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In the 1940s in the small town of Jupiter Hollow, two sets of identical twins are born in the same hospital on the same night. One set to a poor local family and the other to a rich family just passing through. The dizzy nurse on duty accidentally mixes the twins unbeknown to the parents. Our story flashes forward to the 1980s where the mismatched sets of twins are about to cross paths following a big business deal to closedown the Jupiter Hollow factory. Written by
Col Needham <col@imdb.com>
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Mixed up at birth, two sets of twins finally meet their match.
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Trivia
The movie won in 1989 the American Comedy Award for Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) awarded to actress-comedian
Bette Midler.
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Goofs
When Jason "Sly" is leaving the envelope of money it clearly says Sadie Shelton on it. When Sadie Ratliff is in the room showing Rose the money the envelope only says Sadie.
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Quotes
Sadie Shelton:
Do you want one of the board members to see you? They'll say you're a sniffling hysterical pre-periodic twit!
Rose Shelton:
I have a right to my own feelings Sadie and I am not a twit. I may be pre-periodic and I may be hysterical. So what?
Sadie Shelton:
So there are drugs for those things and we make most of them!
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Crazy Credits
Seen about two-thirds of the way through the credits: Don't Go, It's Almost Over
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Soundtracks
LITTLE OLE LADY
Words and Music by Richard Wilbur
Special Lyrics by
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Why doesn't Bette Midler make movies like this anymore? This is the second most watched film that I own (Death Becomes Her being the first). Lily Tomlin and Bette Midler are on top form here (watch Bette's sudden change of expression as she orders a Campari and soda) and work wonderfully together.
Aside from the mini-golf tournament scene (which I would shorten) there isn't a thing that I would change about this movie.
It ranks up there with Ruthless People and Outrageous Fortune as Bette's best work.