Nell, a shy and quiet girl, is told that she will babysit a young rich girl at a hotel while the girl's parents attend a party. Nell feels isolated and has unrealistic expectations of love and relationships, based on what she reads in romance novels. She is taken with the little girl, Melissa (Kimberly Cullum). She has her call her "mommy" and gives Melissa a marble that she says is magic. Next, she lets her go with her to a toy store. While on the street, they play "pick a card" with a vendor. He thinks Melissa is cheating and yells at her. Nell yells at the man, saying her "daughter" isn't a cheater. While at the hotel a dog had tried to bite at Melissa, so Nell buys a toy plane. It flies into a back room where the dog chases after it, and the dog is heard whimpering.
While Nell is trying on Melissa's mother's clothes and jewels in the hotel room, Nell sees a handsome man named Jeff (Brett Cullen) across the street. He calls her up for a date. She imagines them married with Melissa as their daughter and two other children. He is interested in Nell but he is taken aback when she starts asking if he loves her.
The film ends with Nell on the ledge of the roof with Melissa and Jeff. He tells her not to hurt Melissa and she lets Melissa go, who drops the marble. Nell runs to the ledge to get it and in her dream world, she's talking to Jeff, Melissa and two other children. She hears him call "Nell? Nell?" The camera pans to the street in front of the hotel where Nell has fallen to her death; she has a smile on her face.
sitter, 1991, film, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, sitter, 1991, film, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, july, 2009. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Sitter 1991 film news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Sitter is a 1991 television film directed by Rick Berger and starring Kim Myers as Nell an unstable babysitter who lives in the reality of romance novels It is a remake of the 1952 Marilyn Monroe film Don t Bother to Knock The SitterGenreDramaThrillerWritten byCharlotte Armstrong book Rick Berer teleplay Directed byRick BergerStarringKim MyersBrett CullenKimberly CullumMusic byLaura KarpmanCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishProductionProducerGina ScheererCinematographyEdward J PeiEditorLynne SoutherlandRunning time92 minutesProduction companyFNM FilmsDistributorFox NetworkReleaseOriginal networkFox NetworkPicture formatColorAudio formatStereoOriginal releaseJune 10 1991 1991 06 10 Plot EditNell a shy and quiet girl is told that she will babysit a young rich girl at a hotel while the girl s parents attend a party Nell feels isolated and has unrealistic expectations of love and relationships based on what she reads in romance novels She is taken with the little girl Melissa Kimberly Cullum She has her call her mommy and gives Melissa a marble that she says is magic Next she lets her go with her to a toy store While on the street they play pick a card with a vendor He thinks Melissa is cheating and yells at her Nell yells at the man saying her daughter isn t a cheater While at the hotel a dog had tried to bite at Melissa so Nell buys a toy plane It flies into a back room where the dog chases after it and the dog is heard whimpering While Nell is trying on Melissa s mother s clothes and jewels in the hotel room Nell sees a handsome man named Jeff Brett Cullen across the street He calls her up for a date She imagines them married with Melissa as their daughter and two other children He is interested in Nell but he is taken aback when she starts asking if he loves her The film ends with Nell on the ledge of the roof with Melissa and Jeff He tells her not to hurt Melissa and she lets Melissa go who drops the marble Nell runs to the ledge to get it and in her dream world she s talking to Jeff Melissa and two other children She hears him call Nell Nell The camera pans to the street in front of the hotel where Nell has fallen to her death she has a smile on her face Cast EditKim Myers as Nell Brett Cullen as Jeff Harper Kimberly Cullum as Melissa Jones Susan Barnes as Alice Susanne Reed as Ruth Jones James McDonnell as Dennis Jones Eugene Roch as Carl Patricia George as Winona Maria Richwine as Mary Adolfo Quinones as NickExternal links EditThe Sitter at IMDb This article about a psychological thriller film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article related to an American TV movie is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Sitter 1991 film amp oldid 1113816303, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
