New York Minute (2004/I)

Director:

Dennie Gordon

Writers (WGA):

Emily Fox (story)
Emily Fox (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

7 May 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Anything can change in a New York minute.

Plot:

One day in New York City, as Jane Ryan tries out for an overseas college program and her sister Roxy schemes to meet her favorite punk rockers...

Plot Keywords:

Senator | Dog | New York City | Scholarship | Speech

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Ashley Olsen	...	Jane Ryan
Mary-Kate Olsen	...	Roxy Ryan
Eugene Levy	...	Max Lomax
Andy Richter	...	Bennie Bang
Riley Smith	...	Jim, The Bike Messenger
Jared Padalecki	...	Trey Lipton
Drew Pinsky	...	Dr. Ryan (as Dr. Drew Pinsky)
Darrell Hammond	...	Hudson McGill
Andrea Martin	...	Senator Anne Lipton
Alannah Ong	...	Ma Bang
Mary Bond Davis	...	Big Shirl
Bob Saget	...	Himself
Jack Osbourne	...	Justin
Joey Klein	...	Truant at Pool
Neil Crone	...	Officer Strauss
Jonathan Wilson	...	Train Conductor
Boyd Banks	...	Ticket Window Guy
Silver Kim	...	Asian Guy with Chip
Conrad Bergschneider	...	Fed #1
Robert Williams	...	Fed #2
Dominic Cuzzocrea	...	Homeless Guy (as Domenic Cuzzocrea)
Suresh John	...	Deli Clerk
Kent Staines	...	Doorman
H. Jon Benjamin	...	I Love NY Vendor (as Jon Benjamin)
Frank Bonsangue	...	Con Ed Supervisor
Jo Chim	...	Ma Bang's Assistant
Lindsay Leese	...	Customer at Ma Bang's
Pierre Bouvier	...	Simple Plan
Chuck Comeau	...	Simple Plan
Sebastien Lefebvre	...	Simple Plan
David Desrosiers	...	Simple Plan
Jeff Stinco	...	Simple Plan
Alison Northcott	...	Video Shoot Groupie
Balázs Koós	...	Video Shoot Announcer
Trip Phoenix	...	Old School Record Exec
Philip Drube	...	Old School Record Exec
Kenny Robinson	...	Head Security
Todd Schroeder	...	Massive Security Guard (as Todd William Schroeder)
Colin Penson	...	Security Guard
Damon D'Oliveira	...	News Broadcaster
Eric Woolfe	...	Male Nurse
Warren Belle	...	Mickey the Cab Driver
Arnold Pinnock	...	Big Shirl's Male Beautician
Tasha Ricketts	...	Big Shirl's Beautician
Stephanie Samuels	...	Big Shirl's Beautician
Marsha Williams	...	Big Shirl's Beautician
Olunike Adeliyi	...	Big Shirl's Beautician (as Wendy Adeliyi)
Donna Marie Christie	...	House of Bling Customer (as Donna-Marie Christie)
Jamila Fleming	...	House of Bling Customer
Shakira Harper	...	House of Bling Customer
Lurline Lucas	...	House of Bling Customer
Faustina Owusu-Ansah	...	House of Bling Customer
John Hemphill	...	Tim Brooger
Kathleen Laskey	...	Steffi Brooger (as Kathy Laskey)
Garen Boyajian	...	Manjhur
Jazz Mann	...	Auditorium T.A.
Maggie Butterfield	...	Auditorium Moderator
Gala	...	Reinaldo
Krissy	...	Reinaldo
Frank Welker	...	Reinaldo Vocal Effects (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
The Naked Cowboy	...	Himself (uncredited)

Directed by
Dennie Gordon

Writing credits (WGA)
Emily Fox		(story)
Emily Fox		(screenplay) and
Adam Cooper		(screenplay) &
Bill Collage		(screenplay)

Produced by
Denise Di Novi	....	producer
Alison Greenspan	....	executive producer
Ashley Olsen	....	producer
Mary-Kate Olsen	....	producer
Christine A. Sacani	....	co-producer
Robert Thorne	....	producer
Jill Zimmerman	....	co-producer

