The Parent Trap II (TV 1986)

Two best friends plot to get their single parents together to stop one of them from moving to New York.

Director:

Ronald F. Maxwell

Writers:

Erich Kästner (book), Stu Krieger

Stars:

Hayley Mills, Tom Skerritt, Carrie Kei Heim

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hayley Mills	...	Susan Corey / Sharon Ferris
Tom Skerritt	...	Bill Grand
Carrie Kei Heim	...	Nikki Ferris
Bridgette Andersen	...	Mary Grand
Alex Harvey	...	Brian Corey
Gloria Cromwell	...	Florence
Judith Tannen	...	Jessica Dintruff
Janice Tesh	...	Irene
Duchess Tomasello	...	Mrs. Blazey
Daniel Brun	...	Steve
Antonio Fabrizio	...	Bruce
Ted Science	...	Kris
Margaret Woodall	...	Florist
Leonard Altobell	...	Walter Elias
Dorothy Keller	...	Lillian Elias

Storyline

Mary and Nicki are best friends and they want their unsuspecting single parents to marry. Nicki's mother Sharon (the twin of Susan) wants to move to New York City though. With the help of Susan, they try to get the two together.

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Plot Keywords:

twin | single parent | sequel | moving | summer school | 

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Genres:

Family | Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 July 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ansa vanhemmille

Filming Locations:

Mitchell Elementary School - 205 S Bungalow Park Ave, Tampa, Florida, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In this movie, the two girls's characters are named Mary Grant and Nikki Ferris. Hayley Mills, star of the original The Parent Trap, played a character named Mary Grant in In Search of the Castaways and a character named Nikky Ferris in The Moon-Spinners.

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Goofs

When Bill Grand is having his prank dinner with Susan (pretending to be Sharon) his hands, napkin, and sleeves keep alternating from being under the table to being perched in front of his face in alternate shots.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Nikki Ferris: Mom!
[Sharon comes running to Nikki's bedroom]
Sharon Ferris: Nikki? What on Earth is wrong?
Nikki Ferris: Mom we can't move to New York! We can't! There was a thing on the news just now about a woman in Manhattan who got attacked by a guy in a nun's suit!
Sharon Ferris: "Habit", Nikki.
Nikki Ferris: Who CARES why he did it?

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Crazy Credits

The opening credits are comprised of clips from The Parent Trap.

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Connections

Followed by Parent Trap III (1989)

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Soundtracks

"Stand Back"
Performed by Phyllis St. James

User Reviews

Takes me back to the good old days

Just about any 80's kid who had the Disney channel remembers this movie with great fondness...this was one of my favorite movies, and my sister and I loved to watch it over and over. I wanted to BE Nikki and Mary...I wanted their clothes, their bikes, their rooms, their parents...they even made me want to go to summer school! (Sort of.) Watching the movie always takes me back to when I was 8 years old and a big fan of the "Parent Trap" movies (I saw the original first). This is a great movie to watch as a kid (especially when you're a girl) since it shows the kids trying to control their parents' destinies by scheming to get them together. It's always fun to watch a movie where the kids are in control, instead of the parents!

As for the movie itself, it's a cute and fun sequel to the popular original, but don't expect a movie in the same caliber. This was a made-for-the Disney Channel-movie, after all. And since it's told through the point of view of the kids, it's clearly targeted to a pre-teen audience. Keeping this in mind, you should enjoy the film once you realize that it's completely different than the original in terms of production value, writing, setting, plot, you name it. Fans of Hayley Mills should get a kick out of seeing her reprise her role as the famous twins 25 years later.