Billboard Dad
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{{Infobox film
|name = Billboard Dad
|image = Billboard Dad.jpg
|caption = DVD cover
|director = Alan Metter
|producer = Neil Steinberg
|writer = Maria Jacquemetton
|starring = {{ubl|Mary-Kate Olsen|Ashley Olsen}}
|music = David Michael Frank
|cinematography = Mauro Fiore
|editing = Sharyn L. Ross
|studio = {{ubl|Dualstar Entertainment Group|Tapestry Films}}
|distributor = Warner Home Video
|released = {{film date|1998|11|10}}
|runtime = 87 minutes
|country = United States
|language = English
}}
Billboard Dad is a 1998 American romantic comedy film directed by Alan Metter starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. It was produced by Warner Bros. in collaboration with Dualstar Productions and Tapestry Films (now Screendoor).
Plot
Set in Los Angeles, California, the film revolves around 12-year-old twin sisters, Emily (a surfer girl) and Tess (a member of the high-diving team), as they try various strategies to get their widower father, Max (a talented artist and sculptor), a girlfriend.
After their first attempts end in failure, Tess and Emily team up with their friend, Cody, to paint an advertisement on a giant billboard situated high above Sunset Boulevard. Many women answer the advertisement through letters and through random chance, Max answers a letter submitted by a woman named Debbie.
Debbie brings along her friend Brooke as a back-up in preparation for the former's date with Max. Brooke and Max coincidentally meet and take a liking to each other and Debbie agrees they should start dating. At first, Tess and Emily don't like Brooke's son, Ryan, a skater punk boy. But when an elaborate scheme by Max's business manager, Nigel, to break up the romantic relationship between Max and Brooke arises, Ryan and the girls put aside their differences in order to foil the break-up plan.
Cast
- Ashley Olsen as Emily Tyler
- Mary-Kate Olsen as Tess Tyler
- Tom Amandes as Maxwell Tyler
- Jessica Tuck as Brooke Anders
- Carl Banks as Nigel
- Ellen Ratner as Debbie
- Sam Saletta as Ryan
- Rafael Rojas III as Cody
- Troian Bellisario as Kristen Bulut
- Angelique Parry as Julianne
- Bailey Luetgert as Brad Thomas
- Vincent Bowman as Buzz Cut
- Debra Christofferson as Autumn
- Lisa Montgomery as Enola Rubenstein
- Twink Caplan as Chelsea Myers
- Diana Morgan as Katherine Buxbaum
- Teresa Caplan as Woman
Reception
The film was rated "Family-Approved" for all ages from the Dove Foundation.{{cite web|title=Billboard Dad|url=http://www.dove.org/review/1839-billboard-dad/|website=Dove.org}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0167049|title=Billboard Dad}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060403113739/http://billboarddad.warnerbros.com/index.html Billboard Dad website]
- [http://www.efilmcritic.com/review.php?movie=3805&reviewer=128 Review by Scott Weinberg]
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Category:1998 children's films
Category:1998 direct-to-video films
Category:1990s children's comedy films
Category:American children's comedy films
Category:Direct-to-video comedy films
Category:Films about twin sisters
Category:Films directed by Alan Metter
Category:Films scored by David Michael Frank
Category:Warner Bros. direct-to-video films
Category:Films about father–daughter relationships
Category:Films set in Los Angeles
Category:1990s English-language films
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