|
The Parent Trap (1998 Film)
''The Parent Trap'' is a 1998 American romantic comedy film directed and co-written by Nancy Meyers, and produced and co-written by Charles Shyer. It is a remake of the 1961 film of the same name and an adaptation of Erich Kästner's 1949 German novel ''Lisa and Lottie'' (''Das doppelte Lottchen''). Dennis Quaid and Natasha Richardson star as a divorced couple who separated shortly after their identical twin daughters' birth; Lindsay Lohan stars (in her film debut) as both twins, Hallie Parker and Annie James, who are fortuitously reunited at summer camp after being separated at birth. David Swift wrote the screenplay for the original 1961 film based on ''Lottie and Lisa''. Swift is credited along with Meyers and Shyer as co-writers of the 1998 version. ''The Parent Trap'' was theatrically released in the United States on July 29, 1998 and was a box-office hit, grossing $92.1 million against a $15 million budget. It received positive reviews from critics, with Lohan's performan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Meyers
Nancy Jane Meyers (born December 8, 1949) is an American filmmaker. She has written, produced, and directed many critically and commercially successful films including ''Private Benjamin (1980 film), Private Benjamin'' (1980), ''Irreconcilable Differences'' (1984), ''Baby Boom (film), Baby Boom'' (1987), ''Father of the Bride (1991 film), Father of the Bride'' (1991), ''Father of the Bride Part II'' (1995), ''The Parent Trap (1998 film), The Parent Trap'' (1998), ''What Women Want'' (2000), ''Something's Gotta Give (film), Something's Gotta Give'' (2003), ''The Holiday'' (2006), ''It's Complicated (film), It's Complicated'' (2009), and ''The Intern (2015 film), The Intern'' (2015). Meyers was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, Academy Award for best screenwriting for ''Private Benjamin (1980 film), Private Benjamin'' (1980) with Charles Shyer and Harvey Miller (screenwriter), Harvey Miller. For ''Baby Boom (film), Baby Boom'', Meyers was nominated for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remake
A remake is a film, television series, video game, song or similar form of entertainment that is based upon and retells the story of an earlier production in the same medium—e.g., a "new version of an existing film". A remake tells the same story as the original but uses a different cast, and may alter the theme or change the story's setting. A similar but not synonymous term is reimagining, which indicates a greater discrepancy between, for example, a movie and the movie it is based on. Film A film remake uses an earlier movie as its main source material, rather than returning to the earlier movie's source material. 2001's ''Ocean's Eleven'' is a remake of 1960's ''Ocean's 11'', while 1989's '' Batman'' is a re-interpretation of the comic book source material which also inspired 1966's '' Batman''. In 1998, Gus Van Sant produced an almost shot-for-shot remake of Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film '' Psycho''. With the exception of shot-for-shot remakes, most remakes make sig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronnie Stevens (actor)
Ronald Stevens (2 September 1925 – 11 November 2006) was an English revue artist, character actor and voice artist credited professionally as Ronnie Stevens. Life and career Stevens was born in London, England, the son of Fanny Elizabeth (Carpenter) and Henry Edward Stevens. He served in World War II in both the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Royal Engineers of the British Army.Ronnie Stevens - Gifted and versatile character actor at home in theatre, films and television. ''''. Retrieved July 24, 2021. He appeared in many television comedy series in regular roles, including '' |
Maggie Wheeler
Margaret Emily Wheeler (née Jakobson) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Janice on the television sitcom ''Friends'' (1994–2004), and Anita on ''Ellen'' (1994–1996). Early life Wheeler was born Margaret Emily Jakobson in New York City, the daughter of Barbara, a writer, and John Jakobson, who began his career on Wall Street as one of the youngest members of the New York Stock Exchange. She was raised in a secular Jewish household and graduated from The Calhoun School in New York City. Career In the 1980s, Wheeler (under her maiden name of Jakobson) briefly dabbled in voice acting on the animated series ''SilverHawks'', where she provided all the female voices, specifically the villainess Melodia and the heroine Steelheart/Emily Hart, and on the ''Karate Kat'' and ''Mini-Monsters'' segments of ''The Comic Strip''. She also starred in the 1989 film, ''New Year's Day'', alongside David Duchovny. After she became Maggie Wheeler, there has been a rumor th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polly Holliday
Polly Dean Holliday (born July 2, 1937) is a retired American actress who has appeared on stage, television and in film. She is best known for her portrayal of sassy waitress Florence Jean "Flo" Castleberry on the 1970s sitcom '' Alice'', which she reprised in its short-lived spin-off, '' Flo''. Her character's catchphrase of "Kiss my grits!" remains the most memorable line associated with the series ''Alice''. Early life Holliday was born in Jasper, Alabama, the daughter of Ernest Sullivan Holliday, a truck driver, and Velma Mabell Holliday (née Cain). She grew up in Childersburg and Sylacauga, where her brother Doyle's boyhood friend Jim Nabors lived. Before acting, Holliday worked as a piano teacher in her native Alabama, and then in Florida. She began her acting career as a member of the Asolo Theatre Company in Sarasota, Florida, where she stayed for 10 years. Holliday is an Episcopalian who sang in the St. Andrews Episcopal Choir in Mobile, Alabama and in January 2010 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Kunz
Simon Charles Kunz (born 15 October 1962) is an actor on stage and screen. Early life He attended Latymer Upper School, then completed a degree in Theatre Studies at the University of Warwick. Career He appeared in '' The Parent Trap'' as Martin in one of his first roles in film. He appeared as a lead character in the first two seasons of the BBC/BBC America/Netflix historical television drama, ''The Last Kingdom''. Of his stage performances, his role as Max in '' Address Unknown'' (2013) at the Soho Theatre, London, was described as a "superb performance" of a "study in dawning agony". Filmography Selected filmography TV Theatre *''Comedians'' *''Blood and Gifts ''Blood and Gifts'' is a play by the American playwright J. T. Rogers. Its subject is the struggle for control of Afghanistan during the 1980s, from the American, Soviet, British, Pakistani, and secular Afghan points of view. It premiered in Septe ...'' *'' 55 Days'' *''Address Unknown'', Soho Theatre (2013) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Ann Walter
