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Kirstie Alley, Steve Guttenberg, Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Philip Bosco ... see more see more... , Jane Sibbett , Lawrence Z. Dane , Gerry Parkes , Ellen-Ray Hennessey , Michelle Grisom , Ernie Grunwald , Desmond Robertson , Mary Kate

Identical twin 9-year-old girls, one a poor orphan, the other a rich heiress, cause confusion when they decide to meddle in their caretakers' love lives in this family-oriented comedy. Amanda (Mary Ka... read more read more...te Olsen) is the orphan, a scrappy young girl with no family, relying on the support of her caring social worker, Diane (Kirstie Alley). When Diane brings Amanda to a summer camp, she first encounters Alyssa (Ashley Olsen), the wealthy daughter of the camp's sponsor, Roger Callaway (Steve Guttenberg). The girls immediately bond and decide to switch places for the fun of it. They soon conclude that their lives would be improved if Roger and Diane were to get together and form a family, and they set out to bring the adults together. More jaded, older viewers may be put off by the film's saccharine tone and derivative, Parent Trap-like narrative, but the inoffensive humor and the presence of popular TV stars the Olsen Twins should appeal to family audiences. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 41 min.

Directed by: Andy Tennant

Release Date: November 17, 1995

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DVD Release Date: June 11, 2002

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  • murphmann93
    June 23, 2011
    murphmann93
    Childhood favourite and a classic!
  • ajv2688
    June 9, 2011
    ajv2688
    The Olsen twins first big movie is actually watchable. It's predictable, and somewhat like The Parent Trap, but kids will like it.
  • MeetMeinMontauk
    January 7, 2010
    MeetMeinMontauk
    This was before I had good taste in film...
  • ScoopOnline
    December 2, 2009
    ScoopOnline
    This Movie is so fricking funny.
  • deano
    January 10, 2008
    deano
    The Prince and the Pauper meets The Parent Trap in a bland, inoffensive comedy for very small children. The Olsen twins perform dutifully but lack the experience to carry a whole film.
  • gatorgirl13
    August 5, 2007
    gatorgirl13
    So cute.
  • fb619846742
    July 7, 2007
    fb619846742
    Not bad, but not great.
  • jennifxu
    May 27, 2007
    jennifxu
    SUCH a wannabe parent trap film. ugh.
  • sanjurosamurai
    January 18, 2007
    sanjurosamurai
    goofy but i liked seeing guttenburg do something
  • dreamfaeries
    November 7, 2006
    dreamfaeries
    I thought it was cute.

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Critic Reviews

Leonard Klady
August 3, 2009
Leonard Klady, Variety

The film's underlying sentiment is conveyed effectively, if obviously. Full Review

Stephen Holden
May 20, 2003
Stephen Holden, New York Times

Under the direction of Andy Tennant, the Olsen sisters lay on the icky-poo cuteness with several trowels, often delivering their lines as though they were reciting the alphabet. Full Review

Edward Guthmann
June 18, 2002
Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle

A harmless caper that ought to thrill girls under 12, and offer modest diversion to their parents. Full Review

Kevin Thomas
February 13, 2001
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

Writer Deborah Dean Davis and director Andy Tennant are fully aware of the absolute predictability of their material and therefore make the getting to an inevitable ending as much fun as possible. Full Review

Mike Clark
January 1, 2000
Mike Clark, USA Today

A rote variation on Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper that is marginally salvaged by those spunky Olsen twins from ABC's Full House.

Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

It's so featherbrained and lightweight, it almost elevates its inconsequence into a style. Full Review

Hal Hinson
January 1, 2000
Hal Hinson, Washington Post

With their perilously wide, Walter Keane eyes, the Olsen twins are cute enough, but compared with other child performers their charms seem forced. Full Review

August 3, 2009
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Adorable munchkins or cloying brats? You be the judge. Full Review

June 24, 2006
Time Out

Alas, the Olsen girls are not immediately heart-warming. Full Review

James Sanford
December 18, 2004
James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette

To quote one of the characters, 'We mustn't! We mustn't!'

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