Adventures in Babysitting (DVD, 1999)

If you like the classic 1980's Action Adventure Comedies, this is a good choice to have in your collection. Plenty of laughs & adventure with a touch of romance in this movie about a babysitter who thought she was going to be on a dream date, instead finds herself in for a boring night of watching 3 kids, or so she thought. When her friend Brenda calls from a downtown Chicago bus station is when the adventure starts. Surviving a tire blow-out, her Mom's car being shot, a mob of angry car thief's, street gangs, singing the blues, catching her dream date with another girl & a race against time from getting caught in the city, her evening is anything but boring. A great classic for the whole family. Contains some mild language & violence.

This is a classic 80's teen movie, but unlike some others in this category, it stands up well to the test of time. The movie is well-acted and highly entertaining from start to finish. Elisabeth Shue is fabulously funny as the luckless babysitter who is incessantly mistaken for that month's Playboy centerfold. One of my favorite scenes involves a young Vincent D'Onofrio (in a role quite unlike his “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” character), long blonde hair, and the greatest of all superheroes, Thor. The movie also features a sing-along moment when the group find themselves in an inner city blues bar where "no one gets out without singin' the blues." But the best part has got to be the babysitter's hapless best friend, Brenda, stuck in a bus station without her glasses, petting a rat that she believes to be an innocent little kitty. If this movie doesn't make you laugh, you have no funny bone.

wow what a great and hard to find movie ( especially on dvd) this was a favorite of my moms, then of mine and now a favorite of my kids.it is a great family night movie. the whole family will love. as soon as it arrived we popped some popcorn cut out the lights and turned on surround sound to watch it. we all loved it. it was the first time my kids ages 10,8,6,5,4,3,2 and even my one year old watched and loved it. it had them quiet the whole movie.

GROWING UP THIS WAS MY FAVORITE MOVIE TO WATCH MY BROTHER AND SISTER HATED ME OVER AND OVER AGAIN I WATCH THIS..I KNEW EVERYTHING WORD FOR WORD AND THOR YOUR MY SUPERHERO LOL...ANYWAY FOR YEARS I TALKED ABOUT THIS MOVIE SEARCHED FOR IT AND NOTHING
YEARS LATER EBAY THANKS YOU HAD IT AND I NOW HAVE MY MOVIE AGAIN.. I AM A PARENT NOW AND MARRIED AND I CANT WAIT FOR MY TODDLERS TO GET OLDER AND ENJOY THIS MOVIE LIKE I DID (ATLEAST I CAN HOPE THEY WILL)
ANYWAY TO THIS DAY i STILL CAN SIT AND WATCH IT AND ENJOY EVERY MINUTE OF THIS MOVIE... WONDERFUL FAMILY MOVIE AND AN OLD TIME FAVORITE MUST HAVE MUST PURCHASE.......YOU WILL BE EVRY PLEASE.. FILLED WITH HUMOR, ACTION,ADVENTURES, GENTLE KINDNESS AND GOOD CLEAN FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.. BRING IT HOME YOU WONT BE DISSAPPOINTED!!!

when i went and seen this movie Adventures in Babysitting 21 yrs ago when i was 14 yrs old at the movie theater i really like this movie because i think Elisabeth Shue its a wonderful Actress and i remember watching Elisabeth Shue in the Movie The Karate Kid she did portray Ralph Macchio's Character Girlfriend in the Movie and i think Adventures in Babysitting is a wonderful Film to Watch over and over again.