It Takes Two (1995)
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8% of critics liked it
(24 reviews) -
63% of users liked it
(129,300 ratings)
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… More 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, Rovi
- Directed By
- Andy Tennant
- Genres
- Drama, Kids & Family, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Nov 17, 1995 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Leonard Klady, Variety
The film's underlying sentiment is conveyed effectively, if obviously.
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, Time Out
Alas, the Olsen girls are not immediately heart-warming.
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Stephen Holden, New York Times
Under the direction of Andy Tennant, the Olsen sisters lay on the icky-poo cuteness with several trowels, often delivering their lines as though they were reciting the alphabet.
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Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle
A harmless caper that ought to thrill girls under 12, and offer modest diversion to their parents.
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Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Writer Deborah Dean Davis and director Andy Tennant are fully aware of the absolute predictability of their material and therefore make the getting to an inevitable ending as much fun as possible.
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Cast
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Kirstie Alley
as Diane Barrows
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Steve Guttenberg
as Roger Callaway
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Mary-Kate Olsen
as Amanda Lemmon
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Ashley Olsen
as Alyssa Callaway
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Philip Bosco
as Vincenzo
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Jane Sibbett
as Clarice Kensington
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Lawrence Z. Dane
as Mr. Kensington
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Gerry Parkes
as Priest
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Ellen-Ray Hennessey
as Fanny Butkis
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Michelle Grisom
as Carmen
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Ernie Grunwald
as Harry Butkis
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Desmond Robertson
as Frankie
- Mary Kate



