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It Takes Two
Synopsis
Identical twin 9-year-old girls, one a poor orphan, the other a rich heiress, cause confusion when they decide to meddle in their caretakers' love lives in this family-oriented comedy. Amanda (Mary Kate Olsen) is the orphan, a scrappy young girl with no family, relying on the support of her caring social worker, Diane (Kirstie Alley). When Diane brings Amanda to a summer camp, she first encounters Alyssa (Ashley Olsen), the wealthy daughter of the camp's sponsor, Roger Callaway (Steve Guttenberg). The girls immediately bond and decide to switch places for the fun of it. They soon conclude that their lives would be improved if Roger and Diane were to get together and form a family, and they set out to bring the adults together. More jaded, older viewers may be put off by the film's saccharine tone and derivative, Parent Trap-like narrative, but the inoffensive humor and the presence of popular TV stars the Olsen Twins should appeal to family audiences.~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide
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Full Credits
  • Director:
    Andy Tennant,
  • Writer:
    Deborah Dean Davis,
  • Producer:
    James Orr, Jim Cruickshank,
  • Cinematographer:
    Kenneth Zunder,
  • Editor:
    Roger Bondelli,
  • Executive Producer:
    Keith Samples, Mel Efros,
  • Cast:
    Kirstie Alley, Steve Guttenberg, Mary Kate, Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Jane Sibbett,
  • First Assistant Director:
    Mick MacKay,
  • Second Assistant Director:
    Rocco Gismondi,
  • Co-Producer:
    Laura Friedman, Andy Cohen,
  • Supervising Sound Editor:
    Craig Berkey,
  • Script Supervisor:
    Mimi Wolch,
  • Property Master:
    J. Tracy Budd,
  • Key Hair Stylist:
    David R. Beecroft,
  • Second Unit Director:
    Dennis Scott,
  • Art Direction:
    Vlasta Svoboda,
  • Dialogue Editor:
    David Grant, Paul Longstaffe,
  • Costume Design:
    Molly Maginnis,
  • Unit Production Manager:
    Steve Wakefield,
  • Key Grip:
    Mike Kirilenko,
  • Set Decoration:
    Enrico Campana,
  • Original Music Composer:
    Sherman Foote, Ray Foote,
  • Stunt Coordinator:
    Ted Hanlan,
  • Hairstylist:
    Karola Dirnberger,
  • Casting:
    Amy Lippens,
  • Visual Effects Supervisor:
    Brian Jennings,
  • Special Effects Coordinator:
    Jason Board,
  • Key Makeup Artist:
    Patricia Green,
  • Post Production Supervisor:
    Kim Rozenfeld, Michael Cannata,
  • Sound Mixer:
    David Lee,
  • Production Design:
    Edward Pisoni,
  • Supervising Music Editor:
    Tom Villano,
  • Makeup Artist:
    Edie Pfluegl,
  • Second Unit Director of Photography:
    Maris H. Jansons,
  • Music Producer:
    Ray Foote,

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