The Babysitter
She drove the mother mad. She seduced the father. Now, what's going to happen to little Tara?
Overview
Overprotective mother Liz Benedict meets 18-year-old orphan Joanna Redwine and hires her as house help and live-in companion to rambunctious daughter Tara. Liz's husband Jeff isn't too thrilled with the arrangement, and his fears soon prove justified when Joanna begins to manipulate everyone and to slowly destroy the family. Meanwhile, next-door neighbor Dr. Linquist investigates and discovers Joanna has a disturbing past.
- Production
- Filmways Television, Moonlight Productions, ABC
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Cast
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- Director
- Peter Medak
- Writers
- Jennifer Miller
- Producers
- David Garcia Jr.,Frank von Zerneck
- Cinematography
- Rexford L. Metz
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Wuchak
March 13, 2022
**_One of the first lethal Lolita flicks_** A wealthy couple and their daughter (William Shatner, Patty Duke & Quinn Cummings) move to Bainbridge Island across from Seattle wherein they enlist the services of an 18 year-old who has befriended their daughter (Stephanie Zimbalist). Big mistake. John Houseman is on hand. "The Babysitter" (1980) is a drama/mystery with a bit o’ thriller/horror that influenced future movies like “Summer Girl” (1983), “Poison Ivy” (1992) and "The Hand that R…