Production
The director was hoping to cast
Jodie Foster (who was in the original version and played the daughter) as Tess Coleman, but she turned it down to spend more time with her family.
Annette Bening was then cast in the role, but dropped out because of family obligations.
Jamie Lee Curtis was given the role only four days before filming began. When Jamie Lee Curtis found out that Lindsay Lohan had starred in the ''The Parent Trap'', she asked "Which twin did she play?", unaware that Lohan had performed both roles.
Marc McClure, who played Boris Harris, the daughter's love interest in the original film, has a brief cameo as Boris the delivery man. Director Mark Waters also makes a cameo holding a baby at the wedding. Also, in the end scene when Anna is dancing with Jake, there is a woman in the background dancing with an older gentleman, and she looks directly at the camera. This woman is Lindsay Lohan's mother, Dina Lohan.
The snapshots in the opening credits are photos of Jamie Lee Curtis and her daughter, Annie Guest.
Amir Derakh from the band
Orgy instructed Jamie Lee Curtis on how to play the guitar. In the concert sequence, that is actually Curtis during the solo.
Reception
The movie was a
box office success, garnering a total of $ 110,222,438. Critics were mostly positive in their
movie reviews. On Yahoo! movies it got a B grade, on Rotten Tomatoes it has an overall score of 89% as of
July 12 2007, and on
I.M.D.B. it got a 6.6/10.
The movie was nominated for a
Golden Globe (Best Leading Actress- Musical/Comedy) for Jamie Lee Curtis's performance as Tess.
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