The Babysitter (1980)
1h 36m
Running Time
November 28, 1980Release Date
The Babysitter (1980)
1h 36m
Running Time
November 28, 1980Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Overprotective mother Liz Benedict meets 18-year-old orphan Joanna Redwine and hires her as house help and live-in companion to rambunctious daughter Tara. Liz's husband Jeff isn't too thrilled with the arrangement, and his fears soon prove justified when Joanna begins to manipulate everyone and to slowly destroy the family. Meanwhile, next-door neighbor Dr. Linquist investigates and discovers Joanna has a disturbing past.
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Cast & Crew.
Patty Duke
Liz Benedict
William Shatner
Dr. Jeff Benedict
Quinn Cummings
Tara Benedict
Stephanie Zimbalist
Joanna Redwine
David Wallace
Scotty
Kenneth Tigar
Tom Montgomery
Virginia Kiser
Mrs. Welford
John Houseman
Dr. Lindquist
Hildy Brooks
Barbara
Hilda Brawner
Barbara
Frank Birney
Mr. Farragut
Ty Haller
Minister
Peter Medak
Director
Rexford L. Metz
Director of Photography
Jennifer Miller
Writer
John M. Poer
First Assistant Director
Stanley Neufeld
Production Manager
Louie Elias
Stunt Coordinator
Shari Feldman
Wardrobe Designer
Pattie Robertson
Script Supervisor
Hugh Spencer-Phillips
Second Assistant Director
James H. Chow
Property Master
David Garcia Jr.
Producer
Douglas Higgins
Art Direction
Larry Sutton
Sound Mixer
Chris Helcermanas-Benge
Still Photographer
Marian Green
Stunt Double
Bobbie Shapiro
Assistant Editor
Terri Fricon
Music Supervisor
John S. Bartley
Gaffer
Frank von Zerneck
Executive Producer
Betty Thomas Quee
Stunt Double
Details.
Release DateNovember 28, 1980
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 36m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
babysitter
seduction
psychopath
Wiki.
The Babysitter is a 1980 American made-for-television thriller film directed by Peter Medak and starring Patty Duke Astin, William Shatner and Stephanie Zimbalist about a young girl hired as a live-in nanny who infiltrates and tries to destroy a suburban Seattle family. The film originally premiered as The ABC Friday Night Movie on November 28, 1980.
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