Adventures in Babysitting

2016 1h 35m EN

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 448

ComedyFamilyAdventureTV Movie

Synopsis

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Two teen rival babysitters, Jenny and Lola, team up to hunt down one of their kids who accidentally ran away into the big city without any supervision.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sabrina Carpenter
Jenny Parker
Sofia Carson
Lola Perez
Nikki Hahn
Emily Cooper
Mallory James Mahoney
Katy Cooper
Max Gecowets
Trey Anderson
Jet Jurgensmeyer
Bobby Anderson
Madison Horcher
AJ Anderson
Kevin G. Quinn
Zac Chase

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Schultz
Writers: David Simkins, Tiffany Paulsen
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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Released 10 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Schultz, shot by Charles Minsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Richard Gibbs. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Lisa Binkley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Sabrina Carpenter and Sofia Carson and Nikki Hahn carry the top of the cast.

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IMDB entry: tt4456850 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

John Schultz directs. Charles Minsky behind the camera. Richard Gibbs scores. Lisa Binkley cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 10 years ago.
2Directed by John Schultz, shot by Charles Minsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Richard Gibbs. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Lisa Binkley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Sabrina Carpenter and Sofia Carson and Nikki Hahn carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt4456850 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Charles Minsky
Original score: Richard Gibbs
Editing: Lisa Binkley
Production design: Charles William Breen
Costume design: Lorraine Carson
VFX supervisor: Kris Wood
Stunt coordinator: Ed Anders
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $9,000,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Adventures in Babysitting (2016)

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Reno2016-06-24
★ 5/10
One night, two babysitters, five kids and various adventures! Now its Maya's (Sabrina Carpenter) turn after Riley's (Rowan Blanchard) 'Invisible Sister'. I'm referring the two best friends from 'Girl Meets World'. This film saw a delayed release and initially it was said to be a sequel to the 80s film of the same name, but now it stated as an official remake. The basic theme was retained and the rest was modified to the present trend. They aimed for G and/or PG, not anything above that, so they had to give up those risky stuffs from the original, hence became a simple one night adventure. The 100th film under the Disney channel's belt. I neither liked nor disliked it. It's a mixed feeling to me, but if you had loved the original film, which was for all ages, most certainly you won't enjoy this. This film is for those who had not seen the old version and it specially targeted for the little kids and tween audience. The main issue was the film characters doubled with the two babysitters and their two sets of children to be taken care, which means the adventures drastically shrunk. There's no innovation and those altered scenes didn't do anything to lift the spirit of the narration. Especially the rap song was a disappointment compared to the 'Babysitting Blues' and also weak negative characters let the film down. But the display from the cast was amazing, if only they had refined story upto 60-70% new ideas, it had a good chance to impress the viewers. Overall, as a television film it did fared decently, but only when compared with the original, it goes stumbling. 5/10

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