The Baby-Sitters Club (1995)

Director:

Melanie Mayron

Writers (WGA):

Ann M. Martin (book)
Dalene Young (written by)

Release Date:

18 August 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Comedy

Tagline:

Friends 4 Ever

Plot:

It's the story about seven very different best friends, and one summer that will bring them together like never before.

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Camp | Friendship | Babysitting | Summer Camp

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Schuyler Fisk	...	Kristy Thomas
Bre Blair	...	Stacey McGill
Rachael Leigh Cook	...	Mary Anne Spier
Larisa Oleynik	...	Dawn Schafer
Tricia Joe	...	Claudia Kishi
Stacy Linn Ramsower	...	Mallory Pike
Zelda Harris	...	Jessi Ramsey
Vanessa Zima	...	Rosie Wilder
Christian Oliver	...	Luca
Brooke Adams	...	Elizabeth Thomas Brewer
Bruce Davison	...	Watson Brewer
Jessica Needham	...	Karen Brewer
Ellen Burstyn	...	Emily Haberman
Asher Metchik	...	Jackie Rodowsky
Austin O'Brien	...	Logan Bruno
Marla Sokoloff	...	Margarite 'Cokie' Mason
Ashlee Turner	...	Bebe
Natanya Ross	...	Grace
Katie Earle	...	Nina Marshall
Scarlett Pomers	...	Suzi Barrett
Kyla Pratt	...	Becca Ramsey
Annie Costner	...	Annie
Lily Costner	...	Lily
David Quittman	...	Buddy Barrett
Jonah Bliss	...	Nicky Pike
Josh Berman	...	Ricky
Emmy Yu	...	Emmy / Camper
E.J. De La Pena	...	Jonas
Madison Fisk	...	Beth
Cleo Brock-Abraham	...	Cleo
Lance O'Reilly	...	Matt
Bridget Kate Geraghty	...	Vanessa Pike
Erica Hess	...	Margie Klinger
Samantha Alanis	...	Charlotte Johanssen
Aaron Michael Metchik	...	Alan Gray
Peter Horton	...	Patrick Thomas
Jeffrey Quittman	...	Jamie Newton
Colleen Camp	...	Maureen McGill
Teddy Dale	...	David Michael Thomas
Robin Swid	...	Brookes
Richard Guiton	...	Mark
Peter Gregory	...	Bouncer
Candy Trabuco	...	Cabbie
Harris Yulin	...	Harold
Aixa Clemente	...	Louise
Nancy Mette	...	Sheila
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Melanie Mayron	...	Waitress (uncredited)

Directed by
Melanie Mayron

Writing credits (WGA)
Ann M. Martin		(book series)
Dalene Young		(written by)

Produced by
Marc Abraham	....	executive producer
Peter O. Almond	....	producer
Armyan Bernstein	....	executive producer
Thomas A. Bliss	....	executive producer
Eileen Cowel	....	associate producer
Deborah Forte	....	executive producer
Maria Gillen	....	associate producer
Martin Keltz	....	executive producer
Jane Startz	....	producer
Tina Stern	....	co-producer

Original Music by
David Michael Frank

Cinematography by
Willy Kurant		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Christopher Greenbury

Casting by
Mary Gail Artz
Barbara Cohen

Production Design by
Larry Fulton

Art Direction by
Charles Collum

Set Decoration by
Douglas A. Mowat		(as Douglas Mowat)

Costume Design by
Susie DeSanto

Makeup Department
Louisa V. Anthony	....	assistant hair stylist (as Louisa Anthony)
Kathryn Fenton	....	makeup artist (as Kathryn Kelly)
Joseph Michael Regina	....	assistant makeup artist (as Joseph Regina)
Cheri Ruff	....	hair stylist
Taurance F. Williams	....	assistant hair stylist: Ms. Lori Scrignoli

