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'''''The Babysitter''''' is a 1980 American [[television film|made-for-television]] [[drama (film and television)|drama]] [[horror film|horror]] [[thriller film]] directed by [[Peter Medak]] and starring [[Patty Duke|Patty Duke Astin]], [[William Shatner]] and [[Stephanie Zimbalist]] about a young girl hired as a live-in nanny who infiltrates and tries to destroy a suburban Seattle family. The film originally premiered as ''The ABC Friday Night Movie'' on November 28, 1980. The film is [[Motion picture rating system#New Zealand|rated]] M in New Zealand for violence, horror, drug use and sex scenes.
== Plot ==
Dr. Jeff Benedict and his wife Liz have relocated to Seattle from Chicago. They have a 12-year-old daughter Tara. Liz feels that she needs some help with childcare and housekeeping. She happens to meet an 18-year-old girl named Joanna Redwine. Without consulting her husband, Liz hires Joanna as a live-in nanny. She weans Tara off of TV and engages her in outdoor activities.
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Joanna knocks Jeff out and chases Tara down into the basement. Tara flees back upstairs and tries to wake up a sedated Liz. Joanna grabs a kitchen knife and returns to the bedroom. Jeff wakes up and manages to wrestle the knife out of her hands. Doc arrives with the police as Joanna is finally stopped. The police lead her out of the house and put her in a patrol car. Tara gives Joanna her doll as the movie ends.
== Cast ==
* [[Patty Duke|Patty Duke Astin]] as Liz Benedict
* [[William Shatner]] as Dr. Jeff Benedict
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* [[Ty Haller]] as Minister (as Richard Ty Haller)
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0080407}}
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