Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
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"Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead" is a 1991 dark comedy film about a group of siblings who must fend for themselves and hide the death of their strict babysitter while their mother is away, featuring Christina Applegate in a breakout role.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead canonical | 1 |
| Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9281617 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead Context triple: [Christina Applegate, notableWork, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead]
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A.
The Babysitters
The Babysitters is a poem by Sylvia Plath that reflects her characteristic blend of domestic imagery and psychological intensity.
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B.
The Babysitter
The Babysitter is a 2017 American horror-comedy film about a young boy who discovers his attractive babysitter is part of a satanic cult.
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C.
Adventures in Babysitting
Adventures in Babysitting is a 1987 comedy film about a babysitter whose ordinary night turns into a chaotic urban adventure, marking the directorial debut of Chris Columbus.
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D.
In Bed We Cry
"In Bed We Cry" is a mid-20th-century novel by American actress and author Ilka Chase, known for its witty, sophisticated portrayal of romantic and social entanglements.
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E.
The Sad Night
The Sad Night refers to the disastrous 1520 retreat of Hernán Cortés and his forces from Tenochtitlan, during which many Spanish conquistadors and their allies were killed by the Aztecs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead Target entity description: "Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead" is a 1991 dark comedy film about a group of siblings who must fend for themselves and hide the death of their strict babysitter while their mother is away, featuring Christina Applegate in a breakout role.
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A.
The Babysitters
The Babysitters is a poem by Sylvia Plath that reflects her characteristic blend of domestic imagery and psychological intensity.
-
B.
The Babysitter
The Babysitter is a 2017 American horror-comedy film about a young boy who discovers his attractive babysitter is part of a satanic cult.
-
C.
Adventures in Babysitting
Adventures in Babysitting is a 1987 comedy film about a babysitter whose ordinary night turns into a chaotic urban adventure, marking the directorial debut of Chris Columbus.
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D.
In Bed We Cry
"In Bed We Cry" is a mid-20th-century novel by American actress and author Ilka Chase, known for its witty, sophisticated portrayal of romantic and social entanglements.
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E.
The Sad Night
The Sad Night refers to the disastrous 1520 retreat of Hernán Cortés and his forces from Tenochtitlan, during which many Spanish conquistadors and their allies were killed by the Aztecs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| cinematography | Tim Suhrstedt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Stephen Herek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
Warner Bros. Pictures
ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
|
| editor | Larry Bock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Kenny Crandell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rose Lindsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy film
ⓘ
comedy film ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasFamousLine | "The dishes are done, man." ⓘ |
| hasGenreElement | workplace comedy ⓘ |
| hasTagline | No rules. No curfews. No nagging. No pulse. ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Sue Ellen Crandell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
coming of age
ⓘ
deception ⓘ teenage responsibility ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | David Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | Christina Applegate breakout film role ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A group of siblings hide the death of their babysitter and fend for themselves while their mother is away in Australia. ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Christina Applegate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joanna Cassidy NERFINISHED ⓘ Keith Coogan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Brian Reilly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Phillips NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Outlaw Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1991-06-07 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 102 ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | late 1980s ⓘ |
| starring |
Christina Applegate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Duchovny NERFINISHED ⓘ Joanna Cassidy NERFINISHED ⓘ John Getz NERFINISHED ⓘ Josh Charles NERFINISHED ⓘ Keith Coogan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
teenagers
ⓘ
young adults ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | contemporary to release ⓘ |
| writer |
Neil Landau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tara Ison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead Description of subject: "Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead" is a 1991 dark comedy film about a group of siblings who must fend for themselves and hide the death of their strict babysitter while their mother is away, featuring Christina Applegate in a breakout role.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead