The Babysitter (1980)
1h 36m
Running Time
November 28, 1980Release Date
The Babysitter (1980)
1h 36m
Running Time
November 28, 1980Release Date
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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
Stephanie Zimbalist
Joanna Redwine
Quinn Cummings
Tara Benedict
David Wallace
Scotty
Peter Medak
Director
Kenneth Tigar
Tom Montgomery
Jennifer Miller
Writer
Virginia Kiser
Mrs. Welford
John Houseman
Dr. Lindquist
David Garcia Jr.
Producer
Rexford L. Metz
Cinematographer
Hildy Brooks
Barbara
Melvin Shapiro
Editor
Frank Birney
Mr. Farragut
Ty Haller
Minister
Douglas Higgins
ProductionDesigner
Kimberley Richardson
Set Decoration
Salli Bailey
Hairstylist
Betty Thomas Quee
Stunt Double
Stanley Neufeld
Production Manager
Frank von Zerneck
Executive Producer
John S. Bartley
Gaffer
Bobbie Shapiro
Assistant Editor
Louie Elias
Stunt Coordinator
Richard M. Rosenbloom
Executive In Charge Of Production
John Mick
Music Editor
Chris Helcermanas-Benge
Still Photographer
Len Wolfe
Best Boy Electric
James H. Chow
Property Master
Marian Green
Stunt Double
James R. Connell
Camera Operator
Pattie Robertson
Script Supervisor
Shari Feldman
Wardrobe Designer
Les Berns
Makeup Artist
Larry Sutton
Sound Mixer
Terri Fricon
Music Supervisor
Rich Harrison
Sound Effects
Hugh Spencer-Phillips
Second Assistant Director
John M. Poer
First Assistant Director
Susanne Gervay
Negative Cutter
Mia Laschuk
Third Assistant Director
Details.
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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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