The Sitter
- Director: David Gordon Green
- Writer: Brian Gatewood, Alessandro Tanaka
- Cast: Jonah Hill, Sam Rockwell, Ari Graynor, D.W. Moffett, Method Man, Erin Daniels, Jessica Hecht
- Language: English, French
- Theatrical Release Date: December 9, 2011
- Distributor: 20th Century Fox
- On The Web IMDB Entry
Tagline: Worst. Babysitter. Ever.
Synopsis: It follows a college student, suspended for the semester and living back at home with his single mom, who has a night to remember when he gets talked into baby-sitting the eccentric kids next door - two boys and a wild 8-year-old girl. [Synopsis courtesy of AceShowbiz]
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The Playlist News
David Gordon Green Explains His Move To Studio Films & Defends 'The Sitter'
What David Gordon Green will do next tends to be anybody's guess. From independent cinema to big studio comedies to animated shows on MTV to acclaimed fare on HBO, the director doesn't put up any boundaries or stick to anybody's preconceived notions about what he should be doing as a filmmaker. When...
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Watch: Sam Rockwell Exudes Menace, Usual High Standards In Deleted Scenes for 'The Sitter'
Essentially the anti-Apatow, director David Gordon Green has found a habit in obtaining the leanest running times possible for his films, and with his 81 minute 2011 film “The Sitter” (squaring off against “Carnage” as one of the shortest of last year) arriving on Blu-Ray tod...
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The Playlist News
Audiences Celebrate 'New Year's Eve' Early On The Worst Box Office Weekend Of 2011
It’s not a surprise to see two of the year’s mildest weekends following each other. It is, however, a bit of a departure to see them at the beginning of December. The top twenty films at the box office brought a cumulative $73.2 million, the worst weekend of 2011. That's right, even worse than last ...
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The Playlist News
David Gordon Green Talks The Failure of 'Your Highness,' The Comfort of 'The Sitter,' & His Career Choices
David Gordon Green’s “The Sitter,” opening nationwide today, seems like the natural conclusion of a movement in the director’s career.
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The Playlist News
In Theaters: If You Want To See 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' You'll Need To Call 'The Sitter' For Your 'Young Adult' (Just Don't Stay Out Until 'New Year's Eve')
This is what I'm talking about! This is the kind of weekend we deserve in December. Some buzzed about prestige pieces, comedies for adults of the slapstick and dark variety, and one giant overstuffed blimp of star exploitation for people who don't actually like movies.
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The Playlist Reviews
Review: 'The Sitter' Is A Rough, But Absurdist Romp & Serves As a Natural End Point For David Gordon Green's Comedy Exploration
While formulaic and lazy in its plotting, employing clichés upon clichés and opportune plot conveniences at every turn, David Gordon Green’s scrappy, loose and rough-around-the-edges mainstream comedy, “The Sitter,” is still by and large, an enjoyable little lark than...
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