She was in that 1983ish Craig T. Nelson, military show set at Air Force Base in Texas - family something? And in the Saint, with Vallie Kimber (Val Kilmer). She was my crush also.
The 80s were sure an amazing time for teen adventure movies, and while there still have been some really good ones over the years since, it was just a different kind of special magic in the 80's.
Some random thoughts: 1) This was lightning in a bottle. The actors were perfectly cast-they had incredible chemistry. It was as if an actual family unit made a movie together. 2) I could actually see Thor as a tow truck driver. Back before the creation of the MCU, super heroes had meek alter egos. Thor's was as a crippled doctor. Being a tow truck driver, Thor could go save the earth and be back before the end of shift to punch out. 3) The centerfold-during the movie we saw enough of the centerfold that either Elizabeth or a doppelganger posed nude for a photographer. That magazine was but a prop, but imagine it's value at auction. 4) Elizabeth showed some chops as a singer, too bad she wasn't allowed an opportunity to follow up. For decades a musical was considered a no go in Hollyweird. It would have been mesmerizing to see Elizabeth as a lounge singer.
@@TheRealNormanBates hey yeah I would so buy that Mag..😂😂😂😂..I do think it was a doppelganger that did that pic and not Elisabeth shue though...but we can dream can't we...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣...
@@iamthatguyfromslipknot1137 Where to begin? 1) I read a biography of legendary movie director Cecil B. DeMille. He basically created Hollywood. In 1921 the first studio was a barn off a dirt road we now know as Hollywood Boulevard. Cecil also created the casting couch. "Want a part in a movie honey? Have a seat on my couch." 2) Even in the days of John Wayne at the height of his superstardom there was a problem with liberals ruling the roost. So, Wayne created his own production company and made his own movies in the 1960's and 70's. Wayne was also a womanizer. He didn't use a casting couch, but he did bed a number of his co-stars. 3) Because A listers and their sycophants live in a bubble where almost everyone is gay, they think the majority of the US is gay, so we get gay in every TV series and they try to shoe horn it into movies. 4) I created an axiom in the early 90's that spoon fed crap long enough, people will develop a taste for it. When The Last Jedi not only deviated from canon, it went way way way off track, some people thought it was okay-but that's because they've been watching TV series where Snow White makes an alliance with The Evil Queen because they both dislike Cinderella. Deep sigh and roll of the eyes. And so it goes.
@@The_Dudester yes mate and it's also really refreshing to have a chat with someone that really knows their stuff and also isn't afraid to speak out to,,I hate liberals and the whole gay thing as it totally ruined the True blood series for me as I loved the books and read them all and was really interested in how they were going to achieve some of the things from the books but then they just deviated so far from the books putting all that gay theme in there,, needless to say I stopped watching once they did that,,the first couple of series was ok then it just turned really gay and no good...hey if people want to be gay it's their life but I really hate how it is so pushed apon us these days and like you say it's more or less in every new series and pushed into movies as much as possible to,your right though people have become so used to watching crap they just accepted it now as good TV..keep spreading truth my friend because people are so blind these days there's not many of us that really see the real world any more..
Nicholas Durkin saw it years later and it was enjoyable. Not sure why it didn’t get more love. Some movies are crap (imo) and are beloved. Don’t understand why.
@@MsChappy77 there's a Spanish youtuber called Sowick that makes videos about Disney and I recently saw one about censorship in Disney+... What they have done to "Splash" is inconceivable!
One of my all time faves! I mean I loved all of Keith Coogan’s movies and still follow him today. I loved that you mentioned “Young Sherlock Holmes” in other movies that Chris Columbus did the writing on. It’s not one that gets a lot of mentions, but it’s so good and I’ve always loved it. Nicholas Rowe plays him perfectly and still has a thriving career and still is adorable.
Was he Private Pyle before or after this? He put tons of weight on for Full Metal Jacket! *edit* just watched the rest of the vid... Minty mentioned what I just wrote here...!
I grew up watching it and I still absolutely love it even today. This is one of my absolute favorite movies of the 80's. It's the kind of movie that can be watched over and over again and still enjoy it. This is one of the all time 80's classics. Nobody leaves this place without singing the blues was sheer genius.
I watched it recently dude, for the first time and couldn't get through it all and that was turning it off about 10 minutes from the end!! 😟😛 I may have to give it a re-watch...
I was 12 when this movie came out in the UK and i honestly remember it as 'Adventures in Babysitting' i have never heard it called 'Night on the Town.'
Same here it wasn't until my niece was little and it came on TV, I literally saw it and went "what the f*ck is Night On the Town, this is Adventures in Babysitting!"
@Shagga it was definitely aired as Adventures in Babysitting eary on as my parents recorded on vhs when it came on tv and you don't mistake the title after seeing it evey time you fast forward through the adds
You know I hate to say Minty is wrong as he does do a great job on his research but I'm from London and have only ever known it as Adventures in baby sitting and always thought A night on the town was the name they used in the US among other countries..well it's Minty and he is cool as f@ck so I think we can let this one mistake slide as it's only his first one that I know of..😂😂😂...
@@theseventhnight haha my mum was very fond of recoding movies from TV on VHS and some of my best memories are sat there at night watching a VHS of some movie with her and fast forwarding through the adverts,,infact my mum still has all those old VHS movies she recorded back then in the draw of her TV cabinet and there must be will over a hundred VHS tapes in there with about 2 movies on each tape...😂🤣😂...I swear she will never get rid of them and has even said when she dies they are coming to me along with all her 1980s 200 AD comics..oh I'm English btw too...
So do I at the cinema mate , also the dvd has the same title ,I even rem having a recording on tape from filmnet which was a satellite film channel same title . Strange.