Production Management
Phyllis Amdurer	....	post-production supervisor
David Dwiggins	....	assistant unit production manager
Tina Stern	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Yudi Bennett	....	first assistant director
Robert A. Neft	....	second second assistant director (as Rob Neft)
Daniel Silverberg	....	second assistant director
Rosemarie Unite	....	dga trainee (as Rose Unite)
Diana E. Williams	....	second second assistant director (as Diana Williams)

Art Department
Peter Borck	....	leadman
Daniel Bradford	....	set designer
Adam Braid	....	set dresser
Keith P. Cunningham	....	set designer (as Keith Cunningham)
Jeffrey Paul Johnson	....	assistant property master
Ray Maxwell	....	construction coordinator
Eugene McCarthy	....	property master
Robert Piser	....	scenic artist
Cynthia C. Rebman	....	on-set dresser
Amy Skjonsby-Winslow	....	art department production assistant (as Amy K. Skjonsby-Winslow)
Macie Vener	....	art department production assistant (as Macie Jill Vener)
Chris L. Winslow	....	lead scenic artist
David Kann	....	third assistant property master (uncredited)

Sound Department
Thomas Giordano	....	cable person
Evelyn Hokanson	....	foley mixer (as Evelyn Hokanson Nickle)
David J. Hudson	....	sound re-recording mixer (as David Hudson)
Jonathan Karp	....	sound editor
Edmund J. Lachmann	....	sound editor (as Ed Lachmann)
Darrin Mann	....	foley mixer
Barbara McCart	....	adr recordist
Barbara McCart	....	foley recordist
Matthew McFadden	....	boom operator (as Matthew J. McFadden)
Marvin Moore	....	assistant sound editor
Stewart Nelson	....	sound editor
Darren Paskal	....	supervising sound editor
Tayler Paskal	....	assistant sound editor
Jeffrey Perkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
David M. Ronne	....	production sound mixer (as David Ronne)
Joan Rowe	....	foley artist
Sean Rowe	....	foley artist
D. Chris Smith	....	supervising sound effects editor
John C. Stuver	....	sound editor (as John Stuver)
Christina Tucker	....	adr artist
Kaitlyn Walker	....	adr artist
Ben Wilkins	....	supervising sound editor
Shawn Willms	....	assistant sound editor
Reid A. Woodbury Jr.	....	supervising dialogue editor (as Reid Woodbury Jr.)

Special Effects by
Josh Hakian	....	special effects

Stunts
Pat Romano	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Jon Archibald	....	best boy grip (as Jon C. Archibald)
Dustin Blauvelt	....	camera operator
Kevin Brown	....	electrician
Don Cerrone	....	key grip
Jacob Cerrone	....	grip
Peter Cornford	....	electrician
Eugene C. DePasquale	....	grip (as Eugene de Pasquale III)
David Diamond	....	electrician
Scott Drinon	....	dolly grip
Sam Emerson	....	still photographer
Niles McElroy	....	electrician
Gustavo Oliva	....	best boy electric
Robert Oliva Jr.	....	electrician
Perry H. Patterson	....	film loader
David 'D.R.' Rhineer	....	second assistant camera (as David Rhineer)
Greg Rhineer	....	first assistant camera
Wendy Schmidt	....	grip (as Wendy J. Schmidt)
Walter Stewart	....	rigging gaffer
Bobby Vercruse	....	chief lighting technician (as Bob Vercruse)
Mark Volpe	....	grip

Casting Department
Lynda Halligan	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nancy Collini	....	key set costumer
Kathy Davis	....	wardrobe supervisor
Susan Kistler	....	key costumer
Sonya Ooten	....	costumer
Jennifer Amdurer Wichinsky	....	costumer (as Jennifer Wichinsky)

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Carter DeHaven	....	assistant film editor
Jana Lynn Gold	....	assistant film editor
Stephen R. Sheridan	....	color timer (as Steve Sheridan)
Bobbie Thomas	....	colorist

