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Actors: Christina Applegate, Joanna Cassidy
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead |
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Sue Ellen (Applegate) is ready to spend all of her summer days laying on the beach or hanging out at all the local malls. She soon finds out it will be the worst summer of her life.
Sue Ellen's mother leaves for a two-month trip to Australia, and leaves her and her four siblings with an old, mean spirited baby-sitter. The baby-sitter keeps a tight leash on the children, until she dies in her sleep one day. The kids, afraid to tell their mother, drops the old lady off at the cemetery and never looks back. That is, until they realized they accidentally left the summer allowance money in her purse.
All alone and out of money, Sue Ellen fabricates a resume and gets a job at a big time fashion agency. The receptionist at the office was hoping to get Sue Ellen's job, so she tries whatever it takes to get her fired.
The company receives news unless somebody can come up with a new and exciting school uniform, it is likely the plant would have to close. Sue Ellen volunteers to save the day by holding the event at her house, and they work together to make sure the night is a success. But the jealous receptionist has other ideas.
--Adam Tobias, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Kind of comedy
- taking care of zany kids
How much humor v. drama
- Nearly all humor
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) long straight
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) long girliemon hair
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- secretary
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
City?
Yes
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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