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Christina Applegate looks back on 'complete flop' Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead: 'I feel very proud now about it'

Christina Applegate looks back with fondness on 'Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead' but regrets her attitude at the time: 'I was such a f---ing asshat.'

She seemed eager to explain that she's now proud of the 1991 movie, which was neither a critical nor box office success at the time, but has since emerged as a cult favorite. Incidentally, Don't Tell Mom's costume designer Carol Ramsey is still in the biz all these years later, and worked on five Merchant Ivory productions. Shoulder pads aside, though, Applegate is quick to point out, "What movie has a bunch of drag queens steal their car?

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