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Jul 3, 1987 · A comedy film about a babysitter who takes the kids she's looking after on a wild adventure in Chicago. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks, and more.
Adventures in Babysitting (also known as A Night on the Town in certain countries) is a 1987 American teen comedy film written by David Simkins and directed by Chris Columbus in his directorial debut.
When her frantic friend Brenda calls and pleads to be rescued from the bus station in downtown Chicago, the evening soon explodes into an endless whirl of hair-raising adventures and big-city high jinks.
After a phone mix-up leads to a case of a mistaken identity, two competing babysitters come face-to-face. What seemed like a typically dull evening of babysitting suddenly turns into a wild adventure in the big city when one of the kids sneaks away for a concert.
But when her frantic friend Brenda calls and pleads to be rescued from the bus station in downtown Chicago, the evening soon explodes into an endless whirl of hair-raising adventures! Babysitter and kids leave their safe suburban surroundings and head for the heart of the big city, never imagining how terrifyingly funny their expedition will ...
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.
Elisabeth Shue stars as a baby-sitter who takes her charges on a wild ride through Chicago in this teen comedy. Roger Ebert praises some of the scenes, but criticizes the lack of invention and the treatment of black characters.
