The Parent Trap (1998)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Nancy Meyers

Writers (WGA):

Erich Kästner (book)
David Swift (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

29 July 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Tagline:

Twice the Fun, Double the Trouble.

Plot:

Identical twins Hallie and Annie were separated at birth when their parents divorced. After the two meet at summer camp...

Plot Keywords:

Twins | Summer Camp | London | Wedding Gown | Napa Valley

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 12

9:00 PM

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Cast

Lindsay Lohan	...	Hallie Parker / Annie James
Dennis Quaid	...	Nick Parker
Natasha Richardson	...	Elizabeth James
Elaine Hendrix	...	Meredith Blake
Lisa Ann Walter	...	Chessy
Simon Kunz	...	Martin
Polly Holliday	...	Marva Kulp, Sr.
Maggie Wheeler	...	Marva Kulp, Jr.
Ronnie Stevens	...	Grandpa Charles James
Joanna Barnes	...	Vicki Blake
Hallie Meyers-Shyer	...	Lindsay
Maggie Emma Thomas	...	Zoe
Courtney Woods	...	Nicole
Katerina Graham	...	Jackie
Michael Lohan	...	Lost Boy at Camp
Rachel Sullivan	...	Navajo Bunk Girl
Katie DeShan	...	Navajo Bunk Girl
Brighton Hertford	...	Navajo Bunk Girl
Jennifer Lin	...	Navajo Bunk Girl
Amy Centner	...	Navajo Bunk Girl
Mia Tramz	...	Navajo Bunk Girl
Christina Toral	...	Cell Phone Girl
Dana Ponder	...	Cell Phone Girl
Brianne Mercier	...	Cell Phone Girl
Danielle Sherman	...	Girl at Poker Game
Natasha Melnick	...	Girl at Poker Game
Amanda Hampton	...	Girl at Poker Game
Lisa Iverson	...	Bugler
Lisa Cloud	...	Camp Counselor
Kellie Foster	...	Camp Counselor
Heidi Boren	...	Camp Counselor
Marissa Leigh	...	Fencing Girl
Heather Wayrock	...	Fencing Girl
John Atterbury	...	Gareth
Hamish McColl	...	Photographer
Vendela Kirsebom Thomessen	...	Bridal Gown Model (as Vendela K. Thomessen)
Alex Cole	...	Richard (as Alexander Cole)
J. Patrick McCormack	...	Les Blake
William Akey	...	Bellhop with Flowers
David Doty	...	Hotel Bartender
Roshanna Baron	...	Lady at Pool
Annie Meyers-Shyer	...	Towel Girl
Brian Fenwick	...	Desk Clerk
Jonneine Hellerstein	...	Ship Photographer
Troy Christian	...	QE2 Dancer
Denise Holland	...	QE2 Dancer
Terry Kerr	...	Living Statue
Bruce A. Block	...	Tourist (as Bruce Block)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chéri Ballinger	...	Blond camp girl (uncredited)
Beau Holden	...	Valet (uncredited)
Ali Lohan	...	Child at Airport (uncredited)
Dina Lohan	...	Woman in Airport (uncredited)
Gemma Rigg	...	Seamstress (uncredited)

Directed by
Nancy Meyers

Writing credits (WGA)
Erich Kästner		(book "Das Doppelte Lottchen")
David Swift		(screenplay) and
Nancy Meyers		(screenplay) &
Charles Shyer		(screenplay)

Produced by
Bruce A. Block	....	co-producer
Julie B. Crane	....	associate producer
Charles Shyer	....	producer

Original Music by
Alan Silvestri

Cinematography by
Dean Cundey

Film Editing by
Stephen A. Rotter

Casting by
Ilene Starger

Production Design by
Dean Tavoularis

Art Direction by
Alex Tavoularis

Set Decoration by
Gary Fettis

Costume Design by
Penny Rose

Makeup Department
Karen Blynder	....	makeup department head
Brad Wilder	....	makeup artist (as Bradley Wilder)
Joy Zapata	....	hair stylist

Production Management
R. Anthony Brown	....	unit production manager (as Tony Brown)
Robert Latham Brown	....	unit production manager
Paul Frift	....	unit production manager: London
Laurie MacDonald	....	production manager: C.I.S.

