The Parent Trap

Plot

Identical twins Hallie and Annie were separated at birth when their parents divorced. After the two meet at summer camp, they begin plotting to reunite their estranged parents.

Release Year: 1998

Rating: 6.1/10 (30,059 voted)

Critic's Score: 64/100

Director:
Nancy Meyers

Stars: Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson

Storyline
Identical twins Hallie and Annie were separated at birth when their parents divorced. After the two meet at summer camp, they begin plotting to reunite their estranged parents.

Writers: Erich Kästner, David Swift

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

Kat Graham
–

Jackie

(as Katerina Graham)

Michael Lohan
–

Lost Boy at Camp

Taglines:
Twice the Fun, Double the Trouble.

Release Date: 29 July 1998

Filming Locations: 23 Egerton Terrace, Kensington, London, England, UK

Opening Weekend: $11,148,497
(USA)
(2 August 1998)
(2247 Screens)

Gross: $66,304,095
(USA)
(6 December 1998)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

127 min

Did You Know?

Trivia:

When Hallie is in London talking to Annie on the phone she uses "Mildred Plotka" as her fake friends name to her mother. Mildred Plotka was the real name of the character played by Carole Lombard in the classic screwball comedy
Twentieth Century.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible:
At Camp Walden, when the water ballons are falling onto Annie's head, you can see the arm of a crew member pushing the largest balloon to fall over.

Quotes:

Elizabeth James:
[having drink with Meredith]
Here's to… here's to you. May your life be far less complicated than mine.

Meredith Blake:
Why thank you.

User Review

A Delightful Family Film

Rating: 7/10

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 ****.