The Parent Trap

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Theatrical Release Date:

07/29/1998

DVD Release Date:

06/01/2004

Run Time:

127min.

Starring:

Lindsay Lohan , Dennis Quaid , Natasha Richardson , Elaine Hendrix , Lisa Ann Walter

Director(s):

Nancy Meyers , Charles Shyer

Distributor(s):

Buena Vista

MPAA Rating:

PG for some mild mischief.

Genre(s):

Comedy,Family

Plot: The husband-and-wife team of Nancy Meyers and Charles Shyer, who scored with their 1991 remake of the 1950 Father of the Bride, returned for this updating of the 1961 comedy about twins who hope to bring their divorced parents back together. Read More

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