Original Music by
George S. Clinton

Cinematography by
Greg Gardiner

Film Editing by
Roderick Davis
Michael Jablow

Casting by
Marci Liroff

Production Design by
Michael Carlin

Art Direction by
Peter Grundy

Set Decoration by
Jaro Dick

Costume Design by
Christopher Hargadon

Makeup Department
Marlene Aarons	....	assistant makeup artist
Joe Cuervo	....	key makeup artist: New York
Karola Dirnberger	....	hair stylist
Erin Hicks	....	hair stylist: New York
Leslie Lightfoot	....	makeup artist: Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen
Leslie Ann Sebert	....	key makeup artist (as Leslie Sebert)
Kerrie Smith	....	key hair stylist: New York
Vincent Sullivan	....	key hair stylist
Mark Townsend	....	hair designer: Ashley Olsen
Mark Townsend	....	hair designer: Mary Kate Olsen
Nancy E. Warren	....	key hair stylist: second unit, Toronto (as Nancy Warren)
Deborah Williams	....	key makeup artist: second unit, Toronto
Akiko Wilson	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Margot Lulick	....	unit production manager: New York
Mark Marshall	....	post-production supervisor
Regina Robb	....	production manager
Mark Scoon	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jeff J.J. Authors	....	first assistant director
Megan Banning	....	assistant director: Toronto
Penny Charter	....	second assistant director
Tyler Delben	....	third assistant director
Aric Dupere	....	trainee assistant director
Mark C. Hutchinson	....	second second assistant director: second unit
Amy Lynn	....	assistant director: New York
Kirsteen McLean	....	third assistant director
Craig Newman	....	second assistant director: insert unit
Murphy Occhino	....	second second assistant director
Conrad E. Palmisano	....	second unit director
Dug Rotstein	....	insert unit director
Peter Soldo	....	second assistant director: New York
Melissa R. Stubbs	....	second unit director: stunt unit
Kevin Walker	....	assistant director: Toronto
Adam T. Weisinger	....	second second assistant director
Greg White	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Darleen Abbott	....	construction accountant
Pierre Bonhomme	....	art department intern
Cameron S. Brooke	....	key scenic artist
Robert C. Brooke	....	lead scenic artist
David Orin Charles	....	on-set decorator
David DiCorpo	....	assistant head carpenter
Avril Dishaw	....	assistant decorator
Dawn H. Fisher	....	second assistant art director
Christopher Geggie	....	property master
Danielle Giovanniello	....	props
Chris Hanson	....	scenic laborer
David Hirschfield	....	set designer
John Mackenzie	....	construction coordinator
Michael Madden	....	set designer
Charles E. McCarry	....	art director: New York
Brad Milburn	....	second assistant art director
Melissa Olson	....	property buyer
Victor 'Chikko' Quon	....	assistant head painter
Dave Rosa	....	head painter
Danny Rovira	....	construction coordinator: New York
Robert S. Smith	....	carpenter
Brian van de Valk	....	carpenter
Lucinda Zak	....	art director: second unit

Sound Department
Michael Babcock	....	sound effects editor
John Benson	....	supervising adr editor
Rob Bertola	....	ProTools playback operator
Laurel Bridges	....	boom operator: New York
Kevin E. Carpenter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jose R. Castellon	....	re-recording engineer: Spanish and Brazilian
Chuck Choi	....	ProTools recordist
Andrew Ellerd	....	sound effects editor
Glen Gauthier	....	sound mixer
David Hankins	....	supervising sound editor
Brian W. Jennings	....	sound editor
Helen Luttrell	....	adr editor
Helen Luttrell	....	dialogue editor
Daniel McIntosh	....	sound mixer: New York
Matthew McKenzie	....	adr recordist
Colin McLellan	....	adr recordist: Toronto
Robert Morrisey	....	first assistant sound editor
Tom Nelson	....	sound mixer: New York
Bob Newlan	....	foley supervisor
Ralph Osborn	....	dialog & adr editor
Steve Pederson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Erin Michael Rettig	....	sound engineer
Moshe Saadon	....	boom operator
Jeff Sawyer	....	sound effects editor
Andy Sisul	....	assistant sound editor
Steve Switzer	....	boom operator
Karl Wasserman	....	sound utility: New York
Paul Pouthier	....	boom operator: second unit (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Aaron Dinsmore	....	special effects technician
Inese Dzenis	....	special effects
Tony Kenny	....	special effects foreman
Kaz Kobielski	....	special effects coordinator
David Lemmen	....	special effects
Ian Locke	....	special effects
Sam Mujkanovic	....	special effects
Jim Reischl	....	special effects
Dean Stewart	....	special effects administrator
Sophie Vertigan	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Larry Adlon	....	digital compositor: pre-vis
Jerry Andrews	....	motion control operator
Barb Benoit	....	digital compositor
Dennis Berardi	....	team supervisor
Ian Britton	....	lead compositor: Rocket Science VFX
Sarah Coatts	....	visual effects producer: main title sequence, yU+co.
Robert Crowther	....	visual effects producer
Bret Culp	....	visual effects supervisor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Rob Del Ciancio	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Paul DeOliveira	....	digital compositor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Bonnie Dickson	....	tape operator: Mr. X Inc.
Jason Han	....	digital compositor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Matt Hansen	....	lead 3D animator
Wensen Ho	....	digital compositor
Mary Holding	....	digital compositor
Jody Jessop	....	visual effects production manager: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Ariel Joson	....	digital effects artist
Jason Kolodziejczak	....	digital compositor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Kevin Lin	....	quality control Combustion paint artist, digital intermediate: Efilm/Panavision
Kevin Lin	....	quality control coordinator, digital intermediate: Efilm/Panavision
Sarah McMurdo	....	visual effects coordinator: Mr. X Inc.
Mark Palowich	....	visual effects supervisor
Matt Ralph	....	digital artist
Scott Riopelle	....	digital compositor
Eric J. Robertson	....	visual effects producer: Mr. X Inc.
Matt Schofield	....	matte artist
Joel Skeete	....	digital compositor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Derek Sunderland	....	digital artist
Mark Thomas-Stubbs	....	visual effects director: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Martin Tori	....	visual effects consultant
Tom Turnbull	....	visual effects supervisor (as Thomas Turnbull)
Aaron Weintraub	....	compositing supervisor: Mr. X Inc.
David Willows	....	technical director: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Robert Greb	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Thomas Mathai	....	data manager (uncredited)
Samara Melanson	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)
Chris B. Schnitzer	....	visual effects production supervisor: Warner Bros. (uncredited)

