Having turned down Paramount CEO Sherry Lansing's offer to direct the 1996 comedy blockbuster "The First Wives Club", Meyers eventually agreed on making her directorial debut with "The Parent Trap" (1998), following the signing of a development deal with Walt Disney Pictures in 1997. A remake of the same-titled 1961 original based on Erich Kästner's novel "Lottie and Lisa", it starred Lindsay Lohan in her motion picture debut, in a dual role of estranged twin sisters who try to reunite their long-divorced parents, played by Dennis Quaid and Natasha Richardson. Lohan's casting as twins forced Meyers to shoot the film in motion control, a requirement she considered rather complicated. "I really didn't know how to do it," she said. "We had a prep day to go over the process, and by the end of the day I had a little better understanding. But I approached the movie like it wasn't an effects film; I just tried to make it authentic." Released to positive reviews from critics, "The Parent Trap" brought in $92 million worldwide.