Bette Midler, Lily Tomlin, Fred Ward

In the 1940s in the small town of Jupiter Hollow, two sets of identical twins are born in the same hospital on the same night. One set to a poor local family and the other to a rich family just passin...( read more  read more... )g through. The dizzy nurse on duty accidentally mixes the twins unbeknown to the parents. Our story flashes forward to the 1980s where the mismatched sets of twins are about to cross paths following a big business deal to closedown the Jupiter Hollow factory.

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Directed by: Jim Abrahams

Release Date: June 10, 1988

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DVD Release Date: August 13, 2002

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  • November 6, 2009
    This movie is a real must-see, especially if you are a fan of either Bette Midler or Lily Tomlin. Throughout the story you're either smiling, laughing or having a good old giggle, it's an original storyline (how often do we see that!), with subtle themes of strong, wholesome valu...( read more)es - not so much so that its offensive or boring though. If you want to smile and spend a fun evening in, then this is the movie for you - watch out for the mirror scene with Bette Midler, silly but very funny. Two great actresses with style, a sense of fun and a lot of talent, pull this movie off to make it one of my all time, favourite DVD's. Enjoy!
  • October 12, 2008
    Absolutely hilarious farce about a set of twins who are mixed up at birth. One set is raised in wealthy NYC, the other on a poor southern farm. Well-written comedy of errors is consistently quick and witty throughout its brief 97 min running time. Lily Tomlin and Bette Midler ...( read more)work surprisingly well together under Jim "Airplane!" Abrahams' skillful direction.
  • February 4, 2008
    A real joy to watch the mix-up of the country and city Bette and Lily twins. Great split screen effects. Comical situations. I like both of those funny actresses. It's an 80's treat which I had long forgotten about, but recently saw on a Superstation broadcast.
  • July 29, 2007
    Funny movie about twins who get switched at birth. Bette is hilarious.
  • May 31, 2007
    Dreadful 80s role reversal comedy in which two sets of identical twins who are unaware of each others existence get into all kinds of class snobbery related mishaps and terrible, terrible outfits. Ask yourself, do you really want to spend an hour and a half in the company of TWO ...( read more)Bette Midler's...?
  • November 9, 2009
    Utterly silly but genius fun and I just LOVE it.
  • September 29, 2009
    Great if your not a film snob and can take a movie for what it is!
  • August 9, 2009
    Classic movie with an original twist
  • March 27, 2009
    No thankyou - Not interested
  • March 2, 2009
    I love this movie! it's very funny

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  • azgoodazitgetz13
    April 24, 2008
    This is a classic movie from the 80's. I crack up everytime I watch it.

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