Based on the characters from the series of best-selling books by
Ann M. Martin, The Baby Sitters Club concerns a group of seven girls, each edging into their teenage years, who are close friends and have formed a co-operative baby-sitting service. Their business has become so successful that the girls decide to expand their horizons and start a summer day camp for kids; however, they soon discover that not all the adults in the neighborhood think this is a good idea, and they learn a lesson about cooperation and responsibility. Meanwhile, Kristy (
Schuyler Fisk), the leader of the group, lives with her mother (
Brooke Adams) and stepfather (
Bruce Davison); when her father (
Peter Horton), an undependable wanderer, shows up, he asks Kristy not to tell her mother that he's in town, and Kristy is torn about what to say. Stacy (
Bre Blair) has another sort of dilemma to deal with; she's tall and pretty and has met a boy who likes her. However, he thinks she's older than she actually is, leading her into a dating dilemma that she may not be ready for. The Baby Sitters Club was the first theatrical feature for actress-turned-director
Melanie Mayron;
Schuyler Fisk is the daughter of actress
Sissy Spacek and director/designer
Jack Fisk. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide