The Babysitter

Storyline

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.

• Released

  1980

• Runtime

  1h 36min

• Director

  Peter Medak

Genre

TV MovieThrillerDrama

• Status

  Released

• Language

  English

• Production

  Filmways Television, Moonlight Productions, American Broadcasting Company (ABC)