Stunts
G.A. Aguilar	....	stunts
Danny Aiello III	....	stunts
Rick Aiello	....	stunts (as Ricky Aiello)
Bill Anagnos	....	stunts
Kathryn Anderson	....	stunts (as Kathryn M. Anderson)
Roy T. Anderson	....	stunts
Bruce Paul Barbour	....	stunts
Chris Barnes	....	stunts
Matt Birman	....	stunts
Calvin Brown	....	stunts
Cameron Bryson	....	stunts
Eric Bryson	....	stunts
John Cenatiempo	....	stunts
Brett Chan	....	stunt driver
Victor Chan	....	stunts
Colby Chartrand	....	stunts
Lauro Chartrand	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Lauro Chartrand	....	stunts
Bob Colletti	....	stunts
Chris Colombo	....	stunt driver
George B. Colucci Jr.	....	stunt driver
Chris Columbo	....	stunts
Blaise Corrigan	....	stunts
Ned Corrigan	....	stunts
Douglas Crosby	....	assistant stunt coordinator: New York
Crystal Dalman	....	stunt performer
Albert DeGrasse	....	stunts
Stracy Diaz	....	utility stunts
Brian Donahue	....	stunts
Geoffrey Dowell	....	stunt driver
Peter Epstein	....	stunts
Tom Farr	....	stunts
Sandra Feldman	....	stunt double
Tim Gallin	....	stunts
Nicholas J. Giangiulio	....	stunts (as Nicholas Giangiulio)
Jeffrey Lee Gibson	....	stunts
Howard Green	....	stunt performer
Gene Harrison	....	stunts
Donald John Hewitt	....	stunts (as Donald J. Hewitt)
Dave Hospes	....	stunts
David Jacox	....	stunts
Jamie Jones	....	stunts
Kelly Jones	....	stunts
Valdimar Jóhannsson	....	stunts
Henry Korhonen	....	stunt double
Jon Kralt	....	stunts
Jennifer Lamb	....	stunts
Joanne Lamstein	....	stunt driver
Matt Lindland	....	stunts
Gino Lucci	....	stunts
Jalil Jay Lynch	....	stunts
Daniel Maldonado	....	stunts
Patrick Mark	....	stunts
Cotton Mather	....	stunts
Darren McGuire	....	stunts
Tina Mckissick	....	stunt double: Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
Tina Mckissick	....	stunts
Angela Meryl	....	stunts
Ron Michaels	....	stunts
Regan Moore	....	stunt performer
Layton Morrison	....	stunt driver
Gloria O'Brien	....	stunts
Mick O'Rourke	....	stunts
Billy Oliver	....	stunt driver
Jeffery Ong	....	stunts
Shawn C. Orr	....	stunt driver
Daryl Patchett	....	stunt rigger
Dave Pope	....	stunts
Alison Reid	....	stunts
Steven Ritzi	....	stunts (as Steve Ritzi)
J.C. Robaina	....	stunt driver
Kevin Rushton	....	stunt driver
Paul Rutledge	....	stunts
Elliot Santiago	....	stunts (as Elliott Santiago)
Chad Sayn	....	stunts
Shayna Segal	....	stunts
Terry Serpico	....	stunts
Manny Siverio	....	stunts
Erik Solky	....	utility stunts
Jay Spadaro	....	stunts
Mary Ann Stevens	....	stunts
John Stoneham Jr.	....	stunts
Melissa R. Stubbs	....	stunt coordinator
Shawnna Thibodeau	....	stunts
Dave Van Zeyl	....	stunts
Jimmy Waitman	....	stunts
Michele Waitman	....	stunts (as Michelle Waitman)
Kym Washington	....	stunt performer
Geoff Williams	....	stunt driver
Jimmy P. Wong	....	stunts
Chuck Zito	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Ian Anderson	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Denise Bailie	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, New York
Jeremy Benning	....	Steadicam operator
George Billinger III	....	camera operator
Dave Bouskill	....	rigging gaffer
David Breeze	....	unit gaffer
Brendan Bresnahan	....	key video assist operator
Will Callahan	....	electrician: New York (as William Callahan)
Jeffrey Cassidy	....	video assist operator: second unit
Peter Colavito	....	electrician: New York
Carolyn Cox	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Christopher DeBlau	....	electrician: New York
John W. DeBlau	....	gaffer: New York
David Elwell	....	best boy electric: New York, second unit
Doug Foote	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, New York
Bryan Forde	....	gaffer
Glen Goodchild	....	second dolly grip
Wayne Goodchild	....	key grip
Greg Grainger	....	grip
Chris Hill	....	video assist operator
Patrick King	....	dolly operator
Jim Krauter	....	best boy grip
Marek Krawczyk	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Jules Labarthe	....	camera operator: New York
Walter Lipscombe	....	rigging grip best boy
Clement Lush	....	tape operator
Anthony T. Marra II	....	key grip: additional photography
Lance Mayer	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit, New York
James McMillan	....	key grip
Charles Meere III	....	electrician: New York
Donna Mobbs	....	camera operator: second unit
Harald Ortenburger	....	camera operator
Tom Percarpio	....	best boy electric: New York
Danny Piva	....	best boy
Rafy	....	still photographer
Sandi Sissel	....	director of photography: additional
Sandi Sissel	....	director of photography: second unit, Toronto
Peter Stranks	....	still photographer: art department gallery
Sandor Temlock	....	assistant camera
Ron Travisano	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera, New York
J. Dan Wright	....	electrician: New York

