Directed by Stephen Herek Written by Neil Landau   Tara Ison   Cast Christina Applegate ... Swell Joanna Cassidy ... Rose Lindsey John Getz ... Gus Josh Charles ... Bryan Keith Coogan ... Kenny Concetta Tomei ... Mom David Duchovny ... Bruce Kimmy Robertson ... Cathy Jayne Brook ... Carolyn Eda Reiss Merin ... Mrs. Sturak Robert Hy Gorman ... Walter Danielle Harris ... Melissa Christopher Pettiet ... Zach Chris Claridge ... Lizard Jeff Bollow ... Mole Michael Kopelow ... Hellhound Alejandro Quezada ... Skull Wendy Brainard ... Jill Sarah Buxton ... Tess Kawena Charlot ... Becky Laurie Morrison ... Katrina Deborah Tucker ... Nicole Sydney Lassick ... Franklin Michelle Mais ... Temp Oscar Jordan ... Mailroom Clerk Marc Epstein ... Lunch Waiter Jim Holmes ... Dinner Waiter Cathy Ladman ... Pam Frank Dent ... Mr. Egg Bryan Clark ... Dr. Permutter Steve Ruggles ... Officious Clerk Randy Pelish ... Delivery Man E.E. Bell ... Umpire Kristen Corbett ... Pretty Little Leaguer Christopher Plummer ... Howard Carl Tramon ... Musician #1 Ethan Wilson ... Musician #2 Logan Duncan ... Liza David Shawn Michaels ... Dolly Christopher Morley ... Marilyn Robert F. Newmyer ... Mortuary Worker Brian Reilly ... Mortuary Worker (as Brian M. Reilly) Dan Castellaneta ... Animated Babysitter (voice) Bud ... Elvis Uncredited Cast Candice Hill ... Restaurant Guest Nikky Smedley ... Dolly Betty White ... Self (archive footage) Produced by Caroline Baron   Davis Guggenheim   Robert F. Newmyer   Julia Phillips   Michael Phillips   Brian Reilly   Jeffrey Silver   Original Music by David Newman

Additional Info Premiere: June 07, 1991 DVD Release: December 12, 2000 Country: Distributor: HBO Studios Websites: Production Companies Home Box Office (HBO) Cinema Plus (Cinema Plus L.P.) (in association with) Mercury/Douglas Films Outlaw Productions (I) (An Outlaw Production) Distributors Warner Bros.   (1991) (United States) (theatrical) HBO Video   (1991) (United States) (for Warner Brothers) (VHS) Fox Network   (1993) (United States) (TV) HBO Max   (2020) (United States) (VOD) (video) Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)   (2000) (United States) (DVD) Filming Locations 15548 Iron Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita, California, USA   (The Crandell house) 7660 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA   (Clown Dog restaurant) 8353 Laurel Canyon Boulevard, Sun Valley, California, USA   (Chuckie Cheese's) California, USA Del Frisco's Grille, 1551 Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica, California, USA   (Opera on Ocean restaurant) Los Angeles, California, USA Santa Clarita, California, USA Santa Monica, California, USA Sun Valley, California, USA USA Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.2 / 10 Our Rating 6.1 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 6.0 / 10 Female Users 5.4 / 10 Site Ranking #2,772 / 20,905 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 1 total rating Almost Perfect 4 total ratings Mediocre 1 total rating Site Ranking #2,768 Unfriended: Dark Web (2018) #2,769 After We Collided (2020) #2,770 Meet The Blacks (2016) #2,771 Fools Rush In (1997) #2,772 Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead (1991) #2,773 Prom Night (2008) #2,774 Aladdin And The King Of Thieves (1996) #2,775 The Protégé (2021) #2,776 The Exorcist III (1990)