Review of Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991) by Marc M — 28 Aug 2008

[size=3][font=Times New Roman]Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead is a classic 90's flick that has everything to offer that you'd hope from this era. For us early to mid twenty something?s looking back on all the great neon coloured 90's flicks is just as fun as seeing the new summer blockbusters. I'm not sure if it's the nostalgia of the movies we watched as kids or preteens or if these movies are necessarily that great. Personally I think it's a mix between the two. I don't think my judgment is so clouded to project entertaining qualities onto a movie that doesn't deserve them. Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead has the right combination of cheesy, funny dialogue, outrageous outfits and styles, and early 90's actors and actresses.[/font][/size].

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[size=3][font=Times New Roman]A young Christina Applegate plays the main character Sue Ellen who is forced to take care of her four younger brothers and sisters while their mom is in Australia for the summer and their sweet, little old lady babysitters dies in her sleep. Sue Ellen finagles her way into an executive position with a fashion company and soon runs into trouble after 'borrowing' too much money from the petty cash box and a rival employee tries to take her down. [/font][/size].

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[size=3][font=Times New Roman]A young David Ducovny also plays a relatively small role in the film. It's always funny to look back at the small roles that actors played in their youth while making a name for themselves in the industry.[/font][/size].

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[size=3][font=Times New Roman]Anyways, getting back to the film itself; this is the stereotypical 90's flick. The rebel teenage main character, who smokes and talks back to her mom, ends up learning life lessons and matures throughout the course of the film. By the end of the movie she's got her life in order and is wise beyond her years; imparting some knowledge to all of her no doubt youthful viewers. A seemingly cheesy, warm hearted message at the end of the movie is the perfect way to solidify itself as a classic early 90's movie.[/font][/size].

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[font=Times New Roman][size=3]At the end of the day Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's dead is a hilarious look into an absurd situation. Definitely worth a watch to anyone who likes the absurd or who simply gets a kick out of early 90's fashion.[/size][/font].