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bruce A. Block	....	second unit director: UK
Joan Cunningham	....	second assistant director
Susan J. Hellmann	....	third assistant director (as Susan Hellmann)
John LeBlanc	....	second unit director: Napa
Foongy Lee	....	second second assistant director
Albert M. Shapiro	....	first assistant director (as Albert Shapiro)
Daniel Shepherd	....	third assistant director: London
Toby Sherborne	....	second assistant director: London
Charles Shyer	....	second unit director: USA

Art Department
Russell R. Anderson	....	lead man
Mychael Bates	....	property master
James R. Bayliss	....	set designer (as James Bayliss)
Bruce A. Block	....	storyboard artist (as Bruce Block)
Dennis Bosher	....	assistant art director: London
Marcia Beal Brazer	....	property buyer: East Coast
Steve Callas	....	construction coordinator
Francis N. 'Lucky' Costello	....	stand-by painter (as Frank 'Lucky' Costello)
John Fenner	....	art director: London
Peter Griffith	....	assistant property master
Kelly Hannafin	....	set designer
Sean Haworth	....	assistant art director
Heidi Hublou-Nunnally	....	set dresser (as Heidi Hublou)
Kurt V. Hulett	....	lead man (as Kurt Hulett)
Peter James	....	set decorator: London
Maurice Jones	....	property master: London
Douglas T. Madison	....	property master
Manu Poupard	....	chargehand stand-by props
Vic Simpson	....	construction coordinator: London (as Victor Simpson)
Bert Smith	....	assistant property master
Dianne Wager	....	set designer
Robert Webb	....	construction foreman
William G. West	....	construction accountant
Larry J. White II	....	set dresser (as Larry White)
Christopher Carlson	....	assistant decorator (uncredited)
William H. Phen Jr.	....	propmaker foreman (uncredited)
Roger Prater	....	greensman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Jeanette Browning	....	adr recordist
Mark Patrick Clark	....	boom operator
Jeannette Cremarosa	....	pdl
Andy D'Addario	....	sound re-recording mixer
Yann Delpuech	....	sound re-recording mixer: temp mix
Dennis Drummond	....	supervising sound editor
Kim Drummond	....	dialogue editor (as Kim Haves Drummond)
Patrick Drummond	....	sound supervisor
Richard Duarte	....	foley mixer
Linda Folk	....	adr editor
David Giammarco	....	dialogue editor
Joan Giammarco	....	adr editor
Galen Goodpaster	....	first assistant sound editor
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
Jonathan Klein	....	foley editor
Andy Malcolm	....	foley artist
Cindy Marty	....	sound effects editor
Mel Metcalfe	....	sound re-recording mixer
Douglas Murray	....	adr recordist
Judy Nord	....	sound recordist
Peter Pav	....	sound production assistant
Thomas A. Payne	....	cable person
Michele Perrone	....	adr editor
Jeena M. Phelps	....	adr assistant (as Jeena Phelps)
Terry Porter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sean Rush	....	sound mixer
Joe Schiff	....	adr assistant
Ken Weston	....	sound mixer: London
Kerry Dean Williams	....	adr editor
Thomas Wright	....	sound production assistant
Daniel Yale	....	foley editor
Mark Yardas	....	dialogue editor
Robin Zacha	....	sound librarian
Dean A. Zupancic	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Dean Zupancic)
Paul J. Zydel	....	adr mixer (as Paul Zydel)
Renee Tondelli	....	supervising adr editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Stuart Brisdon	....	special effects supervisor: London
Shawn Roberts	....	special effects (as Derrell Shawn Roberts)
Cliff Wenger	....	special effects coordinator
James Davis III	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Jude Adamson	....	digital artist (as Judith Adamson)
David Wallace Allen	....	visual effects previsualization
Amir Bemanian	....	digital system technician: CIS Hollywood
Peter Brancaccio	....	digital assistant
Gayle Busby	....	visual effects producer
C. Marie Davis	....	visual effects executive producer: C.I.S.
Kira Edmunds	....	digital assistant
Larry Gaynor	....	digital rotoscoping and paint: CIS Hollywood
Gary Goldstein	....	digital rotoscoping and paint: CIS Hollywood
Jeff Heusser	....	digital compositing supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Fred Johnston	....	visual effects sync supervisor
Kenneth Jones	....	visual effects supervisor: C.I.S. (as Ken Jones)
Dawn Llewellyn	....	visual effects editor: C.I.S.
Thomas Mathai	....	digital system technician: CIS Hollywood
Suzanne Mitus-Uribe	....	digital artist: CIS Hollywood
Danny Mudgett	....	digital artist: CIS Hollywood
Gregory Oehler	....	digital artist: CIS Hollywood
Bob Peishel	....	digital system coordinator: CIS Hollywood
Landon Ruddel	....	visual effects crew coordinator (as Landen Ruddell)
Jim Rygiel	....	visual effects supervisor
Mark Sachse	....	digital system technician: CIS Hollywood
Daniel Aristoteles Collins	....	systems/operations: Rhythm & Hues (uncredited)
Doug Creel	....	CG software programmer: Boss Film Studios (uncredited)
Theresa Ellis	....	visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
Glenn Ramos	....	animator (uncredited)

