Therese
Pare stars as a teenager who likes to do a lot of heavy petting with her
boyfriend while babysitting. Naturally,
he gets steamed when she doesn’t go all the way. One night while babysitting, her friends
crash the place and throw an impromptu toga party. When her employers find out, she runs off
into the night and stumbles upon a high-priced hooker (Lydia Wagner) who lets
her stay with her in her luxurious mansion.
She then tries to take Therese under her wing and turn her into a
prostitute, much to the chagrin of her boyfriend.
Directed
by John (Grave of the Vampire) Hayes, Jailbait Babysitter is one of those ‘70s
sexploitation films that offers up more tease than please. The nude scenes and sensual depictions of the
sexual acts are few and far between, and when they do occur, they aren't especially scintillating. Despite the
lurid title, it rarely, if ever delivers on the promise of lowbrow drive-in
thrills. I mean her first john winds up
having a heart attack before he can even ball her.
The
pacing is lethargic to say the least. The stuff in between the bumping and grinding is unevenly acted and
mostly boring. It also doesn’t help that
just when you think the film’s wrapping itself up, it continues on for another
unnecessary reel with a disco Halloween party sequence and a needless attempted
rape.
As
a fan of Hayes’ previous work, I was sort of hoping Jailbait Babysitter would
be some sort of minor classic. Maybe
that’s what I get for raising my expectations hopelessly too high. At least you can enjoy it for its time
capsule qualities. I mean, it’s hard to
completely hate any movie with this many detailed vans.
Frequent
Hayes leading man Michael Pataki appears briefly in the uncredited role of
Pare’s employer.
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