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MPAA Rating: PG Movie Release: 1995 DVD Release: 06/11/2002 Format: DVD Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 41 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Members Wishing: 7 Genres: Drama, Children's/Family, Romantic Comedy, Domestic Comedy See Also: It Takes Two [Eco Amaray]

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

Kirstie Alley - Diane Barrows
Steve Guttenberg - Roger Callaway
Mary-Kate Olsen - Amanda Lemmon
Ashley Olsen - Alyssa Callaway
Philip Bosco - Vincenzo

The first film to star Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, It Takes Two comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer. English and French soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. Subtitles are accessible in both of those languages as well. Supplemental materials include a theatrical trailer. This is a decent release from Warner Bros. that is sure to please Olsen fans, but there is little here to interest the average DVD consumer. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide