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The Babysitter is a american film of genre Drama directed by Peter Medak released in USA on 28 november 1980 with William Shatner

The Babysitter (1980)

The Babysitter
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Released in USA 28 november 1980
Length 1h36
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Thriller
Rating56% 2.804952.804952.804952.804952.80495

The Babysitter is a TV movie about a young girl who infiltrates and tries to destroy a suburban Seattle family.

Synopsis

Dr. Jeff Benedict (Shatner) and his wife Liz (Duke Astin) have relocated to Seattle from Chicago. They have a 12-year old daughter Tara (Cummings), and Liz feels that she needs some help with childcare and housekeeping. She happens to meet an 18-year old girl named Joanna Redwine (Zimbalist). Without consulting her husband, Liz hires Joanna as a live-in nanny. She weans Tara off of TV and engages her in outdoor activities.

Actors

William Shatner

(Dr. Jeff Benedict)
Patty Duke

(Liz Benedict)
Stéphanie Zimbalist

(Joanna Redwine)
John Houseman

(Dr. Lindquist)
Quinn Cummings

(Tara Benedict)
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