The Parent Trap (1961) and The Parent Trap II (1986): 2-Movie Collection (2-Disc Set)

Starring: Hayley Mills, Maureen O'Hara, Tom Skerritt, Carrie Kei Heim, Bridgette Andersen
Directed By: David Swift, Ronald F. Maxwell

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Hayley Mills, Special Academy Award(R) winner for 1960's POLLLYANNA, lights up the screen in Disney's fondly remembered release of THE PARENT TRAP. Mills stars as Susan and Sharon, identical twins separated at birth. Neither twin knows the other exists until a simple twist of fate finds them at the same summer camp. Then, realizing who they are, they plan a little twist of their own. They switch places with high hopes of getting their parents back together. This delightful and heartwarming comedy will have your whole family doubling up with laughter. First time on DVD! In the full-length sequel THE PARENT TRAP II, Hayley Mills returns to reprise her roles as identical twins Sharon and Susan. Now all grown up, Sharon is a single mom whose 11-year-old daughter Nikki is just as mischievous as she was! During summer school Nikki and her new friend Mary turn into scheming matchmakers when they try to get Sharon and Mary's widowed father together. Not quite able to make it happen, they turn to the one person who can really help -- Sharon's twin Susan!

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a classic

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I remember these two movies from when I was a kid. And they are exactly that. The oldies but the goodies. My Grand-daughter and I enjoyed these movies a great deal. And we will watch them over and over again.

The Parent Trap

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I grew up watching Hayley Mills, and wanted to share the movie with my
grandchildren.

Does not do justice to its literary origin nor does it have the charm of the 1998 Parent Trap

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This movie is based upon Erich Kästner's Das doppelte Lottchen. Whereas there the father is a composer and conductor, and the mother a financially struggling picture editor at a magazine, in this movie the father is a well-to-do farmer, and the mother a scion of the Boston aristocracy. Not just wholesome American, but very upperclass America. So the influences of the parents in the original (the genial, but somewhat child-neglectful atmosphere in the father's Vienna apartment, and the mother's financial struggle that has turned her daughter into a little edition of a careful adult) are missing. So there isn't any depth in the movie. In the 1998 parent trap, the constellation is a little bit more interesting because of the juxtaposition of British rich and Californian-American rich with the children being somewhat typical of their background.
Moreover, Hayley Mills simply lacks charme, and Maureen O'Hara and Brian Keith have so little chemistry that it is simply not conceivable that they both should still love each other. Again, Dennis Quaid and Natasha Richardson do much better in that department.
So, on the whole it is interesting as the first American adaption, but the 1998 one is the enjoyable American adaption. (This review only concerns the first movie on the dvd.)

Fun movie

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I bought this for my 9 year old sister's b-day and she has literally watched it 20 times in the past couple of weeks! I loved it as a little girl and still love it today!

Great for the kids!!!!

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I am now and old fart compared to my 2 year niece Hannah, but we still share many wonderful experiences. During the day time and evening, when I am lucky to have her around, we go to the park or feed the Swans and Ducks. Night time however is movie time. In this day and age there is not a lot of material out that is suitable for a young princess like Hannah, so I went back to things I enjoyed watching when I was young.
This classic Walt Disney Movie, "The Parent Trap" is funny, well done, and has brought countless hours of joy to myself and my niece, Hannah. If you want a good, wholesome, Walt Disney Classic for your whole family to enjoy, this is a movie for you and your family.

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Product Details Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
Brand: BUENA VISTA HOME VIDEO
EAN: 9780788859953
Format: Closed-captioned
ISBN: 0788859951
Label: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2005-09-27
Running Time: 210
Studio: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1961-06-21

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The Parent Trap (1961) and The Parent Trap II (1986): 2-Movie Collection (2-Disc Set)

a classic

The Parent Trap

Does not do justice to its literary origin nor does it have the charm of the 1998 Parent Trap

Fun movie

Great for the kids!!!!