Double, Double, Toil and Trouble (1993) (TV)

Director:

Stuart Margolin

Writer (WGA):

Jurgen Wolff (written by)

Release Date:

30 October 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Horror

Plot:

The Farmer family is in big debts; they might lose their house soon. The seven year old Farmer twins...

Plot Keywords:

Debt | Girl | Twin | Witch | Magic

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win

Cast

Mary-Kate Olsen	...	Kelly Farmer / Young Aunt Sofia
Ashley Olsen	...	Lynn Farmer / Young Aunt Agatha
Cloris Leachman	...	Aunt Agatha / Aunt Sofia
Phil Fondacaro	...	Oscar
Eric McCormack	...	Don Farmer
Kelli Fox	...	Christine Farmer
Wayne Robson	...	Gravedigger
Matthew Walker	...	George
Meshach Taylor	...	Mr. N
Denalda Williams	...	Hostess
Gary Jones	...	Bernard Brewster
Babs Chula	...	Madame Lulu (as Babz Chula)
Bill Meilen	...	Chairperson
Nora McLellan	...	Female Cop
Alex Green	...	Pumpkin Driver
Alex Diakun	...	Doorman
Claire Caplan	...	Witch #1
Karin Konoval	...	Witch #2
Glynis Leyshon	...	Witch #3
Mitchell Kosterman	...	Cop (as Mitch Kosterman)
Gerry McAteer	...	Fred
Eliza Centenara	...	Girl #1
Christopher Anderson	...	Boy #1
Lynda Boyd	...	Singer
Ian Bagg	...	Fat Man
Freda Perry	...	Girl's Mother

Directed by
Stuart Margolin

Writing credits (WGA)
Jurgen Wolff		(written by)

Produced by
Mark Bacino	....	producer
Allen S. Epstein	....	executive producer (as Allen Epstein)
Jim Green	....	executive producer
Adria Later	....	producer
Matthew O'Connor	....	supervising producer

Original Music by
Richard Bellis

Cinematography by
Richard Leiterman		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
George Appleby

Casting by
Victoria Burrows

Production Design by
David Fischer

Set Decoration by
Shirley Inget

Costume Design by
Jane E. Still		(as Jane Still)

Makeup Department
Jayne Dancose	....	makeup artist
Sherry Linder-Gygli	....	hair stylist (as Sherry Linder)

Production Management
Andrew McLean	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Morgan Beggs	....	second assistant director
Lee Knippelberg	....	first assistant director
Suzan Derkson	....	trainee assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Andy Nieman	....	property master
Frank Haddad	....	head greensman (uncredited)
Max Matsuoka	....	first assistant property master (uncredited)

Sound Department
Richard Patton	....	production sound mixer (as Rick Patton)
Tim Philben	....	re-recording
Tom Ruff	....	re-recording
James Troutman	....	sound supervision (as Jim Troutman)
James G. Williams	....	re-recording (as Jim Williams)
James Bailey	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Al Gomez	....	foley mixer (uncredited)
Clancy T. Troutman	....	supervising sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Rory Cutler	....	special effects coordinator
Michael Walls	....	special effects foreman

Stunts
Ken Kirzinger	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Harvey Fedor	....	key grip
Nathaniel Massey	....	Steadicam operator
Robert Saad	....	camera operator (as Bob Saad)
Jeff Upton	....	gaffer
Geoffrey James Dixon	....	lighting technician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Scot Boland	....	casting associate: L.A.
Sid Kozak	....	casting: Canada

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michelle Baines	....	assistant costume designer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Havelock Gradidge	....	assistant editor
Nigel Hollick	....	assistant editor
Christopher Martini	....	editorial trainee

Other crew
Ted Bauman	....	location manager
Mark Dumas	....	animal coordinator (as Mark Weiner)
Monique MacLaren	....	assistant to the producers
Jennifer McEachern	....	assistant to the producers
Terry J. Murray	....	script supervisor (as Terry Murray)
Barbara Myer	....	assistant to the producers
Julia Neville	....	production coordinator
Jill Christensen	....	assistant coordinator (uncredited)
Craig Forrest	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Dualstar Productions
• Green/Epstein Productions

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Television (1993) (USA) (TV)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1993) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Warner Home Video (1994) (Germany) (VHS)
• Warner Home Vídeo (199?) (Brazil) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Fantasy II Film Effects (special effects by) (as Fantasy II)

Other Companies

• Gastown Film Labs  titles by
• Hansard  projection process coordination (as Hansard®)
• Pacific Motion Pictures Corporation  production services by (as Pacific Motion Pictures)
• Panavision  camera and lenses by (as Panavision®)
• f-Stop  opticals by (as F Stop, Inc.)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Germany:o.Al. (cut) | Spain:T | UK:U

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Dualstar Productions

Trivia:

The title of the movie and the spell the witches cast is directly from Macbeth by William Shakespeare.

Goofs:

Continuity: Before meeting the gravedigger at his motel room,the time is 30 minutes to midnight.But,when they get to Aunt Agatha's house,not to long after that,the grandfather clock says 9:00.

Quotes:

Mr. N:[coming into the witches' gathering] These people have been reading too much Stephen King.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Destination Truth: Vampire Monsters/Island of the Damned (#5.6)" (2012)

Hmmmm...

The Olsen twins are at it again - this time though, they're quite a bit younger (made when Full House was still being aired) - about six - yet still manage to put in okay performances despite their young age.

Here the play sisters (*twin* sisters, even!) who run away from their parents whilst trick-or-treating to help their Aunt Sophia, who is trapped inside a mirror thanks to Sophia's twin sister (who happens to be a witch).

Along the way they meet up with Mr. N(Meshach Taylor) and Oscar(Phil Fondacaro) who come along for the ride in hopes of setting their Aunt Sophia free.

Kids seem to like it, Mary-Kate and Ashley would've been complaining and amusing one-liners throughout to keep adults from falling asleep.