Music Department
Virginia S. Ellsworth	....	music editor (as Virginia Ellsworth)
Gary Lux	....	music mixer
Gary Lux	....	music recordist
Helle O'Connell	....	music coordinator
G. Marq Roswell	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
John Aliano	....	driver
Craig Lietzke	....	transportation captain
Sean Neel	....	driver
Bob Rosen	....	driver
Kevin C. Scott	....	driver (as Kevin Scott)
David Shaffer	....	transportation coordinator (as David Shafer)
Randy Tenhaeff	....	driver

Other crew
Gui Andrisano	....	choreographer
Amanda Ansarge	....	assistant: Ms. Startz (as Amanda Ansorge)
Joseph Aspromonti	....	production assistant
Timothy Blackton	....	production assistant
Estee Chase	....	stand-in
Ludlow Peter Coleman III	....	chef
Jeannine Corbo	....	assistant: Ms. Mayron
Johanna Cypis	....	production secretary
Belinda Ellis	....	production coordinator
Patricia Finn	....	studio teacher (as Patti Finn)
Patrick J. Fischer	....	production assistant
Maureen Gibson	....	assistant production coordinator
Dan Gorman	....	location manager
Cheri Hall	....	production accountant
Kevin Halloran	....	location manager
Kim Hasse	....	stand-in
Millie Hirsch	....	studio teacher
Marie Kouf	....	studio teacher
Cynthia Lejeune	....	assistant production accountant (as Cynthia Le Jeune)
Monique Limery	....	craft service
Jodi Lowry	....	assistant: Mr. Almond (as Jodi M. Lowry)
Robin Narly	....	stand-in
Sarah J. Pink	....	assistant: Ms. Stern
Bill Pugin	....	sign language coach
Benjamin Schneider	....	production assistant (as Benjamin J. Schneider)
Goldie Teigland	....	set medic (as Goldie Tiegland)
Esther Vivante	....	script supervisor
Deborah Wuliger	....	unit publicist

Production Companies

• Beacon Communications
• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Scholastic Productions

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1995) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Films de España (1996) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (1997) (Argentina) (all media)
• LK-TEL (1997) (Argentina) (VHS)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1998) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Axium Casting  extras casting
• Bruce's Catering  catering
• International Recording Co.  sound re-recorded at (as International Recording Corporation)
• Melrose Titles & Opticals  opticals (as Melrose Titles and Optical Effects)
• Nina Saxon Film Design  main and end titles
• On Location Education  children's educational consulting
• On Location Education  studio teachers
• Paskal Sound Design  sound services
• Sony Wonder  soundtrack released by

MPAA:

Rated PG for brief mild language.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR | SDDS (8 channels)

Certification:

South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Canada:G | Chile:TE | Iceland:L | Peru:PT | Spain:T | UK:U | USA:PG (certificate #33596)

Company:

Beacon Communications

Trivia:

The movie includes commingled parts of Baby-sitters Club books 45, 86, and Kristy's Book.

Quotes:

Dawn Schafer: Want some tahini?
Mary Anne Spier: [Smiles] I'll pass, thanks.
Dawn Schafer: [Sits next to Mary Anne] What's up with you and Kristy?
Mary Anne Spier: [Hesitant] Nothing.
Dawn Schafer: Well it doesn't look like nothing, you're always whispering!
Mary Anne Spier: That's not true.
Dawn Schafer: [Raising her tone] It is true!
Mary Anne Spier: Do you think I should get my ears pierced?
Dawn Schafer: Don't change the subject!
Mary Anne Spier: Please don't be mad at me. I'd tell you if I could. But I promised Kristy.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Follows "The Baby-Sitters Club" (1990)

Soundtrack:

That's What It's All About

Not as good as the book...

"The BabySitter's Club" books used to be my favorite books when i was younger, so you could guess that i was excited to see the movie. But Ann M. Martin's classic charecters weren't lived up to in the movie like they were in the stories. I give it 6 out of 10 as a rating