Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead is a 1991 comedy-fantasy directed by Stephen Herek. Christina Applegate stars as a teenager, whose mother leaves for a two-month summer vacation in Australia, putting all five siblings in the care of a strict tyrannical elderly babysitter. When the babysitter suddenly dies in her sleep, Applegate (as the eldest) assumes the role as "head of the household" to keep the freedom of having no parents around. She fakes a resume to get a job in the fashion industry, but proves capable -- and lucky -- enough to succeed. The film is a classic teen fantasy, where the teen is thrust into the role of adult, to great success. It is marketed with the tagline "No rules. No nagging. No curfew. No pulse." The film also features Joanna Cassidy, Keith Coogan, Josh Charles, Danielle Harris, and a then-obscure actor named David Duchovny, later of The X-Files fame. The original music score was composed by David Newman. With her mother in Australia all summer, 17-year... full article at wikipedia