Even though this movie came out first I always considered it to be the dream Jennifer had when she fainted and passed out after seeing her older self in Back to the Future 2
Trivia: Anthony Rapp was also the originator for the role of Mark in RENT, and played the role in 2006's movie adaptation, which was directed by none other than Chris Columbus. Bradley Whitford was also one of the main antagonists in 2017's Get Out, and he's got quite the career on TV, with his most famous role being Josh Lyman on The West Wing and his most recent in the NBC comedy Perfect Harmony, a show that's on the bubble. In Italy this movie is called 'Tutto Quella Notte', 'All On That Night' and the original italian poster uses the variation with the guy helping Chris.
Woop woop now I know DONT TELL MOM THE BABYSITTERS DEAD is coming, right Minty?😁 Thought I subbed already, my bad.... I've watched every video already & love your choices (I got most on VHS or dvd) 💝 from London 🇬🇧
I think the fact that they used Thor is cool, it's one of the things I remember most about the movie. I was about the girl's age when that came out, and I would not have known about Thor comics, but at that age I was all fangirl-y
I saw it (under its' original title) on VHS rental if I recall, back in the day of video shops and when it was later shown on TV it was listed as 'A night on the town' or something similar. I think it was to avoid confusion or copyright with the raunchy, comedy 'Adventures' series of films. 'Adventures of a window cleaner' for example. I don't know, I'm just guessing.
That's strange because I always knew it as "A night on the town" when I watched it when I was younger and when it came on TV on BBC 1 it was called "A night on the town" , I'm from the UK too
When Anthony Rapp was in his hometown when the movie was released he tried to get in to see the movie without paying but the guy at the box-office didn't believe he was in the movie. So he had to pay to see his own movie. He also played Mark in the hit movie Rent
As someone from the UK I’ve only ever known it as Adventure In Babysitting and all my friends only know it of this and the cover was the same as the US not the random one shown for the UK?!? Love all your videos though Minty and keeping my sane in lockdown🤣
My local video rental shop at the time had a poster in the window before it came out, that was night on the town. When the video arrived in the shop, it got a new poster and they changed it out. I had meant to ask them for the original but forgot until it was too late and they had thrown it out.
I've put a post explaining the change. When it was shown on Sky Movies it was also still called Adventures in Babysitting. I guess the change was only for the theatrical release (and possibly terrestrial TV showing??)
This movie was my introduction to THOR as well. I asked my dad who he was. Turns out my dad was a huge fan of Norse mythology as a young teen, and he knew loads about THOR as he was his favorite! I saw the remake of AIB. It blew.
Da da da da my wife run away with the post man da da da da then my dog was killed by a car da da da da my house burned down and I lost all my money da da da da...🤣🤘🤣🤘🤣🤘...I had to compromise but I hope you catch my drift...😂🤣🤣😂...Blues music must be really the saddest music ever and why is it that such terrible things happen to Blues musicians...That's why they call it the blues...😂🤣😂...
There's a virus out there. It's got us all in limbo. It's closed every store, and it's keeping us all home. I got the COVID blues. Oh God I got the COVID blues...
It's the sodium arc streetlights. Recently City is changing to more-efficient and bluer LEDs. The night sky doesn't have the same orange-pink glow of the last decades.
There's nothing wrong with that mate as I think we all did back then growing up...it's just a shame she didn't do more films in the end as she just seemed to fade out in the end and never go back to acting..
@@drfreud65 haha that's so cool and your grand son is a really cool kid for liking such and old classic 80s movie like this and you can tell him I said that too...🤘..
@@iamthatguyfromslipknot1137 I will tell him. Yeah, he's an old soul. That's our thing, watching older movies-- usually comedies. He loved Ferris Bueller's Day Off, too. He also likes Mel Brooks movies, like Silent Movie and Space Balls.
@@drfreud65 I love 80s movies too it really was the best time for movies and I love Space balls and remember seeing it on VHS from the local video store...I always say your not a real 80s kid though unless you have seen the Lost boys and Young guns as those are my absolute favourite movies from that time but Ferris bueller's Day off is an awesome movie to...yeah that's one cool grand son you have got there and I'm glad you share something so special as old movies as kids these days are clueless when it comes to most things, I don't even know what my 11 year old niece is into as she just watches all the crap on TV they show these days and I was devastated when we was sat there watching TV one evening and she said oh uncle Jay can I watch my program I like so I was like yeah ok what's it called and it was something called naked attraction I managed about 10 minutes of it and then was like I'm sorry Grace but this is going off as this really is not a show you should be watching ever,, needless to say that I wasn't the cool uncle that night...😂😂😂😂😂😂...
@@iamthatguyfromslipknot1137 What bothers me is the useless or inappropriate crap kids watch. I raised my kids to be intelligent free thinkers. I can't account for what he watches with his friends, but when he's with me, it'll at least be worth watching. I also think you can show a kid a rated R movie, as long as you're there to tell them what's wrong and why it's wrong. I was proud of him recently, as we watched the beginning scene in Blazing Saddles. He told me why the racism and slave mentality was wrong, then cheered as the supervisors got hit with the shovel. I didn't feel the need to add any direction at all.
It was called "A Night on the Town" in quite a few countries for its theatrical release.. in addition it was released in many Spanish speaking nations as"Una noche por la ciudad" (the equivalent of A night on the town)
you don’t touch Buddy Revell or it’s three o’clock high! Poor Jerry Mitchell worried himself to death as did us, the audience, as we anticipated 3:00 🕒
I'm in the UK and it was rented by my older sister as Adventures in Babysitting. It's also sold on DVD in the UK under that title. I've never heard of A Night on The Town until I watched this video.
