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Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 7, 1991

Runtime

1h 45m

Genres

Comedy, Family

User Score

61%

Original Title

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

Production Companies

Outlaw Productions, Cinema Plus, Douglas, HBO, Mercury

Director

Stephen Herek

Budget

$10,000,000

Revenue

$25,196,249

Description

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