![]() Reviewed by Hey_Sweden 6 / 10 A disappointment considering the talent involved. Director Guy Ferland ends the film with a downer of a finale that sees one family losing a son, and another losing a father, making this not just boring but rather depressing too. Unappealing characters (Jennifer aside) also serve to make this film hard to endure, with wet-blanket Jack making unlikely boyfriend material for a hottie like Jennifer, Mark being a total tool, and Harry a slimy perv. To be fair, Silverstone is perfectly adequate in her role, but the film's script goes nowhere slowly, its study of the male libido being neither enlightening (everybody knows how horny we men can be) nor all that interesting. But then she appeared in the abysmal Batman and Robin (as Batgirl) and pointless drivel like The Babysitter, an erotic thriller that is neither thrilling nor erotic (largely thanks to a no nudity clause in Silverstone's contract). There was a time when teenage temptress Silverstone was shaping up to be a major player in Hollywood, her role in hit teen comedy Clueless seriously boosting her bankability as an actress. As Jennifer innocently goes about her duties as a babysitter, the males fantasise about the young woman and desire eventually turns to obsession with fatal consequences. Walsh), and even Harry's randy pre-teen son Jimmy (Ryan Slater). The Babysitter stars Alicia Silverstone as Jennifer, object of lust for her ineffectual bookworm boyfriend Jack (Jeremy London), colossal teenage jerk Mark (Nicky Katt), married man Harry Tucker (J.T. Leonard Maltin gave the film two stars.Reviewed by BA_Harrison 3 / 10 Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Hot! On Rotten Tomatoes it has an approval rating of 17% based on reviews from 6 critics. The Babysitter received negative reviews. Before being escorted home, Jennifer confronts Jack, who is being questioned by the police, and asks him, "What were you thinking?" before leaving an ashamed and guilt-stricken Jack behind. ![]() Mark pursues her and ends up being fatally run over by Harry, who is arrested for drunk driving just as Bill and Dolly arrive and hear about the accident. In his absence, Dolly makes a pass at Bill, who rejects her, but agrees to keep her secret and offers to drive her home.Īt the Tuckers' residence, Jack and Mark force their way in while Jennifer is taking a bath and, after a tense argument, Mark knocks Jack unconscious and attempts to rape Jennifer, who runs out of the house. ![]() Meanwhile, Harry gets drunk and falls asleep in his car, where he has a nightmare of Jennifer and Jack having sex, which drives him to rush home and confront them. They then spend the rest of the night stalking around the house and spying on her through the window. Jack and Mark get increasingly drunk and show up uninvited to see Jennifer, but she refuses to let them in. ![]() Mark later steals beer from Bill's party, where they run into Harry, who becomes fixated on the notion Jack might go to his house to have sex with Jennifer. Jack calls Jennifer and asks to visit her at the Tuckers' residence, but she refuses. Throughout the night, Harry, Jack and Mark have increasingly racy fantasies about Jennifer. Meanwhile, Jennifer's ex-boyfriend Jack ( Jeremy London), with whom she broke up when he started pressuring Jen for sex, runs into his estranged troublemaking friend Mark ( Nicky Katt), Bill and Bernice's son, who once had a fling with Jennifer and still harbors feelings for her. Harry often fantasizes about Jennifer, while Dolly misinterprets Bill's compliments as a sign of attraction and fantasizes about him. Walsh) and his wife, Dolly Tucker ( Lee Garlington), while they attend a party hosted by their friends, Bill Holsten ( George Segal) and his wife, Bernice Holsten ( Lois Chiles). Jennifer ( Alicia Silverstone) is a beautiful teenager who is hired to babysit the children of Harry Tucker ( J.
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