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The Parent Trap

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The Parent Trap (1998)

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Reviews Counted:32

Fresh:25

Rotten:7

Average Rating:6.9/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 8 mins

Genre: Childrens

Synopsis: A contemporary retelling of the classic film of the same name. Hallie (Lindsay Lohan) is a cool girl from California. Annie (Lindsey Lohan, in a double role) is a fair rose from London. When the... A contemporary retelling of the classic film of the same name. Hallie (Lindsay Lohan) is a cool girl from California. Annie (Lindsey Lohan, in a double role) is a fair rose from London. When the two accidentally meet at summer camp, they think they have nothing in common except...they're identical twins. Now they're up to their freckles in schemes and dreams to switch places, get their parents back together, and have the family they've always wished for. [More]

Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson, Polly Holliday

Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson, Polly Holliday, Maggie Wheeler, Ronnie Stevens, Joanna Barnes

Director: Nancy Meyers

Director: Nancy Meyers
Screenwriter: David Swift, Nancy Meyers, Charles Shyer
Producer: Charles Shyer
Composer: Alan Silvestri

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Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune

It is similar to the original but juiced up with new gags and gimmicks that should compete nicely with the action-oriented fare now reigning in multiplexes.

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Susan Stark
Susan Stark
Detroit News

Even if you've seen and enjoyed the original Parent Trap, this 1998 update should make you happy all over again.

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The filmmaking team creates a sparkling new Parent Trap worthy of an original that featured Hayley Mills and Maureen O'Hara.

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