Don't forget that most of the cast eventually had extensive acting careers, such as: Anthony Rapp was "Mark" in RENT, Elizabeth Shue eventually was cast in CSI, Keith Coogan had a very famous actor for a grandfather, the beginnings of my nearly life-long crush on Vincent D'Onofrio etc etc
This was a fun movie when it came out. I could see Ally Sheedy also playing the lead in this. I always had a thing for Elisabeth Shue though. . .especially in Palmetto!
Damn! This makes me feel old! I remember when my friend in 1988 showed up holding the tape and was raving about it and that we had to see it. We saw it and I understood why he loved it. A few years back I met Steve Coogan (relaxed bloke), and I just didn’t remember him in this. We talked about Toy Soldiers and especially Don’t Tell Mom, because that was what he had pictures of in his stand/vendor table. When I actually love this movie more than those two.
This has been my favorite movie for the majority of my life. So much so that I watch it at least once a year. I also visited the building that Sarah climbs out of. Also made me love Thor before it was cool to do so. Would also like to point out the cool aspect that they feature some guys doing early hip-hop at the bottom of the stairs they climb up before getting on the subway train. Whether they're actors or not, it's cool they showed that.
That little girl was the greatest Thor. Even though she was just "playing" Thor... she's the first and only character I think of when I hear about Thor now. I love your reviews man! You're like my blood brother of movie appreciation.
I grew up with this film. My family and I would sometimes spend our nights together watching this film. And it did help me find my love for comic books with the fact that Thor is a major part of the story through a fan of the comicbook character. That was when you didn't have hardly any super hero movies around. And like Minty said only true comic book nerds would know about the characters. The only good films you had in those days was the Superman films and my all time favorite Tim Burtons 1989 Batman film. Which has the best actors for the roles of Batman and The Joker. Nothing against Heath Ledgers performance and all the other actors to play the parts of Joker and Batman. But Nicholson and Keaton are the best.
Damn man this video brings back memories👌🏻. I think Elisabeth Shue is an awesome underrated actor and hot as hell and I absolutely loved her performance in The Saint movie and could so see myself playing Val Kilmer’s part but not bailing on her👊🏻😁🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻
I just recently re-watched The Saint and I don't know how to put this politely, but Elisabeth Shue looks like she's on the verge of having some sort of massive orgasm in almost every scene. It's kind of a bizarre performance.
This movie was gem. Fun and full of turns that made you think, "Oh, no!," while chuckling. Good cast and production of a good script and it didn't "have to" include raunchy humor. Very good!
This movie has an excellent soundtrack, btw! To this day, if I am running late and have to scramble to get somewhere or complete something, I can still hear "25 Miles" being played in my head.
I remember being stunned that Thor was even referenced in the film let alone playing such a large part in it. You just didn't see such things at the time.
I was one of those comic book nerds, and a fan of Norse mythology to boot, so the prominent placement of Thor in this movie is a large part of why I loved it so much as a kid. Back then, any acknowledgement of my nerd-centric loves in popular culture were delights, and this one was great!
Brad told us everything we needed to know about Thor. =) Sara: "Thor!" Chris: "Sara?" Sara: "Oh Thor, mighty god of thunder..." Dawson: "Who is this kid?" Chris: "You must be Mr. Dawson, right?" Sara: "Secret identity." Dawson: "What do you want?" Chris: "Um, Mr. Pruitt sent us; this is our car." Dawson: "You owe me fifty bucks." Sara: "Have you been fighting the forces of darkness?!" Dawson: "What is she talking about?" Brad: "Sorry, she thinks you're somebody else." Sara: "It's him, Brad, it's really him! Look, it's Thor!" Brad: "Come on, let's go." Sara: "Don't listen to him, anyway. He said you were a homo." Dawson: "You spreadin' rumors about me, kid?"
Nice video, Minty. This was one of my favorite films growing up, and still is today. I must have seen it ten times in theatres, including the Disneyland premiere at the Tomorrowland Theater. It's one of those classic gems that was just perfectly written and casted.
This is actually one of my favorite movies from the 80s!! I grew up watching it all the time because of my Mom and it was the first movie I noticed Elizabeth Shue. She would later play in "The Karate Kid" and "Back to the Future II". Thanks for finally doing this movie. I love how you're doing all the 80s classics. Do "War Games" :)
I am so excited to watch this video!! I loved this movie as a kid being an outcast comic nerd. Also, everytime I hear the titular opening scene song, I can't help but think of this movie!!!
I still love this movie! Have it on DVD😁 I love the beginning when she's dancing to "Then he kissed me". When I was little I use to do the same thing! That song still rocks and the guy at end, when he kissed her was so cute😍
I was born in London in the 80s and this movie has always been known as "Adventures InBabysitting" in every video rental place and shop I've ever seen. :/
@@Alhana_E same here as I'm another Londoner and only remember it being called Adventures in baby sitting, I'm sure it was called Adventures in baby sitting land though or maybe I just remembered it wrong but no way was it ever A night on the town here....
This was such a classic. I'm not sure how I ended up renting the VHS, whether it was the trailer or the gnarly cover art! Either way, it easily became an instant favorite of a rural 9 year old. I could probably watch this today and gain near equal enjoyment as I did then.
I will be a100% honest, I didn't know that the Disney Channel TV movie of "Adventures in Babysitting" was a remake to the original 1980s version with the same name. I even saw the 2016 remake before on Disney Channel once and it was more of a Guilty Pleasure in my opinion.
It's a shame you never saw the original first as you would of never liked the remake but each to their own I suppose and if you like the remake then more power to you mate..
@@iamthatguyfromslipknot1137 Sorry. I justs thought "Adventures in Babysitting" was an original film made by Disney Channel in 2016 instead of being an 1980s film!
How did you know I saw this picture again this week ??? It is the kind of movie I enjoy more and more with each viewing. Absolutely love it !!! Blessings from San Juan PR !!!
