" Jonathan Ward was in there too, very close, and me and Jonathan had been up for many parts before. His agent set up an audition, and, at the advice of his mother, Coogan brought a computer to the waiting room in an attempt to distract the others who were trying out for the part. Coogan said that when he first heard about the project, he was desperate to be a part of it, as he wanted to work with director Christopher Columbus. After Chris' friend calls in need of help, the foursome ventures into downtown Chicago where they run into one problem after another. The PG-13 film centers on Chris Parker (Shue), who, after being stood up by her boyfriend, agrees to babysit for a Thor-obsessed girl, Sara (Maia Brewton), Sara's older brother Brad (Coogan) and Brad's friend Darryl (Anthony Rapp). It's a loony bin in the city."įor many, including Coogan, "Adventures in Babysitting" is a classic. I think these kids leave the suburbs and they go into town and everybody they meet is absolutely crazy.
"I've had people say that this was their first film that their parents took them too that they remember going to the theaters to watch," he said.
OBSESSED WITH THE BABYSITTER MOVIE MOVIE
— - It's been 30 years since audiences watched Elisabeth Shue lead her babysitting charges around downtown Chicago in "Adventures in Babysitting," but for Keith Coogan, who played 15-year-old Brad in the film, the memories are still vivid.Ĭogan, who turned 17 at the start of production in 1987, said in a 2016 interview with ABC News that fans still love to discuss the movie with him.
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