The Parent Trap Page #22

Synopsis: In this update of a 1961 film, twins Annie and Hallie (Lindsay Lohan) are strangers until happenstance unites them. The preteen girls' divorced parents, Nick (Dennis Quaid) and Elizabeth (Natasha Richardson), are living on opposite sides of the Atlantic, each with one child. After meeting at camp, American Hallie and British-raised Annie engineer an identity swap, giving both the chance to spend time with the parent they've missed. If the scheme works, it might just make the family whole again.
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Actors: Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson, Elaine Hendrix
Production: Walt Disney Productions
  2 wins & 7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Metacritic:
64
Rotten Tomatoes:
86%
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PG
Year:
1998
128 min
9,723 Views

Hallie

Hi, Mom. Did you know the Concorde gets you here in half the time?

ELIZABETH:

(stunned)

Yeah, I've heard that...

Annie arrives in the door behind Elizabeth, shocked to see Hallie.

Annie

What are you doing here?

Hallie

it took us around thirty seconds after you left to realize we didn't want to lose you two again.

ELIZABETH:

We?

NICK:

(appears from the doorway

behind Hallie)

We. I made the mistake of not coming after you once, Lizzie and I wasn't going to do it again... no matter how brave you are.

'Elizabeth looks across the study at Nick, her eyes once again filling up, a smile on her face.

ELIZABETH:

Thank you.

They stand frozen, their eyes locked on each other.

Annie

Pssst....

She signals for Hallie to Join her in the hall.

EXT. STUDY - SECONDS LATER

Hallie rushes up to Annie.

Hallie

We did it! We did it!

13 1.

They hug.

Annie

It's unbelievable.

Hallie

OhmyGod, you guys are gonna love living in California....

Annie

What do you mean ... California? You two are going to love living in London...

Hallie

London???

CLOSE ON ELIZABETH AND NICK

embracing by the window. CAMERA PULLS BACK through the WINDOW and CONTINUES into THE FRONT YARD, revealing Chessy and Martin, in each other's arms. CAMERA BOOMS UP and AWAY finally REVEALING Sammy barking in the front yard at a little Poodle in the yard next door. And as Grandfather walks down the street, opens the garden gate and enters the path to the house, we fade out

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David Swift

David Swift was born on July 27, 1919 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was a writer and director, known for The Parent Trap (1998), The Parent Trap (1961) and Pollyanna (1960). He was married to Micheline Swift and Maggie McNamara. He died on December 31, 2001 in Santa Monica, California, USA. more…

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