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Actors: Elizabeth Shue, Maia Brewton
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Adventures in Babysitting |
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This comedy starts out funny, but falls flat during the last half-hour. A babysitter is in charge of taking care of three children. When, her friend calls, needing help, she must take the children to downtown Chicago with her. Many mishaps start to happen, and they have take many different transports, including the subway, and a tow car.
--Estefan Ellison, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Adventures in Babysitting |
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Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Kind of comedy
- taking care of zany kids
How much humor v. drama
- Mostly humor, but some serious drama
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- dirty, grimy (like New York)
- dangerous
- rude people
- Chicago
Misc setting
- prison
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
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