Product Details

• Actors: Alicia Silverstone, Jeremy London, J.T. Walsh, Lee Garlington, Nicky Katt
• Directors: Guy Ferland
• Writers: Guy Ferland, Robert Coover
• Producers: Joel Schumacher, Kevin J. Messick, Matt Hinkley, Spencer Franklin, Steve Perry
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Republic Pictures
• DVD Release Date: March 26, 2002
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005Y6ZW
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #36,479 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Babysitter" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A pretty good movie, if you want to see Alicia, August 29, 1999

By	Brandon Crawley (Pelham, AL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Babysitter [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This movies not to bad if you have nothing else to watch and you like Alicia Silverstone. The plot is not good, and the acting is worse. The only bright spot in the movie is Alicia. But that's just my opinion. You can see the movie and form your own.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre adaptation of a great short story, April 4, 2002

By	Scott Richardson (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Robert Coover's 1969 short story "The Babysitter" (included in his ground-breaking collection "Pricksongs and Descants") is a masterpiece of postmodern short fiction. The beauty of the story was its ambiguity and the way truth and fantasy seamlessly blended into each other until the reader is left completely unable to discern between reality and fantasy.

While this film adaptation blends the characters' fantasies with reality, it ultimately settles on a solid reality for its ending.

The other problem that many viewers may have is that there really isn't a whole lot that happens in the film, and while this is directly from the story, it doesn't make for much of a cinematic experience.

Ultimately, this is probably for two groups of people: hardcore Alicia Silverstone fans (her performance in the film is decent) and hardcore Robert Coover fans (there have to be some others out there). Other than that, this film doesn't have much to offer.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Rather good, August 7, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Babysitter [VHS] (VHS Tape)

It's not her best movie, but it's ok I think. I must say I found the plot a bit screwed - but Alicia's so wonderfull that she alone makes it worth watching. END