Adventures in Babysitting (1987)

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She thought babysitting was easy money - until she started hanging out with the Andersons.

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.

• Released: 1987-07-01
• Genres: Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 42m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 795 votes

Directed by Chris Columbus.

Top cast

• Elisabeth Shue as Chris
• Keith Coogan as Brad
• Maia Brewton as Sara
• Anthony Rapp as Daryl
• John Davis Chandler as Bleak
• Calvin Levels as Joe Gipp
• Penelope Ann Miller as Brenda
• George Newbern as Dan
• John Ford Noonan as Pruitt
• Bradley Whitford as Mike

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Adventures in Babysitting

• United States: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Disney Plus, Crave, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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