Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead poster

#53 Box Office Hit of 1991

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)

Name: Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
Released: 1991-06-07
Cast: Christina Applegate, Joanna Cassidy, John Getz, Josh Charles, Keith Coogan

"No rules. No curfews. No baths. No nagging. No pulse."

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