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, which in turn was based on the Charlotte Armstrong novel Mischief.
Nell feels isolated and has unrealistic expectations of love and relationships, based on what she reads in romance novels.
[4] And the Chicago Tribune went so far as to call it "one of the worst TV movies ever made," criticizing both the script and Myers as an actress, writing that she "exhibits the acting skills of a mannequin.
"[1] However, both the Evening Sun and the Chicago Sun-Times did praise Myers' performance, however, both commenting on her resemblance to Meryl Streep.