The Babysitter

She drove the mother mad. She seduced the father. Now, what's going to happen to little Tara?

The Babysitter — Plot

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.

• Release date
• November 28, 1980
• Runtime
• 96 min
• Genres
• TV Movie, Thriller, Drama
• Director
• Peter Medak

The Babysitter — Cast

Patty Duke Liz Benedict William Shatner Dr. Jeff Benedict Quinn Cummings Tara Benedict Stephanie Zimbalist Joanna Redwine David Wallace Scotty Kenneth Tigar Tom Montgomery Virginia Kiser Mrs. Welford John Houseman Dr. Lindquist