Stunts
Marc Cass	....	stunt coordinator
Freddie Hice	....	stunt coordinator
Jennifer Caputo	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Colin C.L. Fong	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Alexonis	....	second company grip
Rick A. Benedetto	....	rigging electrician (as Rick Benedetto)
Adam Biddle	....	camera focus: London
Fred Brown	....	best boy: London
John S. Campbell	....	second company grip: second unit
Steve Chandler	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Steven Chandler)
Peter Davidian	....	rigging gaffer
Tommy Finch	....	chief lighting technician: London (as Tom Finch)
Robert Fisher	....	electrician (as Robert C. Fisher)
Chris Franco	....	rigging electrician
Gregory Irwin	....	first assistant camera
John LeBlanc	....	camera operator: Napa second unit
Frank Mathews	....	electrician (as Frank Matthews)
Jeff Matthews	....	rigging electrician
William T. McKane	....	rigging electrician (as William McKane)
Mark Emery Moore	....	Steadicam operator
Bill O'Drobinak	....	camera operator (as Billy O'Drobinak)
Angelo Orefice	....	electrician
Michael Orefice	....	chief lighting technician (as Michael Paul Orefice)
Vince Orefice	....	rigging electrician
James H. Pair III	....	rigging grip
Jesse Wayne Parker	....	key grip: second unit
Jerry Patton	....	film loader
Thomas P. Powell	....	rigging electrician (as Tom Powell)
C. Alan Rawlins	....	key grip
Rob Regan	....	electrician (as Robert Regan)
Rafael E. Sánchez	....	chief lighting technician: second unit
Todd Schlopy	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Lorey Sebastian	....	still photographer
Robert Sharman	....	additional video assist operator
Mark Soucie	....	electrician
Raymond Stella	....	director of photography: second unit
Joy R. Stone	....	second assistant camera
C. Ashley Sudge	....	dolly grip (as Charles Ashley Sudge)
Wayne Tidwell	....	video assist operator (as Wayne R. Tidwell)
Mark Tilley	....	still photographer: London
Anthony Wong	....	electrician
David Worley	....	camera operator: London
Don Yamasaki	....	electrician
Firooz Zahedi	....	photographer: end credits
Ron Goodman	....	camera operator: SpaceCam (uncredited)
R. Dana Harlow	....	grip (uncredited)
Scott Kidner	....	assistant chief lighting technician: second unit (uncredited)
Stephen Lee	....	video assist operator: London (uncredited)
Bob Leitelt	....	rigging key grip (uncredited)
David Norris	....	camera operator: Wescam camera (uncredited)
Michael C. Price	....	grip (uncredited)
Robert J. Reilly	....	rigging grip: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Charles Smith	....	rigging grip best boy (uncredited)
Mark Tillie	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Martyn Welland	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Sarah Beardsall	....	casting: UK
Amy Jo Berman	....	casting associate
Elizabeth Boykewich	....	casting assistant
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Charlie Messenger	....	extras casting
Leann Emmert	....	casting assistant (uncredited)
Vanessa Portillo	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Brad Anderson	....	set costumer
Carolyn Dessert	....	wardrobe supervisor
Julie Glick	....	set costumer
Yvonne Hobbs	....	set costumer: London
Mathew Hooey	....	costumer
Cherlyn Lanning	....	costumer
Brian Lawler	....	set costumer: London
Marina Marit	....	costumer
John Norster	....	assistant costume designer: London (as Timothy John Norster)
Janet Tebrooke	....	wardrobe supervisor: London
Vera Wang	....	costume designer: wedding gowns
Mei Lai Hippisley Coxe	....	assistant to costume designer (uncredited)
Tess Inman	....	costumer (uncredited)
Andrew Nelson	....	set costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
David Barrett	....	first assistant editor: London
Bob Berman	....	assistant editor
Laura Lee Bong	....	second assistant film editor (as Laura Bong)
James Durante	....	assistant editor: avid (as James D. Durante)
Rolf Fleischmann	....	first assistant film editor
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer (as Dale Grahn)
Marisa Morabito	....	apprentice editor
Mary Beth Smith	....	negative cutter
Cort Wright	....	apprentice film editor

