How the West Was Fun (TV 1994)

Twins Suzy and Jessica visit granny Natty's dude ranch in the Wild West. The ranch has too few paying visitors and granny may have to sell the ranch to evil developer Bart unless "somebody"... See full summary »

Director:

Stuart Margolin

Writer:

Jurgen Wolff

Stars:

Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Martin Mull

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mary-Kate Olsen	...	Susie Martin
Ashley Olsen	...	Jessica Martin
Martin Mull	...	Bart Gafooley
Michele Greene	...	Laura Forester
Patrick Cassidy	...	Stephen Martin
Ben Cardinal	...	George
Leon Pownall	...	Leo McRugger
Peg Phillips	...	Natty
Wes Tritter	...	Cookie
Heather Lea MacCallum	...	Leona
Shaun Johnston	...	Phil
Daniel Libman	...	Roger
Elizabeth Olsen	...	Herself (as Lizzie Olsen)
Jacqueline Robbins	...	Twin #1
Joyce Robbins	...	Twin #2

Storyline

Twins Suzy and Jessica visit granny Natty's dude ranch in the Wild West. The ranch has too few paying visitors and granny may have to sell the ranch to evil developer Bart unless "somebody" can help her. The twins also find the diary of their deceased mother

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Plot Keywords:

ranch | twin | deceased mother | horse | horse riding | 

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Genres:

Family | Western

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Details

Official Sites:

Trenchcoattwins.com - screen caps

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 November 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Abenteuer auf der Wildwasser-Ranch

Filming Locations:

Alberta, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dualstar Productions, Green/Epstein Productions, Kicking Horse Productions Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

At the beginning of the final party, an old lady is making a speech, while we can clearly see her at the same time ready to dance on the side of another woman, with the audience.

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Connections

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Scarlett Johansson/Arcade Fire (2010)

User Reviews

best Olsen twin movie

My kids thought this was the best movie by the Olsen twins, and so did I. ("Little Rascals" is not really an Olsen twin movie, and we didn't like "It Takes Two" as well.) Its plot is predictable but plausible, with a touch of mystery and suspense. Martin Mull gives a fine performance as the bad guy. The western scenery is excellent: production values seem higher than most made-for-TV movies. I think this is as good as many higher-rated IMDb movies, but it lacks drug or alcohol references, so I guess many pseudo-adults can't appreciate it. One funny part is the way George (Ben Cardinal), a native American / Indian, keeps arriving everywhere via mountain bike before the horses do.