Adventures in Babysitting also known as A Night on the Town in certain countries is a American teen comedy film written by David Simkins and directed by Chris Columbus in his directorial debut. After her boyfriend Mike Todwell cancels their anniversary date, year-old Chris Parker invites her friend Brenda over to her Oak Park, Illinois house to cheer her up, but is convinced by her mother to babysit their neighbors' daughter, eight-year-old Sara Anderson, while the parents attend a party in downtown Chicago.
Sara's year-old brother Brad is supposed to spend the night at his friend Daryl Coopersmith's house, but changes his plans to be with Chris. After receiving a frantic call from Brenda, who ran away to a downtown bus station, Chris plans to pick her up, but is coerced by Brad, Sara, and Daryl to take them with her.
On the freeway, their station wagon suffers a flat tire and they are picked up by a tow truck driver, "Handsome" John Pruitt, who offers to pay for the tire when Chris realizes that she left her purse at the Andersons'. En route, Pruitt receives a call from his boss Dawson with evidence that his wife is cheating on him.
Pruitt rushes to his house to confront the infidelity; the car of Chris's mother is damaged when he accidentally shoots out the windshield while aiming to kill his wife's lover with a revolver.
Chris and the kids hide in the adulterer's Cadillac, which is then stolen by Joe Gipp, a car thief. Reaching their hideout in the South Side , the kids realize that they have stumbled upon a multi-state stolen car operation, and Joe is chided by Graydon, the operation's second-in-command, for bringing witnesses.
