The Parent Trap (1998)

United States of America

Comedy, Family, Romance

Walt Disney Pictures, The Meyers/Shyer Company

Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson, Elaine Hendrix, Lisa Ann Walter, Simon Kunz

Nancy Meyers

Nancy Meyers, David Swift, Charles Shyer

Taglines: Twice the Fun, Double the Trouble.

california, summer camp, twin sister, remake, matchmaking, twins separated at birth, identity swap, divorced parents, woman director, napa valley, sister sister relationship, parent child reunion

Hallie Parker and Annie James are identical twins separated at a young age because of their parents' divorce. Unknowingly to their parents, the girls are sent to the same summer camp where they meet, discover the truth about themselves, and then plot with each other to switch places.

Reviews:

Author: Kamurai
Really good watch, might watch again, and can recommend. Having recently watched the original, this movie does a rather nice job of following it beat for beat. Now, it's not the same movie, but it follows the same format, with modernization and punch-ups throughout the movie. As someone who complains about deviation from the source material, I approve the changes here. Sadly, they kept the twins carrying the movie, which means Lindsay Lohan was doing double work, but you could hardly tell. The green screen and clone work in this is actually really well done for late 1990's. The most important aspect is that the movie retained its charm in re-uniting a lost / separated family.