Two identical twin sisters, separated at birth by their parents' divorce, are reunited years later at a summer camp, where they scheme to bring their parents back together. The girls, one of whom has been living with their mother and the other with their father, switch places after camp and go to work on their plan, the first objective being to scare off a gold-digger pursuing their father.
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The darling Hayley Mills plays twin sisters in the original The Parent Trap! Maureen O'Hara and Brian Keith get divorced when the girls are babies, and in a bizarre custody settlement, the twins are split up between the parents. Each girl grows up with only one parent and with no knowledge of their twin's existence. Until summer camp. . . Hayley and Hayley notice a slight resemblance and put the pieces together. Then, to play a trick on their parents and, well, trap them into getting remarried, the girls switch places! In true Disney fashion, the pranks are pretty harmless and sweet, and the Maureen and Brian catch onto their kids' plans. But in true Disney fashion, the story manages to capture your heart anyway.I grew up watching the remake, so I think one's preference depends on the generation. The 1961 version is cute, but I remember seeing the 1998 version in the theaters, and it'll always be my favorite. If you didn't grow up in the nineties, you might like the sixties one better, so give it a whirl and see which one you like!
Cannot go wrong with the chance to see Hayley Mills play a role with Hayley Mills. Cute, sassy, identical twins raised in different social circles. Dad and Mom are played with charm and verve by Maureen O'Hara and Brian Keith. Grandpa is Charlie Ruggles. It's just all great fun and it works even after all these years. Made in 1961 .. WOAH !
I first heard of this movie when I was a very little kid and I grew up with a Disney Sing Along video that contained a song from it called "Let's Get Together", so when I was eight years old I was motivated to try out the full movie and my family and I rented the movie from our library. That was my first time watching it from start to finish, and ever since then I also rented it from my library again in 4th grade and on Netflix in 9th grade. From the moment I watched this comedy in 9th grade, I've always though to myself "Wow, what a great film this is!", and to this day I own the movie on DVD and there are many things I love about it. First off, I love the beautiful scenery of Camp Inch where the twins in the movie meet in the beginning, as well as Sharon McKendrick's beautiful mansion in Boston and Susan Evers' Spanish architecture house in Monterrey, California. What I thought of the acting was that Hayley Mills definitely aced playing the roles of the twins (whose names I mentioned earlier in my review), as well as the beautiful Hollywood actress Maureen O'Hara playing the role of Maggie McKendrick twenty years after her most acclaimed role, Angharad Morgan in the hit John Ford film "How Green Was My Valley". In my opinion, Mills played the role of the twins much better than Lindsay Lohan did in the new version of The Parent Trap. In addition to all the phenomenal filming and acting of this hit movie, I also love the music that the Sherman Brothers wrote like the pretty song "For Now For Always", and "Let's Get Together" (of course). If anyone is looking for a funny film to watch that combines phenomenal acting and engaging music, I recommend you check out this movie and definitely skip the remake of it with Lindsay Lohan.
The movie The Parent Trap starts off with your main characters Susan Evers and Sharon McKendrick. You first meet the two girls at a summer camp. From the most they set eyes on each other they hate each other, it might have been because they look so much alike. After pulling several pranks on each other the girls end up stuck in a cabin together! One stormy day they start to talk to each other and find out that Sharon only has a Mom and Susan only has a Dad! They put it together that they are twin sisters! They decide to switch lives so they can meet there other parent. They then try and pull there parents back together.The Parent Trap was a very family friendly movie. There were several times to laugh during the movie, but it definitely had a deeper meaning. This is definitely a movie to watch with the whole family. It was a very interesting story, that kept you not wanting to see it end. It is nice to know that they are bringing their family back together. It really shows the importance of having families together helping each other. I would definitely give this movie a good rating.