I'm kind of surprised that more people haven't pointed out that the Japanese poster features the slanted glass building that Sarah actually climbs at the end of the movie. So while the weird hook man is bizarre and off the building is actually more accurate to the movie than the other posters.
"Nobody leaves this place without singing the blues!"
Albert was the man.
Aint nobody leave here without singing the blues.
I can't sing.
You ain't leaving then.
Damn got to it before me hahahahah
When I see Daryll, I can't help but think: "Red hair, vacant expression. He must be a Weasley."
Omg yes. After watching Harry Potter and then re-watching Adventures in Babysitting some time later I thought Anthony and Rupert looked so much alike!
LOOLL
Elizabeth Shue was my crush in the 80’s/90’s. She still looks good today.
She aged like a fine wine.
Still mine
I heard she's going to be in Cobra Kai Season 3!!!
She was in the boys superhero tv show
She was in that 1983ish Craig T. Nelson, military show set at Air Force Base in Texas - family something? And in the Saint, with Vallie Kimber (Val Kilmer). She was my crush also.
The 80s were sure an amazing time for teen adventure movies, and while there still have been some really good ones over the years since, it was just a different kind of special magic in the 80's.
America discovered Chris Columbus.
Some random thoughts:
1) This was lightning in a bottle. The actors were perfectly cast-they had incredible chemistry. It was as if an actual family unit made a movie together.
2) I could actually see Thor as a tow truck driver. Back before the creation of the MCU, super heroes had meek alter egos. Thor's was as a crippled doctor. Being a tow truck driver, Thor could go save the earth and be back before the end of shift to punch out.
3) The centerfold-during the movie we saw enough of the centerfold that either Elizabeth or a doppelganger posed nude for a photographer. That magazine was but a prop, but imagine it's value at auction.
4) Elizabeth showed some chops as a singer, too bad she wasn't allowed an opportunity to follow up. For decades a musical was considered a no go in Hollyweird. It would have been mesmerizing to see Elizabeth as a lounge singer.
Pope Anthony now we need to find out where/what that centerfold is! 😁
I like how you know Hollywood as Hollyweird as I say the same thing when talking about that horrible place..😂😂...you know the truth mate don't you..
@@TheRealNormanBates hey yeah I would so buy that Mag..😂😂😂😂..I do think it was a doppelganger that did that pic and not Elisabeth shue though...but we can dream can't we...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣...
@@iamthatguyfromslipknot1137 Where to begin?
1) I read a biography of legendary movie director Cecil B. DeMille. He basically created Hollywood. In 1921 the first studio was a barn off a dirt road we now know as Hollywood Boulevard. Cecil also created the casting couch. "Want a part in a movie honey? Have a seat on my couch."
2) Even in the days of John Wayne at the height of his superstardom there was a problem with liberals ruling the roost. So, Wayne created his own production company and made his own movies in the 1960's and 70's. Wayne was also a womanizer. He didn't use a casting couch, but he did bed a number of his co-stars.
3) Because A listers and their sycophants live in a bubble where almost everyone is gay, they think the majority of the US is gay, so we get gay in every TV series and they try to shoe horn it into movies.
4) I created an axiom in the early 90's that spoon fed crap long enough, people will develop a taste for it. When The Last Jedi not only deviated from canon, it went way way way off track, some people thought it was okay-but that's because they've been watching TV series where Snow White makes an alliance with The Evil Queen because they both dislike Cinderella. Deep sigh and roll of the eyes.
And so it goes.
@@The_Dudester yes mate and it's also really refreshing to have a chat with someone that really knows their stuff and also isn't afraid to speak out to,,I hate liberals and the whole gay thing as it totally ruined the True blood series for me as I loved the books and read them all and was really interested in how they were going to achieve some of the things from the books but then they just deviated so far from the books putting all that gay theme in there,, needless to say I stopped watching once they did that,,the first couple of series was ok then it just turned really gay and no good...hey if people want to be gay it's their life but I really hate how it is so pushed apon us these days and like you say it's more or less in every new series and pushed into movies as much as possible to,your right though people have become so used to watching crap they just accepted it now as good TV..keep spreading truth my friend because people are so blind these days there's not many of us that really see the real world any more..
"Young Sherlock Holmes" is a very underrated film. I loved it when I was a kid, and still do today!
Nicholas Durkin saw it years later and it was enjoyable. Not sure why it didn’t get more love. Some movies are crap (imo) and are beloved. Don’t understand why.
Wasn't that the first film to use some version of CGI with the stained glass knight?
@@p.d.l7023 You're right. It was of a stained glass knight.
One of my favorites ♥️
The staind glass knight scene was the first CG character to be scanned and painted directly onto film using a laser.
Gotta do Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead.
Dishes are done, man.
wstine79 If I did dishes like Kenny in my neighbourhood I'd have a SWAT team shooting back.
Minty: I’m right on top of that Rose!
Just rewatched it with my kids and they loved it,
Yeah!
She also played in Cocktail.....That too was a big 80's movie
"Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead Keith Coogan" holy moly! I loved both of these movies growing and just now made that connection. Mind blown🤯
A classic
Gang member: "Don't f*** with the lord's of HELL!"
The babysitter (Chris Parker): "Don't f*** with the babysitter!!!"
My favorite line! Lol
"Can't keep your foot out your mouth, can you boy? Can't be helped."
I've heard that in Disney+ version of this movie they've replaced those F words with a terrible dubbing....
@@nikkifennel that is correct.
@@MsChappy77 there's a Spanish youtuber called Sowick that makes videos about Disney and I recently saw one about censorship in Disney+... What they have done to "Splash" is inconceivable!
I actually saw this in the movie theater. It was a fun movie.
also saw this in the theater and afterwards snuck into "Summer School". best 80's movie day ever.
@@DannyBoy-gw4rs I loved BOBCAT! That is why I went to watch it!
shikkadance what do you mean “bobcat”?
