by Alex Billington
March 26, 2024
Source: YouTube
"You're having parties without me?!" Call everyone - it's time to go wild. Iconic Events Releasing and BET+ have debuted the full official trailer for the Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead remake, arriving in theaters nationwide starting this April. The original Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead is an early 90s comedy cult classic featuring Christina Applegate. Produced by BET+, this fresh and sharp reimagining of the 90s wacky comedy is directed by Wade Allain-Marcus (French Dirty) and it will be in theaters before it's streaming. Simone Joy Jones leads in the iconic Christina Applegate role with an ensemble cast including Nicole Richie, June Squibb (playing the titular babysitter), Donielle Tremaine Hensley, Jermaine Fowler, and Ms. Pat, with newcomers Miles Fowler, Iantha Richardson, Gus Kenworthy, Tyriq Withers rounding out the cast. This plays better than the very short teaser, at least, and June Squibb looks hilarious. The rest of it just looks like a gigantic house party movie with all the typical, cheesy kids-go-wild shenanigans you'd expect. Didn't Ritchie Rich already do this better? I wish this looked funnier than it does.
Here's the main trailer for Wade Allain-Marcus' Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, from YouTube:
You can watch the teaser trailer for the Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead remake here, for the first look.
Seventeen-year-old Tanya Crandell (Simone Joy Jones) can’t wait to spend the summer living it up with her friends in Spain before heading to Howard University. But when her mom (Ms. Pat) decides to head to a much-needed wellness retreat in Thailand, Tanya is forced to stay home with her three siblings instead. Following the unexpected death of their elderly babysitter (June Squibb), Tanya gets a job working for the confident and ambitious Rose (Nicole Richie). Juggling work, family, and a complicated romance, Tanya faces the responsibility of adulthood at the cost of her summer of freedom. Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead is directed by actor / writer / filmmaker Wade Allain-Marcus, making his second feature film after directing French Dirty previously, and co-producing / writing on the "Grown-ish" series. The screenplay is written by Chuck Hayward ("Ted Lasso", "WandaVision"). Produced by Juliet Berman, Oren Segal, Justin Nappi, and Juliana Maio. Iconic Events debuts the new Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead in theaters nationwide on April 12th, 2024 this spring. For more info, visit the film's official site - tickets on sale now.