Adventures in Babysitting - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[jessie]

The tow truck driver hits a lawn jockey after reaching his house. Knocking over lawn jockey's later became a running joke in Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York also directed by Chris Columbus.

[lena]

Four years later, Keith Coogan (Brad) would appear in another babysitting related movie, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead(1991).

[riley]

When the kids are driving through the alleyway with the car thief, the exterior setting was the same setting used in The Fly (1986), which starred Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis, and which was also filmed in Toronto. The setting was used for the exterior shots of Seth Brundle's apartment/laboratory.

[cameron]

Kelly McGillis reportedly wanted the lead role but Chris Columbus turned her down.

[ronnie]

Film debut of Anthony Rapp, who later went on to appear in the musical Rent. For the film, he would again work with director Chris Columbus.

[gabriel]

The two rival gangs on the El Train challenge each other to a fight when the train crosses "Devereux" street, an in-joke towards director Chris Columbus' wife Monica Devereux and father in law Clarke Devereux who both appear in the movie.

[bessie]

In both this film and Back to the Future Part II, Elizabeth Shue faints and says the line, "I had the worst nightmare!"