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Vincent D'Onofrio who plays mechanic Dawson (a.k.a Thor) also stars as detective Bobby Goran in Law and Order Criminal Intent and the bad guy in the film The Cell".  -Thanks to JoanneAdventures in Babysitting is sometimes known as "A Night On The Town" outside of the USA. -Thanks to Nerida WoodSara wears a backpack with a picture of 'Gizmo' on it. This is in reference to "Gremlins" which was written by Christopher Columbus (The Director). A young Penelope Ann Miller (Kindergarten Cop, The Shadow etc) plays Jennifer's friend Brenda waiting at the station. This was only her 3rd appearance in anything and she was just 24 at the time. It wasn't until the 90's that she became a star. Keith Coogan is the grandson of Jackie Coogan, child star of silent movies, including The Kid w/Charlie Chaplin. Jackie also played Uncle Fester in the original TV show The Addams Family. -Thanks to JenThe babysitting crew sing the blues with Albert Collins, who is in real-life a great Blues singer. Anthony Rapp, who stars as the annoying "Daryl", is now best known for his originating role as Mark Cohen in the Broadway cast of "RENT". He can be heard on the soundtrack and has starred in movies with many other prolific actors. He is now a travelling speaker, visiting colleges and speaking about theater and lifestyles. His debut CD, "Look Around", is now available on PaiGow Records. [Thanks to Annie H.] He was also the nerd in "Dazed and Confused" who has the Abraham Lincoln dream (the first time I figured that out I flipped) -Thanks to CrystalAnthony Rapp had another "annoying character" role in the movie "Road Trip" with Tom Green. He also had a small role in the Oscar winning movie "A Beautiful Mind" with Russell Crowe. He is not annoying in this role, but Jennifer Connelly's "Alecia Nash" smacks him anyway! [Thanks to Jennifer Conant] In fact, if you can remember, one of Daryl's famous lines in Adventures in Babysitting was in fact: "Road Trip?" early on in the film, just before they go into the city. I m not sure if its trivia, or even if you noticed it, but I found it quite spooky. -Thanks to Guy TrussellThe bad boyfriend who is "so cool" is Josh from the west wing. He always plays a jerk! -Thanks to CrystalBradley Whitford, who plays Elizabeth Shue's boyfriend, Mike, is married to Jane Kaczmarek and currently stars on "The West Wing" -Thanks to Rodney PowellThe drunk girl that Anthony Rapp's character (Darryl) makes out with at the college party is Lolita Davidovich. She went on to play the role of stripper Blaze Starr in "Blaze" (1989) with Paul Newman. -Thanks to Dave CrumpMaia Brewton was later the little sister Shelley on the TV show "Parker Lewis Can't Lose". -Thanks to CaraElizabeth Shue's brother, Andrew (melrose place) is an extra at the frat party shown in the later part of the movie. He's one of the guys at the bar, laughing at Daryl (Anthony Rapp). -Thanks to JuanThis movie served as the basis for a 1989 CBS unsold pilot starring Jennifer Guthrie and Brian Austin Green and a young Joey Lawrence. -Thanks to Rodney PowellOne of the movie's producers is Debra Hill who teamed up with John Carpenter to make Halloween, a horror movie about murdered babysitters! Listen carefully when Sara and Kris watch TV, the music you can hear is John Carpenter's chilling Halloween theme. A spooky and twisted in-joke! -Thanks to AshleyThe mechanic Dawson ('Thor') played by Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio also played Bill in 'Mystic Pizza'.[Thanks to Sarah Wallis] He also portrayed Edgar (the alien) in Men in Black. [Thanks to Diana Pure] He is also in Full Metal Jacket. -Thanks to Alexander SanchezClark Johnson, "Meldric" on the TV series "Homicide: Life on the Streets", played the leader of the "Red" gang on the subway; D'Onofrio was also a guest star on "Homicide". -Thanks to JW TindallActress Raven-Symone of The Disney Channel's sitcom, "That's So Raven", has signed on to play Chris Parker in a remake of the film, to be co-produced by Debra Hill & Lynda Obst. Also, actor Anthony Rapp (of Broadway's "Rent" fame) has recently published his autobiography. -Thanks to Amy GreenThis film was also known as "Adventures In Babysitting" in the UK as well as the USA when it was available for rental. When it was broadcast on UK terrestrial TV, the title was changed to "A Night On The Town". -Thanks to Rich HudsonThe Coogan Act, a law founded and named after child star Jackie Coogan, prevented long working hours for kids under 19. I read it in a teen mag back in the late 80's but the fact stuck with me, whenever Keith Coogan was mentioned, so was his relation to Jackie Coogan and the info about the Coogan Act. -Thanks to Mary O'Neal"Dan", the guy who Chris hooks up with at the frat party and ends up rescuing them all is George Newbern who was in "Father of the Bride" and "Part 2" as the man Kimberly Williams marries. He also guest starred on Friends where he hooked up with "Rachel". -Thanks to AshleyThis film marked the directorial debut of Chris Columbus, who would later direct "Home Alone". -Thanks to David JonesGeorge Newbern and Elisabeth Shue also stared together in a made-for-tv Disney movie of the week titled "Double Switch" in 1987. She plays his girlfriend. -Thanks to ChristineIn a very unofficial poll I held on the Home Theater Forum, Elisabeth Shue was voted the best-looking woman of the 1980s, narrowly beating Nastassja Kinski (Klaus Kinski's daughter). -Thanks to John Edward KilduffJohn Cusack can be seen dancing at the college party that the main characters crash to allow Sara to use the bathroom. -Thanks to Lori WattLolita Davidovich was also in "Leap of Faith" and "Hollywood Homicide", she plays the drunk