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Christina Applegate says she still feels "very proud" of her work in Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead.

Per Entertainment Weekly, Applegate opened up about the film on the latest episode of her podcast, MeSsyWith Christina Applegate and Jamie-Lynn Sigler. "I didn't wanna do it, because it was a commercial film. I was so into indies back then," Applegate recalled. "I was like, 'I'm only gonna do independent film acting.' I was such a f---ing asshat."

Applegate went on to note that, while she believed at the time that she was effectively selling out as an actor, she still had fun working on the film. Applegate also explained that she is proud of Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead at this point in her career, especially because of the specific place it holds in the wider realm of pop culture. "What movie has a bunch of drag queens steal their car?...

It was a movie with a questionable title. A lot of critics were rough on it. Gene Siskel even called it one of the worst movies of the year. It came and went in theatres with few movie-goers paying any attention. But in the years since its release, it has become a beloved cult classic, with a legion of fans that love quoting its memorable lines. Some of its youngest viewers were drawn in by what they saw as a wish fulfillment concept: What would you do if the babysitter croaked on the first day of your mom’s vacation… so you had the house to yourself for two months straight? We get to see what the Crandall kids would do in the 1991 comedy Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead – and it’s time for this one to be Revisited.

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The 2020s is, so far, shaping to be the decade of remakes, specifically of well-known movies and infamous cult titles. The 1991 dark comedy Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead falls into the latter category. The original film started as the story of a teenage girl, Swell, and her siblings covering up the accidental death of their cruel and elderly babysitter, all while their mother was conveniently absent. It ended as Swell's haphazard coming-of-age tale of getting a job to support her family, all while keeping the sitter's death and her real identity at work a secret.

The original movie reads as a period piece now, steeped knee-deep in the popular culture of life in the late 80s and early 90s. This hasn't stopped it from becoming a cult classic, with a small but loyal fanbase. With the resurgence of 90s nostalgia and the increasing horde of remakes that have seized Hollywood since the mid-2010s,...

The Christina Applegate-led dark comedy from the 90s gets a shrewdly made update that acts as a blueprint for how Hollywood should revisit older material

Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead is the ultimate ode to the latchkey generation. To watch the 1991 film now is to be reminded of a simpler time when parents barely checked in, house parties were all the rage and Christina Applegate was the ideal girl nextdoor. Given its place in the grand tradition of coming-of-age classics, somewhere between Tom Hanks’s Big and Jennifer Garner’s 13 Going on 30, it was only a matter of time before Hollywood mulled a remake of Applegate’s celluloid breakout. Any update would have to relate to a new generation that, in many ways, has had to grow up even faster than their predecessors.

The reboot, which comes courtesy of Paramount streamer BET+, doesn’t...

Within its first few minutes, director Wade Allain-Marcus’ “Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead” proves a worthy remake. Putting a modern comic spin on its ’90s counterpart’s opening sequence, it sets up our young heroine for a rude awakening and an indelible coming-of-age journey. By rearranging a few key details, losing some vestigial supporting characters and refocusing the story on a Black family learning to come together, the proceedings gain hilarity, buoyancy and resonance. Genuinely funny, charming and sincere, it’s a respectful and revelatory update in a world where those are few and far between.

Seventeen-year-old Tanya Crandell (Simone Joy Jones) is in for the summer of her life — only not the one she planned. She’s been looking forward to a two-month trip to Spain with her besties to blow off steam. However, this rapidly changes once her widowed mom (Patricia “Ms. Pat” Williams) has a nervous...

The full official trailer has been released for the new remake of Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead.

Set to hit theaters on April 12, the new Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead is a reimagining of the classic dark comedy movie of the same name from 1991. Oscar nominee June Squibb is a part of the cast as the titular babysitter, whose passing is concealed by the children of the house so as not to ruin their summer of freedom. The trailer reveals a sneak peek at the movie, and it can be watched below.

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Wade Allain-Marcus (Grown-ish) directed the new take on Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead. It was written by Chuck Hayward, and it's directly based on the...

A new movie based on Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead is coming to the big screen this spring.

On Wednesday, Variety reported that a remake of Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead is set for a Spring 2024 release in theaters. The film is a reimagined version of the movie of the same name released in 1991. It is set to be released in theaters by Iconic Events Releasing on April 12, 2024, followed by a streaming release on BET+. Its streaming premiere date hasn't yet been revealed. Meanwhile, a first teaser trailer has also been released, and it can be viewed below.

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Cast members include June Quibb as the titular character. The movie also stars Nicole Richie...

A remake of the ’90s classic “Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead” is coming to theaters in spring.

Simone Joy Jones, Nicole Richie and June Squibb will lead an ensemble including Jermaine Fowler (“Superior Donuts”), comic Ms. Pat, Olympian Gus Kenworthy, as well as newcomers Donielle Tremaine Hansley, Miles Fowler, Iantha Richardson and Tyriq Withers.

Like the 1991 film, “Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead” follows 17-year-old girl Tanya (Jones), who plans to vacation in Europe with her friends before heading to college in the fall. But her mom (Ms. Pat) decides to go to a wellness retreat in Thailand, so Tanya is forced to stay home with her siblings. When — as the title suggests — their elderly babysitter (Squibb) unexpectedly dies, Tayna gets a job working for an ambitious woman named Rose (Ritchie). As she juggles work, family and a complicated romance, Tanya navigates adulthood at the cost of her last summer of freedom.

Nearly four years have gone by since it was announced that Treehouse Pictures was developing a remake of the 1991 Christina Applegate cult classic Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead (watch it Here) that would be directed by Bille Woodruff (Beauty Shop and the Honey quadrilogy) from a screenplay by Chuck Hayward (Dear White People). All that was revealed about the project at the time was that it would be “a present-day retelling centered on a black family.” Then that’s the last we heard about it. Apparently it made its way through production while flying under the radar, though, because Film Ratings has revealed that the remake has already received its rating from the Motion Picture Association ratings board… and it’s a surprising one. While the original film was rated PG-13, the remake has earned an R rating for “teen drug use, language and some sexual references.”

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