<P> Dennis Quaid and Natasha Richardson star as a divorced couple who separated shortly after their identical twin daughters ' birth ; Lindsay Lohan stars ( in her film debut ) as both twins , Hallie Parker and Annie James , who are fortuitously reunited at summer camp after being separated at birth . David Swift wrote the screenplay for the original 1961 film based on Lottie and Lisa . The story is comparable to that of the 1936 Deanna Durbin film Three Smart Girls . Swift is credited along with Meyers and Shyer as co-writers of the 1998 version . The film received positive reviews . </P>
<P> Dennis Quaid and Natasha Richardson star as a divorced couple who separated shortly after their identical twin daughters ' birth ; Lindsay Lohan stars ( in her film debut ) as both twins , Hallie Parker and Annie James , who are fortuitously reunited at summer camp after being separated at birth . David Swift wrote the screenplay for the original 1961 film based on Lottie and Lisa . The story is comparable to that of the 1936 Deanna Durbin film Three Smart Girls . Swift is credited along with Meyers and Shyer as co-writers of the 1998 version . The film received positive reviews . </P>
who plays hallie and annie in the parent trap
who plays hallie and annie in the parent trap
Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan