that metal tape measure out of the garage.

00:16:34 This place is a crock. We're never gonna make it two months.

00:21:06 And no one's gonna hire a teenager to do anything that isn't disgusting.

00:25:54 These are your things. Your Rolodex.

00:29:23 Who else do you know that drives?

00:33:35 Costs are up, overhead is high, sales are down.

00:37:16 Right.

00:40:22 - Petty cash? - Cash box is in your locked drawer.

00:44:56 I always thought that my parents had this big college fund for me.

00:49:09 - Would you like something from the bar? - Have a drink.

00:52:25 Sue Ellen, every girl over 25 should have a cucumber in their house.

00:57:50 I'm stuck with the bills.

01:02:17 I don't know why, but she's keeping things from me.

01:07:14 It's a painful memory. I don't like to talk about it.

01:10:45 Shut up. I am in deep shit.

01:16:24 But the recipe calls for shrimp, so I need some more cash.

01:21:00 This is my daughter, Melissa.

01:24:37 Thankyou. I'm Rose Lindsey.

01:28:29 - What are you doing? - I'm right on top of that.

01:32:11 on hiring a teenager to gain market perspective.

01:36:59 How about Vegas this weekend? Got any money left?

Cast & Characters

Christina Applegate Swell Joanna Cassidy Rose Lindsey John Getz Gus Josh Charles Bryan Keith Coogan Kenny Concetta Tomei Mom David Duchovny Bruce Kimmy Robertson Cathy Jayne Brook Carolyn Eda Reiss Merin Mrs. Sturak

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,317

Dialogue density12.5 lines / min

First line00:00:51

Final line01:36:59

Production Record

DirectorStephen Herek

LanguageEnglish

Budget$10,000,000

Revenue$25,196,249

IMDb votes39,601