The Parent Trap (film series) The Parent Trap (film series) The Parent Trap is a "Disney" film series, originating in 1961 with Hayley Mills playing both roles of twin sisters who were raised separately by divorced parents, without any knowledge of each other. They meet at a summer holiday camp, and switch places so that they can each meet their other parent. Mills reprised her roles three times in subsequent made-for-television sequels. A remake was released in 1998, with a plot similar to the original film and written by the original film's writer/director David Swift, with segments of the story being reworked into a romantic-comedy.
The Parent Trap (1961 film) "The Parent Trap II" (1986), "Parent Trap III" (1989) and "" (1989). The original was remade in 1998 starring Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid and Natasha Richardson. Joanna Barnes also made an appearance as Dennis Quaid's character's fiance, Meredith's mother, Vicki, the same name as Barnes' character in the 1961 film, hinting at the fate of her original character. In India, there have been several films inspired by "The Parent Trap". In 1965, a Tamil language version of the story called "Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum", starring Kutty Padmini was released. The following year, it was remade into Telugu as "Leta Manasulu" also starring