---
title: 'Don''t Tell Mom the Babysitter''s Dead (1991)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Stephen Herek'
released: '1991-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dont-tell-mom-the-babysitters-dead-1991'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101757/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)

1991 · 95 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead is a 1991 American coming-of-age black comedy film directed by Stephen Herek, written by Neil Landau and Tara Ison, and starring Christina Applegate, Joanna Cassidy, Keith Coogan, John Getz, and Josh Charles. The plot focuses on a 17-year-old girl who assumes the role as head of the house when the elderly babysitter whom her mother had hired to watch over her kids while she is in Australia suddenly dies.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Stephen Herek](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-herek)
- **Screenplay:** [Neil Landau](https://cinepixo.com/people/neil-landau)
- **Original Music Composer:** [David Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-newman-2)
- **Producer:** [Brian Reilly](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-reilly)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tim Suhrstedt](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-suhrstedt)
- **Editor:** [Larry Bock](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-bock)

## Cast

- [Keith Coogan](https://cinepixo.com/people/keith-coogan)
- [Jayne Brook](https://cinepixo.com/people/jayne-brook)
- [Josh Charles](https://cinepixo.com/people/josh-charles)
- [Christina Applegate](https://cinepixo.com/people/christina-applegate)
- [John Getz](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-getz)
- [Bryan Clark](https://cinepixo.com/people/bryan-clark)
- [Christopher Plummer](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-plummer)
- [Kimmy Robertson](https://cinepixo.com/people/kimmy-robertson)
- [Christopher Pettiet](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-pettiet)
- [Robert Hy Gorman](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-hy-gorman)
- [Concetta Tomei](https://cinepixo.com/people/concetta-tomei)
- [E. E. Bell](https://cinepixo.com/people/e-e-bell)
- [Danielle Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/danielle-harris)
- [Dan Castellaneta](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-castellaneta)
- [Sarah G. Buxton](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-g-buxton)

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