The Parent Trap (1998 film)
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| Directed by | Nancy Meyers |
| Produced by | Charles Shyer |
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David Swift Nancy Meyers Charles Shyer |
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Lottie and Lisa 1949 novel by Erich Kästner |
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| Music by | Alan Silvestri |
| Cinematography | Dean Cundey |
| Edited by | Stephen A. Rotter |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
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128 minutes |
| Country | United States United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15 million |
| Box office | $83.9 million |
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| Released | July 28, 1998 |
| Label | Hollywood |
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| Released | September 1, 1998 | |||
| Label | Hollywood | |||
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The Parent Trap is a 1998 family comedy film co-written and directed by Nancy Meyers, and produced and co-written by Charles Shyer. It is the second adaptation of Erich Kästner's German novel Lottie and Lisa (Das doppelte Lottchen) following the 1961 film of same name.
Dennis Quaid and Natasha Richardson star as a couple who divorced soon after marrying; Lindsay Lohan stars (in her film debut) as both Hallie Parker and Annie James, identical twins who are accidentally reunited at summer camp after being separated at birth. David Swift wrote the screenplay for the original 1961 film based solely on Lottie and Lisa, but the story is comparable to that of the 1936 Deanna Durbin film Three Smart Girls, which inspired the novel. Swift is credited along with Meyers and Shyer as co-writers of the 1998 version. The film received positive reviews.
In 1986, American Nick Parker (Dennis Quaid) and Briton Elizabeth James (Natasha Richardson) meet and get married during an ocean cruise on the RMS Queen Elizabeth II. After the birth of their twin daughters—Annie and Hallie (Lindsay Lohan)—Nick and Elizabeth get a divorce. The divorcing couple agrees that each parent will raise one of the twins without telling her about her sister, and thereafter lose contact with one another. Nick raises Hallie in Napa Valley and becomes a wealthy wine grower, while Elizabeth raises Annie in London and becomes a famous and successful wedding gown designer.
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