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.
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.
Wade Allain-Marcus directed the reboot from a script by “Ted Lasso” writer Chuch Hayward. Iconic Events Releasing will debut the film exclusively in cinemas on April 12. It was produced with BET+ and will land on the streaming service at a later date.
The original film, starring Christina Applegate, Joanna Cassidy and Josh Carles, was directed by Stephen Herek and written by Neil Landau and Tara Ison. It wasn’t a critical or commercial smash, grossing $25 million against a $10 million budget. But it’s become a cult favorite in the following decades.
Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead (2024)
Directed by: Wade Allain-Marcus
Starring: Jermaine Fowler, June Squibb, Iantha Richardson, Tyriq Withers, Miles Fowler, Nicole Richie, Donielle T. Hansley Jr, Gus Kenworthy, Simone Joy Jones, Patricia Williams, Ayaamii Sledge
Screenplay by: Chuck Hayward
Production Design by: Mykel Denis
Costume Design by: Ceci
Art Direction by: Malorie Folino
Makeup Department: April M. Chaney, Constance Foe
Music by: Jonathan Scott Friedman
MPAA Rating: R for teen drug use, language and some sexual references.
Distributed by: Iconic Events Releasing
Release Date: April 12, 2024
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