The Babysitter

Plot synopsis:
Jennifer (Alicia Silverstone) is a beautiful teenager who is hired to babysit the children of Harry Tucker (J.T. 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). Harry often fantasizes about Jennifer, while Dolly misinterprets Bill's compliments as a sign of attraction and fantasizes about him. Meanwhile, Jennifer's ex-boyfriend Jack (Jeremy London), whom she broke up with after he began pressuring her 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. Throughout the night, Harry, Jack and Mark have increasingly racy fantasies about Jennifer.
Jack calls Jennifer and asks to visit her at the Tuckers' residence, but she refuses. 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 and Mark get increasingly drunk and show up uninvited to see Jennifer, but she refuses to let them in. They then spend the rest of the night stalking around the house and spying on her through the window. 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. In his absence, Dolly makes a pass at Bill, who rejects her, but agrees to keep her secret and offers to drive her home.
At 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. 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. 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.

Tags: psychedelic

Review:
It promised us Alicia Silverstone in her first vaguely steamy role.
Maybe he was duped into expecting sex scenes with Alicia too....
Alicia's cute; movie sucks.
Alicia Silverstone is so pretty, so good, I hope she gets some decent material someday.
Miss Silverstone was good, but the film could have really used some more exposure (wink, nod).
Overall, this film is of interest only to Silverstone fans, (real ones, because she does NO nude scenes here) Grade: D.
The Babysitter is about this beautiful babysitter(Alicia Silverstone) that everybody adores and has every day fantasies about her.
One night, while she is babysitting for the Tucker family, her boyfriend Jack(Jeremy London), her ex boyfriend Mark(Nicky Katt), and Mr.Tucker(J.T Walsh), all want to seduce the babysitter and make their fantasies come true.
A fine cast is totally wasted, especially George Segal, whose role couldn't be more pointless.
What you have here is low-grade, late-night, Cinemax fare trying to capitalize on Silverstone's ability to come off as Lolita to a reasonably capable cast of old pros like George Segal and J.T. Walsh (along with one of those London twins for youthful good measure).
This kind of a film needs some sexual momentum to keep it entertaining; and, sadly, this movie is lacking in eroticism...Silverstone more so..
As usual, Alicia Silverstone is in top form, this time playing an object of desire, and a feature of many fantasies to various men.
Unfortunately, there is one off-putting scene where Alicia's character kisses the putrid J.T Walsh..
The story itself COULD be promising- an innocent teen babysitter is unwittingly the object of obsession for virtually every man she encounters in one night- but the filmmakers try to turn it into a masterpiece of surrealism that it obviously is not.
The Babysitter(1995) has a good premise that wasn't explored deeply and the fantasy scenes are bland and surreal less.
The Babysitter(1995) is a film that would be much better in the hands of someone like a Luis Bunuel, Nicolas Roeg, Terry Gilliam, or a Abel Ferrara.
J.T Walsh's performance is so good that it belongs in a Luis Bunuel Movie rather than this terrible excuse for a motion picture..
This is the first time that I have felt compelled to share my views on this site but having watched this film I felt so irritated that I had wasted an hour & a half of my life I thought I should warn anybody else who might stumble across this laughable film.It appears that there is a reason that films are shown at 3:30 in the morning on Sky Movies & that is to try to send people to sleep.
The flashback sequences (which take up most of the film) damage the flow of the film to such an extent that you end up not caring what is happening in the actual 'plot'.Alicia Silverstone does little wrong & just tends to wander around with little on.
It is a testament to the stupidity of the American film industry that any of the others were allowed to work again & it is testament to my own stupidity that I watched this piece of rubbish to the end..
Although I'd watch Alicia Silverstone in an insurance info-mercial, this movie never got any steam going.
The story, although plausible (I certainly fantasize about Alicia Silverstone), it is pretty pointless.
All the ingredients are there: good actors, a usable plot, and a suspenseful look to the film.
Only recommended for die-hard Alicia Silverstone or J.T.Walsh fans, just to get a fix on your favorite star..
It's just one of a handful of low-profile movies Alicia Silverstone made before her career took off.
Everyone seems to have some sort of obsession with Alicia Silverstone...sure, she's pretty, but how can at least 3 guys have such similarly perverted visions about the same girl?
here it is: a film in which is virtually unknown to most people; actors that you will never see again after the movie you're watching; and character's personal problems that do not relate to the plot.
An erotic thriller.Chilling suspense and horror.This is what alcohol does to teens.I was scared to see what happened to the babysitter with the boys and the dad.
I rented this direct-to-video movie because there's Alicia Silverstone in it, and honestly I really don't understand at all the choice of making bizarre things such as this or her movie "True Crime" for example...
In any case anybody who like rough sex or seeing a babysitter named Jennifer (played by Alicia Silverstone) in a bath full of white bubbles should watch this, otherwise it should be skipped at all cost; there's no story and no acting at all except for Alicia Silverstone....
