A classic golden retriever remake!
The Parent Trap, with Lindsey Lohan, Natasha Richardson and Dennis Quaid (Walt Disney
Pictures, Rated PG, 1998, 128 minutes, remake of the Hayley Mills’ version of
1961 with Maureen O’Hara and Brian Keith)
An Improvement on the Great Original, Yes!
Parent Trap’s more modern remake
in 1998 is memorable for its stars: introducing a young and innocent Lindsey
Lohan, freckles and all; the adorable late Natasha Richardson*, and ‘hunk**’
Dennis Quaid along with a familiar and comforting supporting cast.
This parent trap is also memorable for the
improved plot – the summer camp is in Maine, one twin lives in London with her
wedding dress designer mother while the other lives on a California vineyard
with her hunk of a father. Although the camp scenes are not terribly realistic
(two campers live alone in a cabin and all the campers seem to do the
activities they please when they please). The California ‘family’ camping
antics are hilarious and unique and all loose ends are expertly tied up
together in the end of this fairly long but thoroughly captivating movie experience.
Dog!
And yes, this Parent Trap IS a dog movie – a California golden retriever to be
exact is in perhaps the three best scenes (this is not a plot-spoiler so you
will have to look for the lovable smart-as-a-cracker golden yourself!)
Why We Reviewed This Version
Firstly, we are reviewing movies in which dogs
appear and there are so many!
And secondly, in a few days, at a classic movie
event, we will watch the original version of The Parent Trap. We remembered how much we loved the remake and thought,
what better time to give away this copy to a lucky member of the audience.
*Natasha Richardson, of the
Redgrave family, died after a fall during her first snow skiing lesson
**’Hunk’ was used by Quaid’s
movie daughter (and many movie viewers)
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