Music Department
David Bifano	....	music programmer
Lisa Brown	....	additional music consultant
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
Nora Felder	....	additional music consultant
Bonnie Greenberg	....	music supervisor
Kenneth Karman	....	additional music editor
Allan Mason	....	music supervisor
Kathy Nelson	....	executive in charge of music: The Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group
Jay B. Richardson	....	additional music editor (as Jay Richardson)
William Ross	....	orchestrator
Dennis S. Sands	....	score mixer (as Dennis Sands)
Dennis S. Sands	....	score recordist (as Dennis Sands)
Andrew Silver	....	music consultant
Andrew Silver	....	music editor
Alan Silvestri	....	conductor
Jacqueline Tager	....	assistant music editor

Transportation Department
Jan Dally	....	driver: Meyers/Shyer
Paul Grahame	....	driver: London, Meyers/Shyer
Wendy S. Hallin	....	transportation captain (as Wendy Hallin)
Stephen A. Latina	....	transportation captain
Barry Newell	....	unit transportation manager: London
Tom F. Thomas	....	transportation coordinator
John A. Brubaker	....	driver: set dressing (uncredited)
Ian Clarke	....	vehicle technician (uncredited)
Manny Demello	....	driver (uncredited)
Dana Schisler	....	driver (uncredited)
Sean Shepherd	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Bob Anderson	....	fencing consultant
Toni Atterbury	....	unit publicist
Barbara Berkery	....	dialect coach
Jeff Bilger	....	production assistant
Mary Bowers	....	stand-in
Peter Brancaccio	....	on-set effects technician
Judith M. Brown	....	studio teacher: London
Jeanne Byrd	....	script supervisor
Nicolette Chaffey	....	dialect coach
Lindsay Challoner	....	additional double: Hallie/Annie
Tara Chang	....	fencing double
Clair Chrysler	....	stand-in
Alex Cole	....	production assistant (as Alexander Cole)
Simon Crook	....	assistant location manager: London
Michelle Cundey	....	script supervisor: second unit
Mark Davies	....	assistant: Dennis Quaid
Jim DeMarco	....	assistant accountant
Nicholas de Wolff	....	dialect coach
Jessica Drake	....	dialect coach
Frank J. Ellison	....	production accountant (as Frank Ellison)
Rory Enke	....	location manager
Suzanne McNeill Farwell	....	assistant: Nancy Meyers
Lorraine Fennell	....	production coordinator: London
Stephanie Fischer	....	additional double: Hallie/Annie
Melanie A. Gage	....	dance double: Natasha Richardson (as Melanie Gage)
Carol Gans	....	studio teacher
Eileen Godoy	....	production coordinator: C.I.S.
Michael Goosen	....	first assistant accountant
Fiona Gosden	....	production assistant: London
Marion Gray	....	production secretary: London
Linda Gregory	....	production accountant: London
Bill Hansard	....	projection effects (as Billy Hansard)
Thomas M. Harrigan	....	assistant location manager
Susan Hegarty	....	dialect coach
Tom Hoeck	....	medic
Beau Holden	....	assistant: Dennis Quaid
Amanda Holm	....	fencing double
