The Parent Trap (1961)
Directed by David Swift
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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Thirty-seven years after the original Walt Disney version of "The Parent Trap," a delightful remake hits the screen that is every bit as fun and entertaining as the Hayley Mills original.
The Parent Trap, which was produced by the original "Mickey Mouse organization" in 1961, is back with '90s sensibilities and a new little actress who seems born to carry off the role(s).
Of course, the original The Parent Trap, a 1961 film that pushed all the same "cute" buttons, was saddled with virtually the same bloated running time, which offers a partial explanation as to why Nancy Meyers and Charles Shyer felt they had to confine audiences to their seats for so long.
Among sweet, light-hearted comedies, The Parent Trap is as reliable today as it was in 1961 when Hayley Mills starred as twins who were separated as babies.