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Twin girls Sarah and Julie are two naughty but sweet children that drive their work-obsessed |
Twin girls Sarah and Julie are two naughty but sweet children that drive their work-obsessed divorce mother, Rhonda, up the wall. The girls overhear their mother saying that they are a "handful" and she needs a "break". Sarah and Julie decide to go to Grandma's house for Christmas so they pack up their bags and hop on their bicycles. But there's a problem; Sarah and Julie aren't allowed to cross the street on their own. That's when the city bus pulls up and the girls sneak on through the back door. While riding the bus, an elderly lady tells the girls that the bus only goes Downtown, Uptown, and back. Sarah and Julie also discover that Edgemont (where Grandma lives) is actually hours away. After getting off the bus Downtown, the girls spot Eddie (a delivery man who has a crush on their mom) and his truck. They sneak into the back of the truck and only reveal themselves to Eddie because Sarah desperately has to go to the bathroom. Eddie does not like kids, but eventually starts to enjoy the girls' company after he figures out that he gets large tips when the girls deliver packages with him. He evens buys them ice cream, as well as a lottery ticket with the numbers of the girls' birthdate (6-13-19-8-7). After the day's deliveries are finished, Eddie brings Sarah and Julie home, only to be attacked by two robbers who steal his truck (with the girls still inside). When the bandits, Harvey and Shirley, discover the twins, they decide they can make some money by kidnapping them for ransom. Shirley makes a phone call to Rhonda, asking for $10,000 in cash. She tells Rhonda that they will make the trade at the ice rink in Edgemont, and that Rhonda is to wear a red hat. Meanwhile, Harvey has begun to like the girls and when he asks Shirley why they never had kids, she replies that it's because they are criminals. Sarah and Julie eventually get to their grandmothers and then Eddie and Rhonda get together after Eddie saves the girls. Eddie wins a lot of money on a TV show and everybody is happy spending Christmas together. |
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Revision as of 13:21, 26 November 2010
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| Directed by | Jeff Franklin |
| Written by | Jeff Franklin Boyd Hale |
| Starring | Mary-Kate Olsen Ashley Olsen |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date | December 6, 1992 |
| Country | Template:FilmUS |
| Language | English |
To Grandmother's House We Go is a 1992 Christmas television film starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. The film's title is one of the first verses of Lydia Maria Child's Thanksgiving song "Over the River and through the Woods". It debuted on ABC with unexpected success, mostly because of the already-growing popularity of the "Olsen Twins".
Plot
Twin girls Sarah and Julie are two naughty but sweet children that drive their work-obsessed divorce mother, Rhonda, up the wall. The girls overhear their mother saying that they are a "handful" and she needs a "break". Sarah and Julie decide to go to Grandma's house for Christmas so they pack up their bags and hop on their bicycles. But there's a problem; Sarah and Julie aren't allowed to cross the street on their own. That's when the city bus pulls up and the girls sneak on through the back door. While riding the bus, an elderly lady tells the girls that the bus only goes Downtown, Uptown, and back. Sarah and Julie also discover that Edgemont (where Grandma lives) is actually hours away. After getting off the bus Downtown, the girls spot Eddie (a delivery man who has a crush on their mom) and his truck. They sneak into the back of the truck and only reveal themselves to Eddie because Sarah desperately has to go to the bathroom. Eddie does not like kids, but eventually starts to enjoy the girls' company after he figures out that he gets large tips when the girls deliver packages with him. He evens buys them ice cream, as well as a lottery ticket with the numbers of the girls' birthdate (6-13-19-8-7). After the day's deliveries are finished, Eddie brings Sarah and Julie home, only to be attacked by two robbers who steal his truck (with the girls still inside). When the bandits, Harvey and Shirley, discover the twins, they decide they can make some money by kidnapping them for ransom. Shirley makes a phone call to Rhonda, asking for $10,000 in cash. She tells Rhonda that they will make the trade at the ice rink in Edgemont, and that Rhonda is to wear a red hat. Meanwhile, Harvey has begun to like the girls and when he asks Shirley why they never had kids, she replies that it's because they are criminals. Sarah and Julie eventually get to their grandmothers and then Eddie and Rhonda get together after Eddie saves the girls. Eddie wins a lot of money on a TV show and everybody is happy spending Christmas together.
Release
The movie was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Its release debuted in the USA December 6, 1992, Poland on December 25, 1996. The movie was also released in other countries in which it was renamed:[1]
Cast*
- Mary-Kate Olsen as Sarah Thompson
- Ashley Olsen as Julie Thompson
- Cynthia Geary as Rhonda Thompson
- J. Eddie Peck as Eddie Popko
- Rhea Perlman as Shirley
- Jerry Van Dyke as Harvey 'Harv'
- Stuart Margolin as Det. Gremp
- Florence Patterson as Great Grandma Mimi
- Venus Terzo as Stacey
- Andrew Wheeler as Policeman
- Rick Poltaruk as Santa
- Walter Marsh as Crotchety Man
- Lori Loughlin as Win-O-Lotto Lottery Hostess
- Bob Saget as Win-O-Lotto Lottery Host
- Lorena Gale as Waitress
- Note: This movie included many actors and actresses from the ABC Family sitcom, Full House, which included Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen as Sarah and Julie, Bob Saget as the Win-O-Lottery host, Lori Loughlin as the Win-O-Lottery hostess, and Andrea Barber (uncredited).
Yearly Airings
To Grandmother's House We Go is featured yearly during the month of December, on ABC Family, as a part of their 25 Days of Christmas line-up; the movie was first rebroadcast on the former Fox Family.
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