Shall I pretend I didn't invest 90 minutes of my life in the hope of seeing a less-than-scantily-clad Alicia Silverstone?
As one of those guys who connected the words Alicia and 'contains sex scenes' to make an afternoon's viewing, I have to warn anyone else that feels they should do the same.
Poor acting, a dire script, and an ending which makes you wonder whether alien abduction really does exist (did I miss something??) combine to make a truly awful movie.
The flashbacks are cringe-worthy, and my only sense of satisfaction was to see JT Walsh actually smile, although I bet his skies have never been as dark as this!Still, at least there was the lovely Miss Silverstone in her 18-certificate movie!
But wait a minute - have I not watched the entire film to see no nudity whatsoever???
Oh wait, there was a brief flash of a waitress getting her just desserts from Mark - a cheap and cheerful way of getting that one clause which will continue to sell this movie - WARNING: contains nudity!
I watched this movie because I wanted to see Alicia Silverstone, who I adore.
In fact, her presence is the only reason why I would ever watch the movie again (which isn't something I plan to do right away).
I give this movie 5/10 simply because I would probably do the same thing every male character did in this movie: fantasize about Alicia Silverstone..
The Babysitter(1995) is one of the worst films that Alicia Silverstone has ever appeared on.
The Babysitter(1995) would have been a much beter and more interesting film if it was done by someone like the late Luis Bunuel, or other filmmakers...I.E., Abel Ferrara, Nicolas Roeg, or Peter Greenaway.
It basically functions as a vehicle for then up and comer Alicia Silverstone, cast as the title character.
She inspires fantasies in not only the lecherous, drunken Harry but her estranged boyfriend Jack (Jeremy London) and his shady associate Mark (Nicky Katt).
There are so many fantasy sequences that viewers may feel challenged to keep track of when the film is actually showing "reality".
Too much time is spent with London and the amusingly smarmy Katt as they prowl around the Tucker home, and it takes the film too long to get going.Fans wanting a Silverstone fix would be better off revisiting "Clueless" or even "The Crush".Six out of 10..
The fantasy sequences are strange and not really necessary, but there's a great movie here..
The Babysitter stars the brilliant Alicia Silverstone who plays Jennifer, obviously the babysitter, who has the affections of the father of the children she's looking after and two guys she knows.
Alicia Silverstone is one of the best actress' out there and she plays and suits the role very well.
This is a strange movie, but still really good and if you like babysitter thriller movies or if you're just a fan Alicia Silverstone, then I'm sure you'll enjoy this movie..
Alicia Silverstone is the only reason to see this movie.
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. Walsh), and even Harry's randy pre-teen son Jimmy (Ryan Slater).
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.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.
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).
Her star rapidly faded.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.
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.
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..
The movie follows one night at the Tucker home where we find Alicia Silverstone's character having a rather uneventful night babysitting two kids: Jimmy and Bitsy.
three horny and drunk men having fantasies about having sex with the babysitter.
Alicia Silverstone has never seemed to be really a great "actress" to me, just a sex symbol teenager.So, without her, this film is STILL quite funny!The characters of Mr.Tucker and Mark are terrifically funny, with black humor and sex jokes.It's a FUN film-not to be taken seriously, but hilarious.Not believable, so just sit back and listen to the smart dialogue and wild soundtrack!.
Some Lifetime "made for tv" movies can be quite good, this one however just stunk.
The few second preview (which made it look legitametly like the babysitter would fall for the homeowner) inticed me to stick around and watch this, however as the movie unveiled it just didnt make any sense.The movie starts out with one guy (supposedly the babysitters ex) following around her current b/f, which is actually ex friend of his.
The father daydreaming about the babysitter in the bathtub, and the wife daydreaming about the guy who's house party they are at.
There were no real erotic scenes and nothing was done even along the lines of those late night HBO "B" erotica movies which actually have a plot!!This movie stunk but even beyond that, it makes you scrambling to try and make sense out of everything.
Loved if you are an adolescent looking for an hour of bizarre sexual fantasy with no requirement for a true plot, hated if you were looking for what could have been a good plot dealing with the danger of obsession.
From the beginning, it appears that Alicia Silverstone's role in the film is to be the object of desire for a variety of male characters, from a young child to a middle aged tragic character; and therefore to be filmed as often as possible wearing as little as possible in the "dream sequence" type fantasy scenes.
Throughout the remainder of the film, the viewer can find it not only difficult to distinguish the fantasy scenes from the real-time scenes - but also to distinguish one scene from another as there is little variaton in the last forty minutes of the movie, which appears to be on a continuous five minute loop to the casual observer.
I kept hoping this would turn into a good thriller but it didn't so after an hour or so I stopped watching.
"I'd watch Alicia in an insurance infomercial." Believe me, the kid is beautiful.
