Amazon.comWay before she grabbed an Oscar nomination for her searing performance as a world-weary prostitute in Leaving Las Vegas, Elisabeth Shue was known as one of the squeaky-clean actresses of the ’80s. Having made a splash in The Karate Kid and the ’60s-nostalgia TV series Call to Glory, Shue cemented her good-girl reputation with the charming but badly titled Adventures in Babysitting. Set in the John Hughes-style suburbs of Chicago, the titular adventures follow babysitter Chri (more…)
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Adventures in babysittibg movie
I am very happy with my product. I love this movie since I was younger and wanted to share it with my daughter, I could not find it anywhere till I looked on amazon.com.
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Always carry a spare tire!
Chris (Elizabeth Shue) has a hot date with her boyfriend Mike and is dancing away to `And Then He Kissed Me’ when Mike rings the doorbell.
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Family Favorite
“Adventures in Babysitting” has been a family favorite for 20 years. I purchased the movie for our family to enjoy again during a recent family gathering.
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An unexpected adventure…
I firmly believe that Elisabeth Shue needs more work. I mean, really; this girl should have a huge career right now and yet I find that half the known world doesn’t even know who…
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comedy
I can still watch this move over and over again and still crack up laughing through this whole movie.
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Movie: Adventures in Babysitting
This has been my all time favorite movie and I’ve been wanting to get it on DVD. Well after looking at all the video stores my mom mentioned to look for it on Amazon.
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profanity galore
I read the reviews in this column and thought I was buying a creative, cute family film. There was some creativity and I loved the music score.
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“You kids must be from the suburbs.”
Elizabeth Shue has been hanging out on my pedestal ever since this movie rocked the theaters way back in 1987.
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It should be titled “The Big Night OUT!”
If it had been titled “The Big Night Out”, people may have thought the movie was about Elisabeth Shue’s big date with her “boyfriend”.
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“It’s like a Dairy Queen, you only get one flavor”
This is my all-time favorite 80’s comedy. Watching it today, it is no less enjoyable than it was upon initial release.