Animation Department
Daniel Binder	....	animator
Ryan Cromie	....	animator
David E. Nunez	....	animator (as David Nunez)
Robert Zwirner	....	animator

Casting Department
Chris Bustard	....	extras casting: Los Angeles
Jamie Sparer Roberts	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Frank Alexander	....	costume supervisor
Joseph G. Aulisi	....	wardrobe: Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen
Renée Bravener	....	costumer: Ashley Olsen and Mary Kate Olsen
Angela Elter	....	costume cutter
Gayle Franklin	....	costume set supervisor: second unit
Mary Gierczak	....	set costumer
Lindsay Jacobs	....	costume supervisor
Sara Schilt	....	costume buyer
Gamila Smith	....	costume designer: Los Angeles
Judy B. Swartz	....	wardrobe advisor: Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen (as Judy Swartz)

Editorial Department
Steve Bowen	....	digital colorist
Ben Estrada	....	digital colorist assistant
Vaune Kirby Frechette	....	assistant editor
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Heather Mullen	....	assistant editor
Jeff Schweikart	....	post-production assistant
Kurt Smith	....	film color timer
Dawn M. Stoliar	....	first assistant editor
Nadav Streett	....	assistant editor
Bill Daly	....	post-production executive (uncredited)

Music Department
Rob Bertola	....	music playback editor
Rob Bertola	....	music playback: Pro Tools
George Doering	....	musician
Julie Eidsvoog	....	music preparation
Mike Flicker	....	supervising music editor
Matt Friedman	....	music editor
Rick Giovinazzo	....	orchestrator
John Houlihan	....	music supervisor
Suzie Katayama	....	orchestrator
Steve Kempster	....	score engineer
Steve Kempster	....	score mixer
Season Kent	....	music coordinator
Bryon Rickerson	....	assistant music editor
Peter Erskine	....	musician (uncredited)