college girl at the frat party. She's credited as Lolita David. -Thanks to JoeThe movie poster for this film features Elizabeth Shu's character wearing a dress. The odd thing is, at no point in this film does she a wear a dress while they're out on the town for their "Adventure." -Thanks to SkipAnthony Rapp who played "Daryl" can also be seen in the small role of Tony in the movie "Twister". -Thanks to Dreamer012778Keith Coogan starred in a great nineties movie called Toy Soldiers, along with Sean Astin, who played Mikey in The Goonies, and with Wil Wheaton, who played Gordy in Stand By Me. Coogan, the lucky thing, also starred with Dance Til Dawn's Christina Applegate in the nineties film "Don't Tell Mom The Babysitters Dead"! -Thanks to Micheala Loves 80sKeith Coogan also had a great role in "COUSINS". He played the son of Ted Danson and grandson of Lloyd Bridges, it's another movie I've enjoyed many many times. -Thanks to LoisGeorge Newman, (Dan) also plays Julia Sugarbaker's son on the long run sitcom, "Designing Woman". -Thanks to ErinGeorge Newbern also starred in another 80's comedy film titled It Takes Two. -Thanks to Dreamer012778Maia Brewton, the little girl who plays Sarah was also seen in a very small role in Back to the Future. She played Lorraine Bates (Marty's mother) little sister. You can see her after Marty goes back in time and is eating dinner with the family. -Thanks to Dreamer012778Vincent D'Onofrio also starred in the 80's flick, Mystic Pizza, he played the boyfriend of JoJo (Lili Taylor). -Thanks to Dreamer012778« Click here to add some Adventures In Babysitting trivia Rediscover your favorites! If you like Adventures In Babysitting or 80's Comedy classics, then be sure to check out this list: ..... Tootsie ..... Raising Arizona ..... 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 Featured Movie Location: The Blues ClubWanna see the real life filming location used for The Blues Club in the movie? These scenes were actually shot at Fitzgerald's Nightclub, located in Berwyn, Illinois. [New! Show Google Map] [Thanks to Walter for the Fitzgerald's info] When the gang is seen leaving the blues bar, the name of the bar can be read on the big neon sign outside, "The Silver Dollar". This is the once famous Silver Dollar Blues Bar in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Located at the corner of College St. and Spadina Ave, near chinatown. [Thanks to Dangerous Dan] The building that they are supposed to climb around is called the "Stone Container" building in downtown Chicago. Other locations include North Michigan Avenue which is an upscale shopping district known as "the Magnificent Mile". The Stone Container building's name is derived the from the name of the corporation that occupies the building. However, because of a merger of Stone Container with another company some years ago, it is now called the Smurfit-Stone building. It is located at 150 N. Michigan, and though at 41 stories it is not particularly tall by Chicago standards, it is distinctive because of its shape, which was used advantageously in the movie. It is also interesting to know that in Chicago, there are many buildings that do not have official names other than their addresses, and other buildings, such as the Smurfit-Stone building that many people do not know the name of. In both these cases, people often give nicknames to the buildings. For obvious reasons, this building is often called the Adventures in Babysitting building. [Thanks to Carl] At least some of the movie was filmed in and around Toronto --Even though the film is set in Chicago. Do the backrounds sometimes look painted? or is it me? The bus station (allegedly Downtown Chicago) where the kids are supposed to pick up a Brenda was actually the old bus terminal in downtown Toronto. It was refurbished a couple years after the movie was made. In the scene where the trucker pulls over to ask the babysitter & the kids if they need any help (because their station wagon is pulled over to the left side of the road with a blown tire), it is located at the Adams St. exit of I-90/94 South (Dan Ryan Expressway). You can tell because the sign in the background says "Jackson St. Exit", which is the next exit after Adams, and another sign reads "Chicago Loop Next Exit", which tells me that it was the southbound exit (otherwise it would be Chicago Loop, then Jackson). I have parked there, and it is definitely the place. There is an overpass right at the start of the exit where the trucker parked under. [Thanks to Ray] The scene where the station wagon races past the parents car on the way home was shot at the beginning of I-290 (Eisenhower Expressway) heading west out of the Chicago Loop. [Thanks to Ray]
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Collection of 60's and 80's tracks. An long deleted cassette/LP that we've never seen for sale... At the college party, the blues/bar band Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes perform "Future in your Eyes" & "Expressway To Your Heart" (an old Soul Survivor song). -Thanks to Jeff EleyWhile the music for the television set in the Anderson's house is playing from the movie, "Halloween, the video footage is actually a music video. It's called "The Peter Gunn Theme" by the group "Art of Noise", who contributed the remake of Prince's song, "Kiss" to another '80's film, "My Stepmother is an Alien", with Tom Jones on lead vocals. -Thanks to Amy GreenThe music was written by Michael Kamen who also wrote for Lethal Weapon. -Thanks to Leo« Click here to add new music trivia for Adventures In Babysitting Soundtrack Available: Used Vinyl LP / Tape | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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