I watched it on TV with baby sitter when I was a little girl.
I was very young but remember seeing the poster at the video store and impatiently waiting for months!
Every young male in the 80's had a thing for Elizabeth Shue.
And some females too.
I prefer Lea Thompson.
or those who preferred Molly
@Daniel Vance, you weren't the only one. lol
Pretty sure a lot of young males still do after seeing her scene in the boys with home lander
There maybe 10 things I didnt know, but I sure as hell knew I had a serious crush on Elizabeth Shue as a kid.
Join the club lol
Can't say I blame ya! She's gorgeous!
Serial Mom. Come on why iam I the only one that heard of it. Its a classic
Kathleen Turner didn't play around.
L7
Love serial mom lol
Hence the reason I do not wear white shoes after Labor Day even as fashion police say it's okay! LOL
Who knew lamb could be used for serial killing or how much it spiced up the opening to Annie?
I adored this flick growing up, and always loved imitating the opening dance number! 💃😍
"Babysitting Blues" is an awesome song! The hairs still stand up on the back of my head whenever I hear it.
Until today I thought Adventures in Babysitting WAS a John Hughes movie.... Well... you learn something new every day 🤯
They later collaborated on Home Alone.
You must be blind then
Until today I assumed every movie made in the 80s was a John hughes film 😂
Somebody incorrectly thought "Say Anything" was a John Hughes movie too.
I thought it was a John Hughes movie too
One of my all time faves! I mean I loved all of Keith Coogan’s movies and still follow him today. I loved that you mentioned “Young Sherlock Holmes” in other movies that Chris Columbus did the writing on. It’s not one that gets a lot of mentions, but it’s so good and I’ve always loved it. Nicholas Rowe plays him perfectly and still has a thriving career and still is adorable.
Before he was the Kingpin, Vincent D'Onofrio was Thor.
Was he Private Pyle before or after this? He put tons of weight on for Full Metal Jacket!
*edit* just watched the rest of the vid... Minty mentioned what I just wrote here...!
He'll always be Gomer Pyle to me.
I never caught on to the fact he was so versatile, almost like Billy Bob Thornton doing sling blade
I'll always love him for Law and Order. But he has other great roles.
Quite a performance in the Cell
I grew up watching it and I still absolutely love it even today. This is one of my absolute favorite movies of the 80's. It's the kind of movie that can be watched over and over again and still enjoy it. This is one of the all time 80's classics.
Nobody leaves this place without singing the blues was sheer genius.
One of my favorite movies growing up.
I hope you get to do “10 Things You Didn’t Know About Toy Soldiers”. I love that movie.
LOVE that movie!
Yeah. Agree
I worked with Keith Coogan(Mitchell) at Universal Studios Hollywood in 2015. We were Admissions Hosts at the front gate.
I’m a fan as well
I watched it recently dude, for the first time and couldn't get through it all and that was turning it off about 10 minutes from the end!! 😟😛
I may have to give it a re-watch...
Wow - thanks for covering one of my fav 80's movies.
I best remember Anthony Rapp from Dazed and Confused.
I remember him from this movie and RENT!
I came here for this comment. My two favorite Rapp roles are Tony in Dazed and Confused and Jacob in Road Trip (which was mentioned in the video).
I was 12 when this movie came out in the UK and i honestly remember it as 'Adventures in Babysitting' i have never heard it called 'Night on the Town.'
Same here it wasn't until my niece was little and it came on TV, I literally saw it and went "what the f*ck is Night On the Town, this is Adventures in Babysitting!"
@Shagga it was definitely aired as Adventures in Babysitting eary on as my parents recorded on vhs when it came on tv and you don't mistake the title after seeing it evey time you fast forward through the adds
You know I hate to say Minty is wrong as he does do a great job on his research but I'm from London and have only ever known it as Adventures in baby sitting and always thought A night on the town was the name they used in the US among other countries..well it's Minty and he is cool as f@ck so I think we can let this one mistake slide as it's only his first one that I know of..😂😂😂...
@@theseventhnight haha my mum was very fond of recoding movies from TV on VHS and some of my best memories are sat there at night watching a VHS of some movie with her and fast forwarding through the adverts,,infact my mum still has all those old VHS movies she recorded back then in the draw of her TV cabinet and there must be will over a hundred VHS tapes in there with about 2 movies on each tape...😂🤣😂...I swear she will never get rid of them and has even said when she dies they are coming to me along with all her 1980s 200 AD comics..oh I'm English btw too...
So do I at the cinema mate , also the dvd has the same title ,I even rem having a recording on tape from filmnet which was a satellite film channel same title . Strange.
Even though this movie came out first I always considered it to be the dream Jennifer had when she fainted and passed out after seeing her older self in Back to the Future 2
I used to watch this film over and over an over with my sisters good old classic, still got the original video lol
Trivia: Anthony Rapp was also the originator for the role of Mark in RENT, and played the role in 2006's movie adaptation, which was directed by none other than Chris Columbus.
Bradley Whitford was also one of the main antagonists in 2017's Get Out, and he's got quite the career on TV, with his most famous role being Josh Lyman on The West Wing and his most recent in the NBC comedy Perfect Harmony, a show that's on the bubble.
In Italy this movie is called 'Tutto Quella Notte', 'All On That Night' and the original italian poster uses the variation with the guy helping Chris.
Woop woop now I know DONT TELL MOM THE BABYSITTERS DEAD is coming, right Minty?😁
Thought I subbed already, my bad.... I've watched every video already & love your choices (I got most on VHS or dvd) 💝 from London 🇬🇧
Cookie don’t tell mom the babysitters dead, and STAY TUNED plz! 😇
Great movie!!
Hope he covers it soon.
Dishes are done man!
Are you a Juggalo?
