TheBlueHairedLawyer Contrary to internet myths, this isn't a pornographic movie. The idea of a teen babysitter having relations with a middle-aged man is rather disturbing (he's old enough to be her grandfather, ewww). But it was made in 1970, the same year as 'I Drink Your Blood' and during the free love movement. Oddly enough, this weird little movie is a great example of the ideology and flaws of the times, not to mention the nostalgia of the film quality and soundtrack itself.Basically, the movie is divided between a husband and wife. The husband is having a sexual affair in secret with a teenage babysitter, being introduced to the glamorized version of the hippie lifestyle. The wife is a junkie who is being held hostage by her suppliers. If a movie like this one was around today, the husband would hopefully be charged and the wife would get into rehab... hopefully.It was surprisingly a likable movie, actually rather corny by today's standards. It's the 1970's low-budget music and film type style I like, not necessarily the plot itself. I watched it thinking that maybe I'd get a few laughs out of it but knowing that it likely wouldn't be very good, and what do you know? It was certainly interesting; the idea that this movie gives off is that "you're never too old to have fun, get it on and do drugs with hippies and teenagers, and everyone else around you enjoys it, too". In reality, a situation like the one presented in this movie would just be sad, weird, wrong and crazy. It's strange how movies can either romanticize or make too big a deal out of various situations, and this movie does a good job of that. The motorcycle shots were pretty cool, I'll give it that. And at least the babysitter made the husband see how much he truly loved his wife and kids in the end, so it's got some class - but not very much.One question though - where were the babysitter's parents, for crying out loud? Their teenage daughter is making love to a pervy old man while his wife is getting high with her kidnappers! What's WRONG with these people!?

NickStricharchuk Weekend With the Babysitter : George E. Carrey stars as Jim, a well-off B-movie director who falls for his kids' babysitter. It's not hard to understand the attraction: his wife, a washed up actress-turned-junkie, is pretty damn irritating. Plus, the babysitter gives him some tips on the ridiculous script he's working on--a motorcycle gang/hippie movie. Trouble mounts while the director and babysitter are exploring free-wheeling good times (under the guise of doing movie research) when Jim's wife gets in too deep with some drug dealers by offering up her husband's fancy boat to complete a drug deal in exchange for another fix. What's funny about this film is that its predecessor, The Babysitter (1969), also stars George E. Carrey in what amounts to the same part. In this one, George E. Carrey is credited as co-writer of the film's plot. Funnier still is the babysitter, played here by Susan Romen, is named Candy, which is the namesake of the earlier film's babysitter as well, as depicted by Patricia Wymer. The most "meta" connection between the two is that, when Candy review's Jim's new script, she criticizes the dialogue, noting that "people don't talk this way." For all we know, she could have been reading the script of the earlier Babysitter film--although it's amusing to note that the Candys in both films enjoy saying "Ciao, baby!" This one is mostly entertaining, although the 1969 film is better by a thin margin.

halfwit How could the previous reviewer not mention motorcycles, ocean cruising, flying, ski chalet fireplace, and so much more? And where else can you find Mona waiting for her husband to back the car out of the garage? Where did Mikey go? I missed that part. "Weekend..." reminded me of one of those low-budget Bigfoot movies. It certainly had it's dark moments, though. I give it an 8 for pushing the envelope.

Jeff Lang (mantooth) I rented this movie not expecting much of anything, but I was completely wrong. This movie has everything a good, campy movie from the 70's should have: drugs, sex, more drugs, and a couple of lesbians to boot. If you just want a film to pass the time, this is a pretty good one.