How the West Was Fun

TV Movie
19941994
Not RatedNot Rated
1h 36min

8-year-old twins Susie (Mary-Kate Olsen) and Jessica (Ashley Olsen) live with their widowed father Stephen since their mom's death the previous year. One day they receive a letter from their... Read all8-year-old twins Susie (Mary-Kate Olsen) and Jessica (Ashley Olsen) live with their widowed father Stephen since their mom's death the previous year. One day they receive a letter from their mom's godmother Natty who wants them to come visit her at her dude ranch where their mom ... Read all8-year-old twins Susie (Mary-Kate Olsen) and Jessica (Ashley Olsen) live with their widowed father Stephen since their mom's death the previous year. One day they receive a letter from their mom's godmother Natty who wants them to come visit her at her dude ranch where their mom spent a lot of time growing up. Even though their dad has trouble at work with his callous... Read all

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Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen in How the West Was Fun (1994)

Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen, and Martin Mull in How the West Was Fun (1994)

Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen, and Patrick Cassidy in How the West Was Fun (1994)

8-year-old twins Susie (Mary-Kate Olsen) and Jessica (Ashley Olsen) live with their widowed father Stephen since their mom's death the previous year. One day they receive a letter from their mom's godmother Natty who wants them to come visit her at her dude ranch where their mom spent a lot of time growing up. Even though their dad has trouble at work with his callous boss, the family eventually manages to go visit Natty, but the ranch is in trouble: the number of paying visitors has decreased and Natty might not be able to afford it much longer. The girls want to help and begin coming up with ideas. Meanwhile, Natty's adult son Bart pushes his elderly mother to sell the ranch for the sake of her health, but Susie and Jessica suspect that he has ulterior motives.

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Genres
- Family
- Western
Certificate
- Not Rated
Parents guide
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Trivia
This was Elizabeth Olsen's first onscreen debut as the girl in the car

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.

Connections
Featured in Movie Nights: How the West Was Fun (2017)

Soundtracks
Cowgirls
Music and Lyrics by Richard Bellis and Gloria Kaye
Performed by Gloria Kaye

Top review

7/10

Great for kids.

This movie is great for girls when they are 10 and under which is a good thing because thats who it was originally meant for anyway. Although once your kids get older and they watch it .. it'll just be like everything else they used to love watching when they were young such as Barney or Zoom. Point in fact is that you'll only like it if your a 10 year old girl or younger. The action, suspense, drama, and comedy is all aimed for kids not adults or teens. I still find it amusing though but thats probley only because My sister and i use to love it when we were kids.

anyway i give it a 7/10.

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