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The Parent Trap

  • 1998
  • PG
  • 2h 8m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
145K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
702
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Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson, and Lindsay Lohan in The Parent Trap (1998)
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Identical twins Annie and Hallie, separated at birth and each raised by one of their biological parents, discover each other for the first time at summer camp and make a plan to bring their ... Read allIdentical twins Annie and Hallie, separated at birth and each raised by one of their biological parents, discover each other for the first time at summer camp and make a plan to bring their wayward parents back together.Identical twins Annie and Hallie, separated at birth and each raised by one of their biological parents, discover each other for the first time at summer camp and make a plan to bring their wayward parents back together.

  • Director
    • Nancy Meyers
  • Writers
    • Erich Kästner
    • David Swift
    • Nancy Meyers
  • Stars
    • Lindsay Lohan
    • Dennis Quaid
    • Natasha Richardson
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    145K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    702
    105
    • Director
      • Nancy Meyers
    • Writers
      • Erich Kästner
      • David Swift
      • Nancy Meyers
    • Stars
      • Lindsay Lohan
      • Dennis Quaid
      • Natasha Richardson
    • 332User reviews
    • 63Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 7 nominations

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    Trailer 2:18
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    Lindsay Lohan in The Parent Trap (1998)
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    Lindsay Lohan in The Parent Trap (1998)
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    Top cast

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    Lindsay Lohan
    Lindsay Lohan
    • Hallie Parker…
    Dennis Quaid
    Dennis Quaid
    • Nick Parker
    Natasha Richardson
    Natasha Richardson
    • Elizabeth James
    Elaine Hendrix
    Elaine Hendrix
    • Meredith Blake
    Lisa Ann Walter
    Lisa Ann Walter
    • Chessy
    Simon Kunz
    Simon Kunz
    • Martin
    Polly Holliday
    Polly Holliday
    • Marva Kulp, Sr.
    Maggie Wheeler
    Maggie Wheeler
    • Marva Kulp, Jr.
    Ronnie Stevens
    Ronnie Stevens
    • Grandfather
    Joanna Barnes
    Joanna Barnes
    • Vicki Blake
    Hallie Meyers-Shyer
    Hallie Meyers-Shyer
    • Lindsay
    Maggie Emma Thomas
    • Zoe
    Courtney Woods
    • Nicole
    Kat Graham
    Kat Graham
    • Jackie
    • (as Katerina Graham)
    Michael Lohan
    Michael Lohan
    • Lost Boy at Camp
    Rachel Sullivan
    • Navajo Bunk Girl
    Katie DeShan
    Katie DeShan
    • Navajo Bunk Girl
    Brighton Hertford
    • Navajo Bunk Girl
    • Director
      • Nancy Meyers
    • Writers
      • Erich Kästner
      • David Swift
      • Nancy Meyers
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      For her split screen scenes, Lindsay Lohan wore an earpiece which would play back the dialogue of the other sister.
    • Goofs
      When Annie says good-bye to her butler, she says she'll see him in 8 weeks. When Annie is driving back home with her father she says camp was 8 weeks long. However, when Hallie is talking to her mother at the dinner table, Elizabeth says camp was 6 weeks long.
    • Quotes

      Nick Parker: What's going on?

      Meredith Blake: Here's what's going on, buddy: the day we get married is the day I ship those brats off to Switzerland, get the picture? It's me, or them. Take your pick.

      Nick Parker: Them.

      [Hallie and Annie stare at each other excitedly]

      Meredith Blake: Excuse me?

      Nick Parker: T-H-E-M, them.

      [staring into Meredith's face]

      Nick Parker: Get the picture?

    • Crazy credits
      During the opening credits, it says "A Nancy Meyers/Charles Shyer Film," even though only the former is the director.
    • Alternate versions
      All UK versions are cut by the BBFC to remove 1 second showing imitable detail in the ear piercing scene.
    • Connections
      Edited into Keluarga Slamet
    • Soundtracks
      L O V E
      Written by Bert Kaempfert and Milton Gabler (as Milt Gabler)

      Performed by Nat 'King' Cole

      Courtesy of Capitol Records

      Under license from EMI Music Special Markets

    User reviews332

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    Featured review
    Classic Disney Comedy
    School holidays can be deadly for older cinema patrons but sometimes there are films for children that are well worth a visit for adults. Unusually, The Parent Trap is a children's film that can even be recommended for children by the most morally bound parent - although there is a divorce that may need to be explained away. The Parent Trap is cute, sugary and funny - and unashamedly so. The Parent Trap was originally made in 1961 starring Haley Mills as a pair of twins who accidentally meet when they are eleven years old. Their parents divorced when they were babies. They then connive to get their parents back together. This is classic Disney material and the formula can and does work very well indeed in this modern version. Heaven only knows how the special effects are done but I suggest that you just forget about that and settle back and enjoy the film. You won't have any choice anyway. I was convinced that the twins must have been played by real life twins and I'm sure that I won't be the only one to fall for that particular Parent Trap. Young Lindsay Lohan plays the girls, (both of them!) complete with fabulous accents, sunny bright and distinctive personalities, appealing red hair, freckles and a great sense of fun. One of the girls has become a Londoner and one a Californian and the girls also sport very commendable English and American accents, as well as composites of the two accents when the girls switch places. It's also pleasing to see young girls being given the sorts of lightly rebellious antics to frolic with as are usually reserved for young boys. The story begins in a New England summer camp where practical jokes are the go, although the film is careful to keep nastiness well out of the way. It would be hard to accuse Lindsay Lohan's twins of any serious crime in any case. The girls decide to switch places so they can each meet their Mum and Dad. In true Hollywood style both parents are rich and attractive and they of course each have hired help (Lisa Anne Walter and Simon Kunz) who are of course are going to fall in love. But then we must have the wicked stepmother and this is provided by Meredith, a gold digger who's out to score the very rich hand of Dad. She's played with appropriate relish by Sharon Stone look alike Elaine Hendrix. The story really revolves around the parents, played by Natasha Richardson and Dennis Quaid. We can settle back and wait for the inevitable to happen, because we just know that this is going to be one of those "happily ever after" efforts where Mummy and Daddy will again fall in love and properly become parents for these two very cute and loving girls. But along the way be prepared for some very solid laughs and a wonderfully animated and motivated lizard.
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    5
    • Steve-176
    • Sep 21, 1998

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 29, 1998 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Bẫy Phụ Huynh
    • Filming locations
      • Napa Valley, California, USA(Staglin Family Vineyard)
    • Production companies
      • Cinema Vehicles
      • The Meyers/Shyer Company
      • Walt Disney Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $66,308,518
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,148,497
      • Aug 2, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $92,108,659
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 8 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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