CHRIS COLUMBUS

Bil’s rating (out of 5):  BBB.5

USA, 1987.  Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners III.  Screenplay by David Simkins.  Cinematography by Ric Waite.  Produced by Debra Hill, Lynda Obst.  Music by Michael Kamen.  Production Design by Todd Hallowell.  Costume Design by Judith R. Gellman.  Film Editing by Fredric Steinkamp, William Steinkamp.

Elisabeth Shue is adorable as a young woman whose boyfriend cancels the big night she had planned for the two of them. Finding herself free for the evening, she agrees to babysit a brother and sister whose parents are going out, which seems a pretty boring affair until her best friend calls her and tells her she’s stranded at a downtown bus station and needs a ride. While travelling down to get her, Shue gets a flat tire and everything just goes nuts from there in a cute, clean After Hours that has the right kind of humour for the pre-teen set and enjoyable performances by all.