The Parent Trap (1961 film) Disney Movie Club. The 1998 remake was also released on HD Blu-ray the same day. The Parent Trap (1961 film) The Parent Trap is a 1961 Walt Disney Technicolor film. It stars Hayley Mills (in a dual role), Maureen O'Hara and Brian Keith in a story about teenage twins on a quest to reunite their divorced parents. The screenplay by the film's director David Swift was based upon the 1949 book "Lottie and Lisa" (German: ) by Erich Kästner. "The Parent Trap" was nominated for two Academy Awards, was broadcast on television, saw three television sequels, was remade in 1998
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