The Parent Trap (1998 film)/Trivia

"Annie: You have got to be kidding. Meredith's not the girl for you!  It's not possible!  I can't believe it!  What..."
 * Acting for Two: Every single movie based on Lottie and Lisa uses this method. Of these movies, the only one that doesn't use Double Vision is Hibari's Lullaby (which avoids any shot in which the girls are both visible).
 * Bilingual Bonus: When Annie-as-Hallie starts ranting in French, what she's saying is:


 * Bonus Points for using genuine French idioms ("je rêve" for "I can't believe it") as opposed to a literal dictionary translation.


 * But I Play One on TV: These movies have convinced a fair number of people, mainly children, that Hayley Mills and/or Lindsay Lohan actually has a twin. And Lohan played twins again, less successfully, when she was older.
 * Fake Brit: Linsday Lohan as the English twin Annie. Hallie is an in-universe example as she tries to impersonate Annie.
 * Faking Use of the Twin: Future Broadway star Erin Mackey played the back of Lindsay Lohan's head.
 * Hey, It's That Guy!: Flo the Waitress is running a girls' camp.
 * Playing Against Type: Natasha Richardson at the time was known mainly for playing Ice Queen characters. This ended up being the role a good amount of people would associate her with.
 * Real Life Relative: Several members of Lindsay Lohan's family appear in the film, mostly in non-speaking parts.  (They all appear in a group in the London airport scene.)  Her brother Michael Lohan is also the little boy who ended up at the girls' camp by mistake.
 * Real Person Cameo: Sort of.  The twins in this version of the story are named after the daughters of director Nancy Meyers and producer Charles Shyer -- Annie Meyers-Shyer and Hallie Meyers-Shyer, both of whom have bit parts in the film.  Hallie Meyer-Shyer in particular is playing a character named "Lindsay".
 * Star-Making Role: For Lindsay Lohan, though she starred in two TV movies before following it up with her next hit Freaky Friday.
 * Arguably one for Lohan's double Erin Mackey -- it was her first professional acting role, and eventually led to her career on Broadway.
 * What Might Have Been: Michelle Trachtenberg, Mara Wilson and Scarlett Johansson all tried out for Hallie/Annie.  Johansson was one of the last finalists for the role, along with Lohan.