It sort of guaranteed to be another ****ty night in front of the damned TV set, if you are likely to be of that mentality.I selected it as a DVD because I am an Alicia fan.
This sleeper stars Alicia Silverstone as the babysitter, who is the obsession of many males in the film.
Mr. Tucker (played by J.T. Walsh), the father of the children she babysits, lusts after her, as does her boyfriend, Jack (played by Jeremy London), and a neighborhood rebel, Mark (played by Nicky Katt).Based on a short story by Robert Coover, The Babysitter goes like this: After refusing a date with Mark, the babysitter goes to the Tucker residence on a Friday night to babysit the three children there.
Jack is reading Catcher in the Rye in a diner when Mark comes along and begins to coax him into hanging out with him, which leads to the two of them spying on the babysitter while she is looking after the children.
The Tuckers are at a party but Mr. Tucker finds any excuse to go home, much to the dismay of his wife, Dolly (good performance given by Lee Garlington) who herself fantasizes about Bill (played by George Segal), the party host.
Many of the characters consume alcohol, and the combination of booze and their own obsessions leads to a deadly climax.The Babysitter contains many dream sequences which may be difficult to discern from the actual happenings if you are viewing for the first time.
Most people seem to miss the point of this movie, it's about men vs hormones.
He's old!" Teenage girls think their attractiveness is like a bullet, only affecting their intended target, when in fact it's more like a hand grenade, and goes off in all directions.The movie is different from Robert Coover's short story (Google "Robert Coover the babysitter", there's a PDF titled 184 ° Robert Coover), which was mainly a vehicle for an idea about how a story could take different plot lines as characters choose different pathways.
It's about how males of all ages react to a pretty, nubile young woman who's just trying to babysit some kids, and not completely aware of her affect on males, therefore mostly indifferent to it.Fantasies for each male, from age 10 to age 60, play out during the film, making it difficult to keep track of what's going on in reality.
The screen play seems voyeuristic, as if to try to pull you into fantasizing about Silverstone yourself (if you're a male), but time and again her character shuts it down, and reveals just a regular, no-nonsense, non-sexualized person going about her business.In the end the fantasies of three of the characters become reality, and play out as they would in real life instead of a male fantasy land, so things get messy quickly as the three disrupt their own lives within moments.
Two males, the youngest and the oldest, escape perplexed but unscathed.The end of the movie is a disaster scene, apparently with a single cause, but in reality the confluence of bad decisions by three men.
I was very interested on how their mere fantasies would move their actions through the movie.
I was also in suspense, wanting to know how the three competing actors would face eachother during the climax of the movie.
Another interesting is how more and more intense their fantasies get, they evolve as they get more obsessed on the babysitter.
A suspenseful movie from the nineties is always an apparently good choice.
Once the film begins, we don't know which way it is going to go, considering the characters are mysterious and directing is undecided.
After 30 or 40 minutes, I started getting bored, since nothing much really happened, and I also couldn't care less about the story, given that the movie was all about everyone imagining banging with Jennifer all the time.
In the end, the movie ended pointlessly and felting like a big waste of mine.
How things are not going well between them, she refused saying it needs more time to figure out their relationship and where it goes, anyway she can't let him come because she must take care of children.
Meanwhile, the owners are busy getting drunk at the party and Harry thinks at the nanny has his fantasies with her and looking for any excuse to go home.
All the characters are great, and it has some bizarre imaginary scenes as well, plus Alicia Silverstone is simply amazing in this!.
The finale is very suspenseful and shocking, and all the characters fantasies were really quite twisted and sickening but still fascinating all the same, plus for a direct to video film this is top notch!.
Nicky Katt is excellent as the asshole trouble maker as he sickened me with his actions, and some scenes really disturbed me (like the kid walking in the bathroom door to see Alicia naked in the tub, and she let him do it), and this is pretty well made and written as well, plus this should be much higher then 4.0 in my opinion.
This film will not be for everyone, and I liked the atmosphere it had in it too, plus J.T Walsh was also awesome in this.
This is a truly bizarre but awesome thriller, that's quite fascinating to watch, with a unique story and fantastic performances, and I say it's a must see!.
This is a truly bizarre but awesome thriller, that's quite fascinating to watch, with a unique story and fantastic performances, and I say it's a must see!.
This is a truly bizarre but awesome thriller, that's quite fascinating to watch, with a unique story and fantastic performances, and I say it's a must see!.
Alicia Silverstone is amazing as always and is amazing here,she is incredibly gorgeous, vulnerable, extremely sexy, seductive, and also very mysterious, her character was a really good one as this is one of the most interesting roles she has played!
Jeremy London is awesome as the guy who is attracted to Alicia he was very likable, even if he did go to far at times.
J.T. Walsh is really good here, he had a bizarre but great role, his fantasies were very disturbing.