Chris Parker agrees to babysit for a neighbor after her "dream" date stands her up. Expecting a dull evening with three kids and the TV, the hair-raising adventure soon explodes when her friend Brenda calls and begs to be rescued from the bus station in downtown Chicago.
ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING is mindless, formulaic, unsophisticated, and disposable ... and I thoroughly enjoyed it. We've seen the premise of the movie before, most recently in FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF. On a Friday night, four suburban youngsters venture out into the unfamiliar city (in this case, Chicago) and suffer through an exhausting series of misadventures. Elizabeth Shue plays a beautiful baby-sitter who is responsible for looking after a little girl (who idolizes the superhero Thor), her 15-year-old brother (who is smitten by Shue), and his wild friend.