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Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

6.219911h 45mPG-13MovieComedy

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…

DirectorStephen Herek
WritersNeil Landau·Tara Ison
ProducersRobert Newmyer·Michael Phillips

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Cast · Directed by Stephen Herek

CAChristina Applegate
Christina Applegate
Swell
JCJoanna Cassidy
Joanna Cassidy
Rose
JGJohn Getz
John Getz
Gus
JCJosh Charles
Josh Charles
Bryan
KCKeith Coogan
Keith Coogan
Kenny
CTConcetta Tomei
Concetta Tomei
Mom
DDDavid Duchovny
David Duchovny
Bruce
KRKimmy Robertson
Kimmy Robertson
Cathy
JBJayne Brook
Jayne Brook
Carolyn
EMEda Reiss Merin
Eda Reiss Merin
Mrs. Sturak
RGRobert Hy Gorman
Robert Hy Gorman
Walter
DHDanielle Harris
Danielle Harris
Melissa

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