Seems we have a lot of Londoners on here tonight...😂🤣😂..I'm from Hackney...
I think the fact that they used Thor is cool, it's one of the things I remember most about the movie.
I was about the girl's age when that came out, and I would not have known about Thor comics, but at that age I was all fangirl-y
Your cool as it's the Thor thing that I remember most about this movie too..
Remake?! No. That was lightning in a bottle. Awesome time to be alive in the 80's. Rented that VHS lots, before we just bought it. Classic!
Tbh I never even knew there was a remake..
Yeah also that there’s a Disney channel movie that’s pretty lackluster
I'm from the UK and never heard of being called A NIGHT OUT ON THE TOWN. I've always known it as ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING 👍
I love this movie a lot. As a kid, it made me think that all cities were cool and dangerous.
wstine79 loved it too. My mom liked it too. Multi-generational enjoyment.
Never seen it, but it looks, as if it could indeed be entertaining.
A true classic ! Still one of the best movies as far as growing up still one of the golden ones !
Better Off Dead I feel is another movie that feels like a John Hughes movie but actually isn't.
I want my two dollars!!!.........two dollars!!!
Better Off Dead is a great film.
@@derrickdorsey247 Ha! Probably my favorite part of that movie. That and the two Asian street racers.
"I've been going to this high school for seven and a half years. I'm no dummy. "
@@groob33 "Look! I can't move my right arm! *swinging right arm wildly*
I love this movie but my favorite character was Brenda. The ordeal that she went through at the bus station deserves its own movie.
I'm from the UK and always knew it as Adventures in babysitting I've never heard of a night on the town lol
Me neither
It was called "A Night On The Town" in Australia.
I was thinking the same... I think it was a night on the town in Europe... But in the Uk I’ve only ever known it as Adventures in babysitting
I saw it (under its' original title) on VHS rental if I recall, back in the day of video shops and when it was later shown on TV it was listed as 'A night on the town' or something similar. I think it was to avoid confusion or copyright with the raunchy, comedy 'Adventures' series of films. 'Adventures of a window cleaner' for example. I don't know, I'm just guessing.
That's strange because I always knew it as "A night on the town" when I watched it when I was younger and when it came on TV on BBC 1 it was called "A night on the town" , I'm from the UK too
When Anthony Rapp was in his hometown when the movie was released he tried to get in to see the movie without paying but the guy at the box-office didn't believe he was in the movie. So he had to pay to see his own movie. He also played Mark in the hit movie Rent
As someone from the UK I’ve only ever known it as Adventure In Babysitting and all my friends only know it of this and the cover was the same as the US not the random one shown for the UK?!? Love all your videos though Minty and keeping my sane in lockdown🤣
Same here 👍
Was about to say the same thing
Same here but I have seen it on TV as a night on the town maybe it was just a TV rename
My local video rental shop at the time had a poster in the window before it came out, that was night on the town. When the video arrived in the shop, it got a new poster and they changed it out. I had meant to ask them for the original but forgot until it was too late and they had thrown it out.
I've put a post explaining the change. When it was shown on Sky Movies it was also still called Adventures in Babysitting. I guess the change was only for the theatrical release (and possibly terrestrial TV showing??)
This movie was my introduction to THOR as well. I asked my dad who he was. Turns out my dad was a huge fan of Norse mythology as a young teen, and he knew loads about THOR as he was his favorite! I saw the remake of AIB. It blew.
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You would not want me to sing. Trust me ☹️
I've got the youtube comment section blues -note symbols
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There's a virus out there.
It's got us all in limbo.
It's closed every store, and it's keeping us all home.
I got the COVID blues.
Oh God I got the COVID blues...
Everytime I'm on stage somewhere I say that at some point. It's like tradition now.
I had the VHS of this as a kid, I can still quote lines from this movie to this day; the sound track is great too.
I lived in Chicago in the early 80's. The pink skyline is so true lol
And is it just me, or is it really reminiscent of the old "Moonlighting" intro too??
It's the sodium arc streetlights. Recently City is changing to more-efficient and bluer LEDs. The night sky doesn't have the same orange-pink glow of the last decades.
Personally, I feel this is one of the most underrated comedies of the 80’s.
Oh man I used to have the biggest crush on Elizabeth Shue
@Josh Weaver yeah she still got it! She looks great for 56
one word: Cocktail
@@waynenelson8725 OMG 😮
karate kids shue ❤ fit af
There's nothing wrong with that mate as I think we all did back then growing up...it's just a shame she didn't do more films in the end as she just seemed to fade out in the end and never go back to acting..
Motel Hell, Delieverence, Faces of Death would be a real-good one.
I love this movie, and think it still holds up today.
My 11 yr old grandson would agree. He loved it.
@@drfreud65 haha that's so cool and your grand son is a really cool kid for liking such and old classic 80s movie like this and you can tell him I said that too...🤘..
@@iamthatguyfromslipknot1137 I will tell him. Yeah, he's an old soul. That's our thing, watching older movies-- usually comedies. He loved Ferris Bueller's Day Off, too. He also likes Mel Brooks movies, like Silent Movie and Space Balls.
@@drfreud65 I love 80s movies too it really was the best time for movies and I love Space balls and remember seeing it on VHS from the local video store...I always say your not a real 80s kid though unless you have seen the Lost boys and Young guns as those are my absolute favourite movies from that time but Ferris bueller's Day off is an awesome movie to...yeah that's one cool grand son you have got there and I'm glad you share something so special as old movies as kids these days are clueless when it comes to most things, I don't even know what my 11 year old niece is into as she just watches all the crap on TV they show these days and I was devastated when we was sat there watching TV one evening and she said oh uncle Jay can I watch my program I like so I was like yeah ok what's it called and it was something called naked attraction I managed about 10 minutes of it and then was like I'm sorry Grace but this is going off as this really is not a show you should be watching ever,, needless to say that I wasn't the cool uncle that night...😂😂😂😂😂😂...
