A babysitter realizes that one of the children she looks after is being physically abused by his mother.A babysitter realizes that one of the children she looks after is being physically abused by his mother.A babysitter realizes that one of the children she looks after is being physically abused by his mother.
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
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Patty Duke
- Barbara Reynolds
- (as Patty Duke Astin)
Sean De Veritch
- Matthew
- (as Sean DeVeritch)
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- TriviaWhen filming a scene in which Brian (Sean Astin) is being abused by his mother (Patty Duke), Astin found it very hard to cry, instead he would laugh hysterically as it reminded him of situations their family had been in. This was until his mother (Patty Duke is Sean's mother) took him aside and told him, "Look, I took a chance on you. What do you think you're doing? This is my career, this is my life... These people are counting on me. They're counting on you." Astin promptly burst into tears and Duke signaled for the cameras to keep rolling so that they could complete the scene.
- ConnectionsEdited into ABC Afterschool Specials: Please Don't Hit Me, Mom (1983)
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Tough to watch... because it's something that happens in real life
The main reason why I saw PLEASE DON'T HIT ME MOM it's because is Sean Astin's first movie he ever did (even before THE GOONIES) but it's both great and sad to watch at the same time.
Barbara Reynolds (Patty Duke) is a single mother that deals everyday with her two sons, teen Michael (Lance Guest) and child Brian (Astin). One day Barbara hires Nancy Parks for babysitting Brian and she notices that he has various bruises, and when she asks him what happened, Brian spills the beans: he has all those bruises because his mother has a penchant of beating him even for the sake of doing it. So Nancy does her best for spending more time with Brian and eventually, with the help of Michael, leave their household and have her mother arrested by social services.
I liked all the performances, especially that of Astin (yes, he was 9 years old but he already was capable of good stuff unaware of what was in store for him) as a young child that has to suffer all the abuses until the babysitter notices. At the same time tho, it made me feel sad because it reminded me of when I was beaten when I was a child (and that certainly had some bad side effects on my growth) only because I didn't fit in with the others or for some mishaps I done during my childhood (well, everyone does them). And I really appreciated the ending because that's what Barbara deserved.
Not to be missed since it's also available on Youtube but it's best if you have some Kleenex near for the sad moments.
Barbara Reynolds (Patty Duke) is a single mother that deals everyday with her two sons, teen Michael (Lance Guest) and child Brian (Astin). One day Barbara hires Nancy Parks for babysitting Brian and she notices that he has various bruises, and when she asks him what happened, Brian spills the beans: he has all those bruises because his mother has a penchant of beating him even for the sake of doing it. So Nancy does her best for spending more time with Brian and eventually, with the help of Michael, leave their household and have her mother arrested by social services.
I liked all the performances, especially that of Astin (yes, he was 9 years old but he already was capable of good stuff unaware of what was in store for him) as a young child that has to suffer all the abuses until the babysitter notices. At the same time tho, it made me feel sad because it reminded me of when I was beaten when I was a child (and that certainly had some bad side effects on my growth) only because I didn't fit in with the others or for some mishaps I done during my childhood (well, everyone does them). And I really appreciated the ending because that's what Barbara deserved.
Not to be missed since it's also available on Youtube but it's best if you have some Kleenex near for the sad moments.
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