My first exposure to this movie was seeing previews on TV. My response was along the lines of "What a stupid, silly, comedy; I'm not going to go see that movie". Soon thereafter, my parents and I visited for a week with relatives in another city. One day they took us to see; you guessed it; "The Parent Trap". Fortunately, I was open-minded enough to pay attention to it. I discovered that, instead of stupid and silly, the comedy was clever, original, and most of all, very funny. And, of course, I fell in love with Hayley Mills. She was so much more spunky and feisty than any girl I knew. I loved that line "We submarined her". Then there was that darling face with, still to this day, the cutest nose I have ever seen.
I've had the video for years and watch it fairly often. Being nearly 40 years older now, I find Maureen O'Hara as the real beauty of that movie. And my favorite scenes now are those near the end where she and Brian Keith realize that they need to get back together again.
But Hayley still does, and always will, occupy a small corner of my heart.
I've had the video for years and watch it fairly often. Being nearly 40 years older now, I find Maureen O'Hara as the real beauty of that movie. And my favorite scenes now are those near the end where she and Brian Keith realize that they need to get back together again.
But Hayley still does, and always will, occupy a small corner of my heart.