Ozzy Inguanzo	....	production assistant
Mark Ivie	....	fencing assistant
Jeanefer Jean-Charles	....	handshake choreographer
Darren Jones	....	on-set effects technician
Suzanne Jones	....	production assistant: London
Jim Jost	....	production assistant
Paul Joyce	....	location consultant: London
Tracy Kelly	....	animal trainer
Max Kisbye	....	production assistant: Meyers/Shyer
Meti Kusari	....	craft service
Bryan Lamoreaux	....	production assistant
Adria Later	....	supervising studio teacher
Erin Mackey	....	double: "Hallie"/"Annie"
Jason D. McGatlin	....	production coordinator (as Jason McGatlin)
Annie Meyers-Shyer	....	production assistant: London
Angus More Gordon	....	location manager: London
Belita Moreno	....	acting coach: Lindsay Lohan
Boone Narr	....	animal supplier
Jack Norton	....	on-set effects technician
Shaun O'Banion	....	production assistant
John Panzarella	....	location manager
Regan Patno	....	dance double: Dennis Quaid
Tony Payne	....	production assistant: London
Randol Perelman-Taylor	....	production assistant
Lani Pollock	....	assistant: Charles Shyer
Patricia Poole	....	assistant production accountant: London
Harriet Preston	....	stand-in
Reid Reilich	....	craft service
Jonathan Robinson	....	on-set effects technician (as Jonathan B. Robertson)
Les Paul Robley	....	on-set effects technician
Denyse Rossi	....	payroll accountant
Matthew A. Rubin	....	production assistant
Kelly Safrit-Jones	....	assistant: Natasha Richardson (as Kelly Saffrit)
Mika Saito	....	assistant production coordinator
Bob Schoofs	....	stand-in
Barbara Schwartz	....	assistant: Bruce A. Block
Donny Sierer	....	on-set effects technician
Steven E. Simon	....	set production assistant (as Steve E. Simons)
Rebecca Stefan	....	production assistant
Ronald P. Tavalaro	....	projectionist
Leslie Thorson	....	assistant location manager
Aminta Townshend	....	assistant: Natasha Richardson, London
Lauren Walker	....	fencing double
Matt Walker	....	production assistant
Michael Weber	....	prank and poker consultant
Shawn Weber	....	animal trainer
Ronnie Wong	....	fencing double
John Gray Worrell	....	production assistant (as John G. Worrell)
Keith Young	....	choreographer
Ken Ziegler	....	on-set effects technician
Aria Noelle Curzon	....	adr voice (uncredited)
Brian Dettor	....	additional production assistant (uncredited)
Jessica Garvin	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Michael D. Gillis	....	production assistant (uncredited)
RuDee Lipscomb	....	adr artist (uncredited)
Brynn McQuade	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Kathryn Moore	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Steve Salada	....	production secretary (uncredited)
Kevin Seldon	....	office intern (uncredited)
Tim Weske	....	sword trainer (uncredited)
Allison Wilke	....	assistant production coordinator: Napa (uncredited)
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc	....	helicopter pilot (uncredited)

