Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

Sue Ellen gets prime teenage freedom only to inherit adult problems when the sitter kicks the bucket. She lands a fashion job by fibbing her way through an interview then watches chaos bloom at home. A snappy dressing montage hides the fact no one actually knows how to adult.

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Stephen Herek directed Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead in 1991. See Stephen Herek's full filmography, where to start with Stephen Herek, or where to go after you've seen everything by Stephen Herek.

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead was released in 1991 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 105 minutes.