The Parent Trap (film series) The twins were portrayed by Lindsay Lohan. "The Parent Trap" is a film directed by David Swift for Walt Disney Pictures released in 1961. It was based on the book "Das Doppelte Lottchen" written by Erich Kästner. The film stars Hayley Mills who plays the roles of the thirteen-year-old twin girls, Sharon and Susan. Maureen O'Hara and Brian Keith play the twins’ parents, Maggie and Mitch. The film is about the two girls who meet at a summer camp as strangers and realize that they are identical twins. They switch places so that each can meet the parent they don't
The Parent Trap (film series) in love again before their father and his fiancé Meredeth Blake (played by Elaine Hendrix) marry. The film was directed by Nancy Meyers. In February 2018, "The Hollywood Reporter" revealed that remakes of several films are in development as exclusive content for Walt Disney Studios' upcoming streaming service Disney+; with one of those named in the announcement being "The Parent Trap". Family Films Productions is developing "The Legacy of The Parent Traps", a documentary film that gives a retrospective insight into developing "The Parent Trap". The film will reportedly feature memories and stories of various cast and crew, about the