Thanks
Giorgio Armani	....	special thanks
Stacey Attanasio	....	special thanks
Willie Brown	....	special thanks (as Willie L. Brown)

Production Companies

• The Meyers/Shyer Company
• Walt Disney Pictures

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (1998) (USA) (all media)
• Buena Vista International (Australia) (1998) (Australia) (all media)
• Buena Vista International (1998) (Germany) (all media)
• Filmes Lusomundo (1998) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (2001) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Buena Vista International (1999) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International Finland (1999) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI) (1999) (France) (theatrical)
• Abril Vídeo (1999) (Brazil) (video)
• Buena Vista International Mexico (1998) (Mexico) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International Spain (1998) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (1998) (South Africa) (theatrical)
• Gativideo (1999) (Argentina) (video)
• Intercontinental Film Distributors (HK) (1998) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• CIS Hollywood
• Rhythm and Hues (CGI lizard)

Other Companies

• Shepperton Studios  movie studio
• Boone's Animals for Hollywood  animal supplier
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes and dollies
• EFilm  digital scanning
• EFilm  laser film recording
• Giorgio Armani  special thanks: clothes
• Hollywood Records  soundtrack released by
• Imaginary Forces  titles
• J.L. Fisher  camera dollies rental
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• San Bernardino National Forest  special thanks
• Signet Soundelux Studios  score mixed at
• Sony Pictures Studios  grip and lighting equipment
• Sony Scoring Stage  score recording
• The Meyers/Shyer Company  special thanks
• Todd-AO Scoring Stage  score recording
• Tony's Food Service  catering
• Treasure Island Project Office  special thanks
• Wigs Specialties  Annie's wig design

Also Known As:

Disney's The Parent Trap (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild mischief.

Runtime:

127 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

UK:PG (cut) | Brazil:Livre | Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Philippines:G | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:o.Al. (w) | Norway:A | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/6 | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | USA:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Administration Building, Treasure Island, California, USA

Company:

The Meyers/Shyer Company

Trivia:

Meredith is heard talking on the cell phone to a "Reverend Mosby," a reference to a character in the original The Parent Trap (1961).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Hallie calls Annie collect in California from the phone booth in London, she places a collect call. However, Annie answers it like a direct call and never accepts the charges.

Quotes:

Nick Parker: You know, I may never be alone with you again. So about that day you packed, why'd you do it?
Elizabeth James: Oh, Nick. We were so young. We both had tempers, we said stupid things so I packed. Got on my very first 747, and you didn't come after me.
Nick Parker: I didn't know that you wanted me to.
Elizabeth James: Well, that really doesn't matter anymore. So, let's put on a good face for the girls and get the show on the road, huh?
Nick Parker: Yeah, sure. Let's get the show on the road.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Date Movie (2006)

Soundtrack:

This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)

A Delightful Family Film

There is only one movie in history that I can name that my wife, my mother and my six-year-old daughter enjoyed equally. This is it.

This is an astonishly effective and pleasant remake of a very good film. It's light, romantic, touching and downright funny. You cannot pour enough accolades on young Lindsay Lohan, who effortlessly plays both twins, and, if you listen closely, juggles four accents. (She changes her Brit accent when she plays her own American alter-ego pretending to be herself in England - if you saw the film, you know what I mean).

Natasha Richardson and Dennis Quaid with that big, goofy, infectious smile, give the film its romance and maturity, without stepping on the fun-filled kid's plot. This is simple, easy-to-watch family entertainment.

There is also a great editing and effects element. You never once notice a split screen or cheap over-the-shoulder shot when both of Lohan's characters are on-screen - its really quite astounding how seamless it is.

My daughter, after seeing this in the theater, quickly proclaimed this her favourite movie ever. We own the video, and I have watched it with her at least a dozen times without growing tired.

A perfect rental after a bad day, or when you want to have a family movie night. *** out of ****.