@@iamthatguyfromslipknot1137 What bothers me is the useless or inappropriate crap kids watch. I raised my kids to be intelligent free thinkers. I can't account for what he watches with his friends, but when he's with me, it'll at least be worth watching. I also think you can show a kid a rated R movie, as long as you're there to tell them what's wrong and why it's wrong. I was proud of him recently, as we watched the beginning scene in Blazing Saddles. He told me why the racism and slave mentality was wrong, then cheered as the supervisors got hit with the shovel. I didn't feel the need to add any direction at all.
The Japanese poster actually makes more sense with the building, as it’s the building they hang off a rope on in the end sequence.
I really thought I was the only one who had heard of this movie for a long time lol... Great video Minty. Keep up the good work
I love this movie
I have to assume you are young having said that lol
It was called "A Night on the Town" in quite a few countries for its theatrical release.. in addition it was released in many Spanish speaking nations as"Una noche por la ciudad" (the equivalent of A night on the town)
1987 is also the same year 3 o’clock High came out would be worth reviewing that
I forgot about that movie,another great movie.
you don’t touch Buddy Revell or it’s three o’clock high! Poor Jerry Mitchell worried himself to death as did us, the audience, as we anticipated 3:00 🕒
Tracy Lee Staton Yes indeed Buddy Revell was like a hybrid of Swan and Ajax (the Warriors)
MrEnergee1987 yes! Oh my gosh what a great 👍🏻 comparison! I love The Warriors! Such a great turf film!
"3 O’clock High" is oddly forgotten. It had all the ingredients to make it great, but it just didn't resonate for some reason.
I'm in the UK and it was rented by my older sister as Adventures in Babysitting. It's also sold on DVD in the UK under that title. I've never heard of A Night on The Town until I watched this video.
I'm in the uk but I NEVER saw this film as "A Night On The Town"
nope me either, also been adventures in babysitting
Me too, I'm from the uk and never heard of it being called a night on the town
Same here.
Same here, I'm sure it was called Adventures In Babysitting when I hired it from the video shop.
Weird I remember seeing it here in Australia in the cinema and it was called a night on the town
Don't forget that most of the cast eventually had extensive acting careers, such as: Anthony Rapp was "Mark" in RENT, Elizabeth Shue eventually was cast in CSI, Keith Coogan had a very famous actor for a grandfather, the beginnings of my nearly life-long crush on Vincent D'Onofrio etc etc
It's a wonderful picture to watch and Elisabeth shue is gorgeous
"Get the Brady Bunch Upstairs. " LMAO 🤣😂
This was a fun movie when it came out. I could see Ally Sheedy also playing the lead in this. I always had a thing for Elisabeth Shue though. . .especially in Palmetto!
Damn! This makes me feel old!
I remember when my friend in 1988 showed up holding the tape and was raving about it and that we had to see it. We saw it and I understood why he loved it.
A few years back I met Steve Coogan (relaxed bloke), and I just didn’t remember him in this. We talked about Toy Soldiers and especially Don’t Tell Mom, because that was what he had pictures of in his stand/vendor table.
When I actually love this movie more than those two.
This has been my favorite movie for the majority of my life. So much so that I watch it at least once a year. I also visited the building that Sarah climbs out of.
Also made me love Thor before it was cool to do so.
Would also like to point out the cool aspect that they feature some guys doing early hip-hop at the bottom of the stairs they climb up before getting on the subway train. Whether they're actors or not, it's cool they showed that.
That little girl was the greatest Thor. Even though she was just "playing" Thor... she's the first and only character I think of when I hear about Thor now.
I love your reviews man! You're like my blood brother of movie appreciation.
To be honest He-Man wouldn't exist without Thor he's basically a combination of Thor & Conan the Barbarian 😀
I grew up with this film. My family and I would sometimes spend our nights together watching this film. And it did help me find my love for comic books with the fact that Thor is a major part of the story through a fan of the comicbook character. That was when you didn't have hardly any super hero movies around. And like Minty said only true comic book nerds would know about the characters. The only good films you had in those days was the Superman films and my all time favorite Tim Burtons 1989 Batman film. Which has the best actors for the roles of Batman and The Joker. Nothing against Heath Ledgers performance and all the other actors to play the parts of Joker and Batman. But Nicholson and Keaton are the best.
love this movie watch it often "DON'T F%$K With the Babysitter!"
My wife and I just rewatched this a few days ago. It still holds up and is still awesome. Thank you, Minty, for another fantastic review.
Damn man this video brings back memories👌🏻.
I think Elisabeth Shue is an awesome underrated actor and hot as hell and I absolutely loved her performance in The Saint movie and could so see myself playing Val Kilmer’s part but not bailing on her👊🏻😁🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻
I just recently re-watched The Saint and I don't know how to put this politely, but Elisabeth Shue looks like she's on the verge of having some sort of massive orgasm in almost every scene. It's kind of a bizarre performance.
@@ichemnutcracker You say that like its a bad thing.
I gotta disagree. I found her acting off timed and forced. Just one man's opinion.
The opening credits scene is still some of the best 5 minutes ever put to film!
"Get out of my House!"
You just mooved!!
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@@Chris_Troxler 😁😁😂
Lol. Heeeeere kitty, kitty.
Another great classic movie from the 80s and I grew up watching this and I still watch it today,
Minty, i love you man and i know you know it's "directorial" debut? Keep crushing it and thanks for all you do!
I loved this movie. I lived in London and the film was known as adventures in babysitting in London.
This entire movie centered around a Playboy magazine.
This movie was gem. Fun and full of turns that made you think, "Oh, no!," while chuckling. Good cast and production of a good script and it didn't "have to" include raunchy humor. Very good!
Number 11. The movie that gave me a crush on Elizabeth Shue when I was younger.
The “building on a lean” is the Crain Communications Building in Chicago and was featured in the movie, hence the poster reference.
One of my Moms favorite Movies
This movie has an excellent soundtrack, btw! To this day, if I am running late and have to scramble to get somewhere or complete something, I can still hear "25 Miles" being played in my head.
I remember being stunned that Thor was even referenced in the film let alone playing such a large part in it. You just didn't see such things at the time.
I was one of those comic book nerds, and a fan of Norse mythology to boot, so the prominent placement of Thor in this movie is a large part of why I loved it so much as a kid. Back then, any acknowledgement of my nerd-centric loves in popular culture were delights, and this one was great!
This was how I found out about thor
Brad told us everything we needed to know about Thor. =)
Sara: "Thor!"
Chris: "Sara?"
Sara: "Oh Thor, mighty god of thunder..."
Dawson: "Who is this kid?"
Chris: "You must be Mr. Dawson, right?"
Sara: "Secret identity."
Dawson: "What do you want?"
Chris: "Um, Mr. Pruitt sent us; this is our car."
Dawson: "You owe me fifty bucks."
Sara: "Have you been fighting the forces of darkness?!"
Dawson: "What is she talking about?"
Brad: "Sorry, she thinks you're somebody else."
Sara: "It's him, Brad, it's really him! Look, it's Thor!"
Brad: "Come on, let's go."
Sara: "Don't listen to him, anyway. He said you were a homo."
Dawson: "You spreadin' rumors about me, kid?"
Nice video, Minty. This was one of my favorite films growing up, and still is today. I must have seen it ten times in theatres, including the Disneyland premiere at the Tomorrowland Theater. It's one of those classic gems that was just perfectly written and casted.
"A Night On The Town"; sounds like the parents side of the story to me.
This is actually one of my favorite movies from the 80s!! I grew up watching it all the time because of my Mom and it was the first movie I noticed Elizabeth Shue. She would later play in "The Karate Kid" and "Back to the Future II". Thanks for finally doing this movie. I love how you're doing all the 80s classics. Do "War Games" :)
im irish and it was called Adventures InBabysitting here
I'm in the UK and I'm sure that when I hired it from the video shop all those years ago it was called Adventures In Babysitting too
I'm in NE England and it was Adventures in Babysitting when we hired it from Blockbuster back in the day.
Its called that in the UK too🤷♂️
I think they gave it a lame renaming for TV Broadcasts for some reason, A Night on the Town or something.
I rented it in the UK as Adventures in Babysitting, as others have said too.
I am so excited to watch this video!! I loved this movie as a kid being an outcast comic nerd. Also, everytime I hear the titular opening scene song, I can't help but think of this movie!!!
Dont tell mom the babysitter's dead
"the dishes are done man"
@@waynenelson8725 . I love that movie. 🤣😊
1990s Apppppppplegate.......drool
I still love this movie! Have it on DVD😁 I love the beginning when she's dancing to "Then he kissed me". When I was little I use to do the same thing! That song still rocks and the guy at end, when he kissed her was so cute😍
I'm from the UK and never knew it as A night on the Town
Me neither.
Same
Awesomeness. One of my favorite movies growing up.Come to think that I've watched it in the theater. Good memories.
I was born in London in the 80s and this movie has always been known as "Adventures InBabysitting" in every video rental place and shop I've ever seen. :/
@@Alhana_E same here as I'm another Londoner and only remember it being called Adventures in baby sitting, I'm sure it was called Adventures in baby sitting land though or maybe I just remembered it wrong but no way was it ever A night on the town here....
An opening karaoke sequence, plus the introduction of Playboy for some young boys, definitely memorable. Great cast!
I’m from the UK and ONLY knew the film as “Adventures In Babysitting” great vid though mate 🙃
This was such a classic. I'm not sure how I ended up renting the VHS, whether it was the trailer or the gnarly cover art! Either way, it easily became an instant favorite of a rural 9 year old. I could probably watch this today and gain near equal enjoyment as I did then.
Vincent is my Thor, sorry Chris ha ha
You know, if they had done a Thor movie at that time, he would have been perfect for the part.
The reveal of Vincent as 'Thor' was a hilarious scene.
Love this movie. I have always been a Thor fan so it was nice to see him represented in a movie. And also, Elizabeth Shue is always great.
I will be a100% honest, I didn't know that the Disney Channel TV movie of "Adventures in Babysitting" was a remake to the original 1980s version with the same name.
I even saw the 2016 remake before on Disney Channel once and it was more of a Guilty Pleasure in my opinion.
As in so bad it's good?
@@lancethefilmguy9392 Yeah, something like that.
It's a shame you never saw the original first as you would of never liked the remake but each to their own I suppose and if you like the remake then more power to you mate..
@@iamthatguyfromslipknot1137 Sorry.
I justs thought "Adventures in Babysitting" was an original film made by Disney Channel in 2016 instead of being an 1980s film!
Lived in London, UK all my life and I only remember it as 'Adventures in Babysitting'. Loved this film.
Called the "L" not the subway as its an elevated train.
How did you know I saw this picture again this week ??? It is the kind of movie I enjoy more and more with each viewing. Absolutely love it !!!
Blessings from San Juan PR !!!
funny, the guy playing "thor" went on to play Kingpin in the daredevil tv show lol
How is that "funny"?
@@KenMabie funny is the wrong word i guess. ironic.. idk. dont lose sleep over my poor choice of words.
I'm kind of surprised that more people haven't pointed out that the Japanese poster features the slanted glass building that Sarah actually climbs at the end of the movie. So while the weird hook man is bizarre and off the building is actually more accurate to the movie than the other posters.
Lorie - spot on correct!