Movie
The Babysitters
Overview
Seventeen-year-old Shirley is a good student who works as a babysitter in order to make money for college. One night Michael, a father Shirley works for, confesses he's unhappy with married life. Shirley has a crush on Michael, and seizes this moment to kiss him. Michael is so happy he presents Shirley with a big tip, which gives her an idea. Shirley plans to make extra money by setting up her teenage friends with other unhappy fathers.
Details
- Release date
- 2008-05-09
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Upload Films, Forensic Films, O.D.D. Entertainment, Rebel Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- John Leguizamo as Michael Beltran
- Katherine Waterston as Shirley Lyner
- Cynthia Nixon as Gail Beltran
- Andy Comeau as Jerry Tuchman
- Denis O'Hare as Stan Lyner
- Lauren Birkell as Melissa Rowan
- Louisa Krause as Brenda Woodberg
- Halley Wegryn Gross as Nadine Woodberg
- Ann Dowd as Tammy Lyner
- Spencer Treat Clark as Scott Miral
- Jason Dubin as George
- Ethan Phillips as Mark Wessler
Crew
- David Ross - Director
- David Ross - Writer
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