Sue Ellen Crandell is the protagonist in the 1991 film Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead played by Christina Applegate. She’s an awesome blonde because she’s sassy and handles the dead of a heinous babysitter. Instead of doing the normal thing and reporting the death to the authorities and calling her mom, through a series of unfortunate and convenient setups, she takes on the role as the breadwinner for the family.
I can’t really believe how much she needs to pluck her eyebrows, but aside from that, she’s pretty hilarious. She gets a job at a uniform company and helps them put on a party or something that saves the day. Whatever. She’s 17 and manages to convince them that she’s older and capable and stuff.
Is this plot plausible at all? Not really. I don’t enjoy this movie because it could happen. I enjoy this movie because it’s funny and Sue Ellen is pretty funny, but her boss Rose takes the cake. “Sue Ellen, have you ever had a 48-hour orgasm?” “No, I’ve never been to Santa Barbara.” And no matter what, Sue Ellen has to say “Right on top of that, Rose.”
So why is Sue Ellen a rockin’ blonde? Basically because she’s saucy. She describes her work place nemesis as “mouse brown hair, gives you a headache? Talks like she’s chewing her face?” That’s pretty badass. She works well under pressure and manages to put on a successful event in her backyard after the kids blow all the petty cash. Oh, and did I mention there’s a love interest? Yeah, there’s that too. And David Duchovny is in this movie, too for some reason.
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