Lisa Ann Walter (born August 3, 1963) is an American actress, comedian and television producer, best known for her roles as Chessy in the romantic comedy film '' The Parent Trap'' and Melissa Schemmenti on the ABC mockumentary sitcom ''Abbott Elementary''. She was formerly the creator and executive producer of Oxygen network reality weight-loss competition series, '' Dance Your Ass Off''. Her other reality television work includes her stint as a judge on ABC's reality television series '' The Next Best Thing: Who Is the Greatest Celebrity Impersonator?'', and as winning a celebrity edition of the game show ''The Weakest Link''. She also created and starred in the short-lived 1996–1997 sitcom, ''Life's Work'', and appeared in ''Bruce Almighty'', ''Shall We Dance'', and ''War of the Worlds''. Early life Walter was born on August 3, 1963, in Silver Spring, Maryland. She and her older sister, Laura, are the children of a geophysicist British father who was born in France of Alsa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Publicist
A publicist is a person whose job is to generate and manage publicity for a company, a brand, or public figure – especially a celebrity – or for a work such as a book, film, or album. Publicists are public relations specialists who have the role to maintain and represent the images of individuals, rather than representing an entire corporation or business. Publicists are also hired by public figures who want to maintain or protect their image. Publicists brand their clients by getting magazine, TV, newspaper, and website coverage. Most top-level publicists work in private practice, handling multiple clients. The term ''publicist'' was coined by the legal scholar Francis Lieber to describe the public-like role of internationalists during the late nineteenth century. Publicists are sometimes called ''flacks'' which traces back to Gene Flack, who was a well-known movie publicist in the 1930s. Description In the world of celebrities, unlike agents or managers, publici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elaine Hendrix
Katherine Elaine Hendrix (born December 28, 1970) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in ''Superstar'', ''Romy and Michele's High School Reunion'', the 1995 ''Get Smart'' series, the 1998 remake of '' The Parent Trap'', ''Dynasty'', ''Inspector Gadget 2'', and the 2004 documentary film ''What the Bleep Do We Know!?'' Early life and education Hendrix was born and raised in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Her father was serving in the Vietnam War at the time of her birth and had little input into her name. Her mother named her Katherine Elaine, but most of her relatives called her by her middle name, and the practice stuck. Career Dancing and modelling In her senior year of high school, Hendrix won a model search and became a professional dancer with the Gary Harrison Dance Company. She soon split her time as a professional model and dancer for such companies as Nike, Levi's, Mattel, and Sun Microsystems, and for a number of hip-hop artists including Whodini, Keith Sweat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erin Mackey
Erin Ashley Mackey (born June 19, 1986) is an American stage actress and singer, known for playing the role of Glinda the Good Witch, Glinda in the Chicago, Los Angeles, Broadway theatre, Broadway, and Second National Tour productions of the musical ''Wicked (musical), Wicked''. She was also a double in 1998's The Parent Trap (1998 film), ''The Parent Trap''. Life and career Mackey was born in Fullerton, California, Fullerton, California. She was spotted by a manager at Fullerton Children's Repertory Theater and offered the opportunity to audition professionally for film and TV. Her first was for Disney's ''The Parent Trap (1998 film), The Parent Trap''.Hodgins, Pau"Erin Mackey of O.C. having a 'Wicked' good time,"ocregister.com, June 13, 2008, In 1999, she played Jenna in "You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's (film series), You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's Fashion Party". She won a 2003 L.A. Music Center Spotlight Award for Non-Classical Voice. In 2004, after graduat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer Camp
A summer camp or sleepaway camp is a supervised program for children conducted during the summer months in some countries. Children and adolescents who attend summer camp are known as ''campers''. Summer school is usually a part of the academic curriculum for a student to make up work not accomplished during the academic year (summer camps can include academic work, but is not a requirement for graduation). The traditional view of a summer camp as a woody place with hiking, canoeing, and campfires is changing, with greater acceptance of newer types of summer camps that offer a wide variety of specialized activities. For example, there are camps for the performing arts, music, magic, computer programming, language learning, mathematics, children with special needs, and weight loss. In 2006, the American Camp Association reported that 75 percent of camps added new programs. This is largely to counter a trend in decreasing enrollment in summer camps, which some argue to have bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concorde
The Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde () is a retired Franco-British supersonic airliner jointly developed and manufactured by Sud Aviation (later Aérospatiale) and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). Studies started in 1954, and France and the UK signed a treaty establishing the development project on 29 November 1962, as the programme cost was estimated at £70 million (£ in ). Construction of the six prototypes began in February 1965, and the first flight took off from Toulouse on 2 March 1969. The market was predicted for 350 aircraft, and the manufacturers received up to 100 option orders from many major airlines. On 9 October 1975, it received its French Certificate of Airworthiness, and from the UK CAA on 5 December. Concorde is a tailless aircraft design with a narrow fuselage permitting a 4-abreast seating for 92 to 128 passengers, an ogival delta wing and a droop nose for landing visibility. It is powered by four Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 turbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
