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A nubile young babysitter (Alicia Silverstone) has no idea that she is the center of a maelstrom of male sexual fantasies. Based on a disturbing short story by Robert Coover, the drama presents a non-... read more read more...linear account of a perfectly mundane event. Having a social engagement, a couple calls for their babysitter. She arrives, they go out, her boyfriend comes over, and the weirdness begins -- for director Guy Ferland makes little distinction between the character fantasies and what is really occurring. Something will happen, and then it will happen again; only the outcome is different. What makes this dark film so disturbingly creepy is that none of the males involved, neither the frustrated boyfriend, the horny husband who hired her, or even her little charge has nice fantasies about her. The film contains several sexual scenes and some scenes of violence. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 30 min.

Directed by: Guy Ferland

Release Date: October 17, 1995

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DVD Release Date: March 26, 2002

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  • October 22, 2008
    What the hell was Alica Silverstone thinking ?
  • April 28, 2010
    Alicia Silverstone was never a good enough actress to belong in Hollywood very long. Other than Clueless (a role that fit her perfectly because, hell, that's who she is) she is best known for those Aerosmith videos where, not surprisingly, she has ZERO dialogue. This movie is for... read moregettable. Not an ounce of decent dialogue and a storyline that borders on a cheap porno, except there's no pornography. Of all the women I'd want to lust after Silverstone is one of the absolute last, which is puzzling to me because it seems all of the male characters in this silly turd want to lust after her. Yeah. she's a babysitter, but aren't most pornos based on lusting after the babysitter? You think the scriptwriters would've figured out that correlation. I reccomend you avoid this mess. Like the plague.
  • April 6, 2010
    Yeah, it's bad. But this movie was so dark, and no one thought that an Alicia Silverstone movie would've ended like this.
  • November 15, 2007
    I watched it because I like Alicia Silverstone, but this movie was no good. Uninteresting, even with bathing scenes of Silverstone could not have helped it.
  • October 21, 2007
    ok how many of these movies came out?? diff name same shit..it was like being in a babysitter from hell rut... moving on

Critic Reviews


Rob Gonsalves
August 19, 2006
Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com

It does get at something dark and wormy in American masculinity. Full Review

Alex Sandell
June 22, 2003
Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum

Bad horror almost saved due to Silverstone's 'hotness' factor.

Clint Morris
September 18, 2002
Clint Morris, Moviehole

Geez Alicia looks hot! Geez...the film's not.

Linda Lee
May 21, 2003
Linda Lee, New York Times

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Michael Dequina
September 10, 2005
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com

No review available.

Philip Martin
September 23, 2002
Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

No review available.

Ted Prigge
January 1, 2000
Ted Prigge, rec.arts.movies.reviews

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January 26, 2006
Time Out

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March 9, 2004
Film4

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