Other crew
Kevin Alakas	....	second assistant accountant
Rose Altamirano	....	assistant: Mr. Thorne
Jimena Azula	....	production assistant
Adam Baer	....	location scout
Michelle Berrigan	....	assistant accountant
Jae Blaze	....	choreographer
Ciara Bresnihan	....	production assistant
Paul Cabbad	....	set production assistant: New York
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot
Deirdre Cook	....	unit production supervisor
Carole Costello	....	truck supervisor
Catherine Crawford	....	assistant location manager
Elizabeth Crawford	....	assistant: Ashley Olsen
Jason Dean	....	assistant production coordinator: second unit
Trisha DeLuca	....	assistant: Ms. Sacani
Kevin Drysdale	....	assistant: Ms. Greenspan
Garett Edde	....	production assistant
Maureen Poon Fear	....	assistant: Ms. Di Novi
David Franklin	....	production assistant
James Fraser	....	travel coordinator
Ellen Gannon	....	production coordinator: New York
Bill Garvey	....	assistant location manager: second unit, New York
Matt Gavin	....	production assistant
Lara Golder	....	assistant: Dennie Gordon
Dan Gosse	....	daily production assistant
Karen Jones	....	personal assistant: Melissa R. Stubbs
Ryan Kampe	....	production assistant
Matthew Kania	....	location assistant
Rohan Kelly	....	production assistant
Siegfried Kopp	....	production assistant
Paul Kramer	....	location manager: New York
Jim Lau	....	adr voice
James D. Lee	....	location manager: second unit, New York
Thomas K. Lee	....	production assistant
Nikki Levy	....	assistant: Ms. Greenspan
Mark Logan	....	location manager
Dahla MacKenna	....	educational supervisor
Christopher Martini	....	production assistant
Meredith Mills-Cavalluzzo	....	assistant production coordinator (as Meredith Mills)
Jon Morgan	....	production assistant
Gail Parker	....	animal wrangler
Rick Parker	....	animal wrangler
Daniele Piccini	....	assistant: Ms. Zimmerman
Brian Pitt	....	production staff
Christine Putnam	....	production assistant
Anna Rane	....	script supervisor
Justin Reid	....	production assistant
Red Reynolds	....	production assistant
Porscha Ricketts	....	assistant: Mary-Kate Olsen
Maurice Sessoms	....	production assistant: second unit
Warner Strauss	....	assistant location manager
Bob Tennent	....	production assistant
Elaine Thurston	....	production accountant
Beau Tipton	....	production assistant
Deana Vinciullo	....	production assistant
Jackson Waite	....	production assistant
Larry David Wilson	....	production assistant
Paul Winze	....	production secretary: re-shoots
Elizabeth Zagrany	....	production accountant: second unit

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures
• Dualstar Productions
• DiNovi Pictures

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Karo Premiere (2004) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment (2004) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2004) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2004) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Net5 (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2004) (Finland) (DVD)
• Warner Bros. (2005) (Argentina) (all media)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (2005) (Brazil) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Rocket Science VFX (digital visual effects)
• C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (digital visual effects)
• Mr. X (digital visual effects)
• Effects Group

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• Hand Prop  props supplied by
• Sylvia Fay/Lee Genick & Associates Casting  extras casting: New York
• Toronto Film Studios  movie studio
• yU+Co.  main title design

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild sensuality and thematic elements

Runtime:

USA:91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | Canada:G (all jurisdictions) | Ireland:PG | USA:PG (certificate #40747) | France:U | South Korea:12 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Brazil:Livre | Finland:K-7 | Germany:o.Al. | Netherlands:MG6 | Singapore:PG | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Columbia University - Broadway & 116th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Mary-Kate and Ashley's characters attend Syoddet High School.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the girls climb from the sewer into the street, their clothes suddenly appear clean and dry. When they enter the House of Bling, they are back to dirty and wet.

Quotes:

Roxy Ryan:Nice blazer!... Muffie...

Movie Connections:

References Holiday in the Sun (2001) (V)

Soundtrack:

Complicated

Great Family Movie

I thought this was a good movie. Its not fair to compare it to "Mean Girls." Although I like Lindsay Lohan, Mean Girls is intended for a different age group. My daughter is 10 and loved "Freaky Friday", but I feel "Mean Girls" has too much sexual content for that age. "New York Minute" is aimed for the "tween age" group. There aren't enough of these kinds of movies out. Its either cartoon-like movies, which this age thinks are not cool enough for them, or right to sex and violence. The New York Minute is an in-between kind of movie that we need to fill the gap for this age group. The people who are saying "this is so predictable" and "we have already seen that kinda movie before" are not the target audience. Yes, we older ones have seen this plot many times before, but our kids have not. Even if we let them see the movies that are similar, they were based in the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, etc., so the trends and such will be harder for them to relate to. Mary Kate and Ashley have not surrendered to pressure to include sex and violence in their movies and I say good for them. This is a fun movie that the whole family can enjoy and get a lot of laughs. If there were more movies like this, maybe our young wouldn't be so prone to grow up so fast, and actually still enjoy being with their families.