The Babysitter

• Director: Peter Medak
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• Genre: Crime
• Movie Type: Crime Thriller
• Themes: Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, Nannies and Caregivers
• Release Year: 1980
• Country: US
• Run Time: 96 minutes

Plot

The Babysitter is sweet-faced Stephanie Zimbalist, who is hired as housekeeper by married couple Patty Duke Astin and William Shatner. As she takes care of the couple's daughter (Quinn Cummings), Zimbalist slowly, subtly poisons the child's mind against her parents. She then sets about to seduce Shatner, fully intending to ruin his relationship with Astin. While not as horrific as the similar theatrical feature The Hand That Rock the Cradle (1992), The Babysitter is unsettling enough to give married viewers pause before hiring their own nannies. John Houseman does a "special guest star" stint in this made-for-TV melodrama, which first aired November 28, 1980. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Patty Duke; Quinn Cummings; Kenneth Tigar; David Wallace; Stephanie Zimbalist; John Houseman; William Shatner

Credit

Douglas Higgins - Art Director, John M. Poer - First Assistant Director, Peter Medak - Director, Melvin Shapiro - Editor, Frank Von Zerneck - Executive Producer, Douglas Higgins - Production Designer, Rexford Metz - Cinematographer, David Garcia - Producer, Jennifer Miller - Screenwriter

Similar Movies

The Baby; The Hand That Rocks the Cradle; Summer Girl; Don't Bother to Knock; The Unknown Woman

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