The Babysitters (2007)

Calificación de los usuarios:

5.9/10   

Director:

David Ross

Guionista (WGA):

David Ross (written by)

Género:

Drama

Frase comercial:

These girls mean business.

Plot:

A teenager turns her babysitting service into a call-girl service for married guys after fooling around with one of her customers.

Plot Keywords:

Call Girl | Babysitter | Flashback | High School Junior | Mountain Cabin

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Taking control isn't that easy

Reparto

John Leguizamo	...	Michael Beltran
Katherine Waterston	...	Shirley Lyner
Cynthia Nixon	...	Gail Beltran
Andy Comeau	...	Jerry Tuchman
Denis O'Hare	...	Stan Lyner
Lauren Birkell	...	Melissa Brown
Alexandra Daddario	...	Barbara Yates
Louisa Krause	...	Brenda Woodberg
Halley Wegryn Gross	...	Nadine Woodberg
Ann Dowd	...	Tammy Lyner
Spencer Treat Clark	...	Scott Miral
Jason Dubin	...	George
Ethan Phillips	...	Mark Wessler (as Ethan 'Johnnie' Phillips)
Paul Borghese	...	Cook
Chira Cassel	...	Health Teacher

MPAA:

Rated R for disturbing strong sexual content, language and some drug use - involving teens.

Duración:

88 min | Canada:90 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.78 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

Canada:18A | USA:R | Australia:MA (2008) | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:R18

Locaciones de Filmación:

Clinton Diner, Maspeth, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Compañía:

Forensic Films

Trivialidades:

Howard Stern was offered the chance to be a producer on the film but he turned it down.

Citas:

Brenda Woodberg: I can't... this isn't me... I can't do this anymore. I go out for you and I do these things with strangers, and then I get home and I gotta wash this stuff out of my hair before my parents... I can't do it anymore!

Taking control isn't that easy

Whoever said that brains and beauty is not an explosive combination? An enterprising young woman sees a way to take control of her life and becomes a mastermind behind a society of young women whose lives are slowly shattered when they decide to use their charms to make some money.

The film starts out slowly and then hits a few highs along the way, giving us a share of strong, controversial and provocative moments. As we see the story unfold, we are not quite sure when the dangerous and tragic moments are coming. They are expected, but they are not quite as obvious as one expects. Little by little, we see the girls lose control of their enterprise, as each person's agenda begins to threatens the good of the group. Personalities begin clashing as the quiet and demure realizes she doesn't have enough strength to continue. In the opposite end, her sister is taking more and more dangerous assignments, and all of this emotional turmoil begins to prove too much for the head of the club.

In the end, things work out but not that smoothly, and not without a couple of gigantic crises along the way. It is shocking at times, and there are a couple of lulls along the way that almost derail the film, but it is a movie that shows a side of teens that has probably never been shown before. It will make you think.