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Switching Goals

  • TV Movie
  • 1999
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 25m
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Switching Goals (1999)
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Girly girl Emma and tomboy Sam are 13-year-old teenagers, who are identical, personality-opposite twins, join a soccer team so they might switch places.Girly girl Emma and tomboy Sam are 13-year-old teenagers, who are identical, personality-opposite twins, join a soccer team so they might switch places.Girly girl Emma and tomboy Sam are 13-year-old teenagers, who are identical, personality-opposite twins, join a soccer team so they might switch places.

  • Director
    • David Steinberg
  • Writers
    • David Kukoff
    • Matt Roshkow
  • Stars
    • Mary-Kate Olsen
    • Ashley Olsen
    • Kathryn Greenwood
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.0/10
    3.3K
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    • Director
      • David Steinberg
    • Writers
      • David Kukoff
      • Matt Roshkow
    • Stars
      • Mary-Kate Olsen
      • Ashley Olsen
      • Kathryn Greenwood
    • 16User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Mary-Kate Olsen
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    • Sam Stanton
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    • Emma Stanton
    Kathryn Greenwood
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    • Denise Stanton
    Joe Grifasi
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    • Greg Jeffries
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    • Director
      • David Steinberg
    • Writers
      • David Kukoff
      • Matt Roshkow
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    5carlbacon

    Which is the real loser, me or the film?

    I finally saw this movie for the first time today. I must say I found the actual film itself was rather lack-luster, and I agree with some people here about having to fast forward through some parts because it gets a little boring at times. Don't get me wrong, there were some comical and amusing moments through out the movie from time to time, but nothing really spectacular. However, I must saying, that Kathy Greenwood absolutely shined in this movie. She did an excellent job playing mother to the Olsen twins' Sam and Emma. It makes me wish that more people would offer Kathy bigger roles in movies more often.

    So I ask you, which is the real loser, me or the film? *shrugs*
    4avanti

    Predictable

    Yes, you guessed it. Another movie where identical twins switch places. I think now that the Olsen twins are getting older they should try and make the plot less predictable and less like re-runs of 'Full House'. If you plan on seeing this film, don't. Watch 'The Parent Trap' instead. It's more entertaining.
    3RaquellaDeVille

    This movie wasn't very good.

    This movie was definitely not one of Mary-Kate and Ashley's best movies. I really didn't like it, and I was kind of disappointed in that movie. For some reason, it seemed like it was a movie that they put together really fast. In some parts, it got so boring that I had to fast forward it. It didn't have any bloopers or any exciting parts like their other movies.
    fisher-13

    Another Typical Olsen Twins Movie

    Before anyone gets upset, let me just say that this film was good and had it's high points. But how long are the Olsen twins, now almost 14, going to play the part of opposite twin sisters (who switch places)? They did the opposite twin thing with their thankfully-and-predictably short lived sitcom 'Two Of a Kind' and the switching places/opposite twin thing with their slightly better film 'It Takes Two'. I hope they find writers who know how to write original stuff as these two get older.
    bl29x5

    It is too bad this was not at theaters

    This movie exceeds any limit or bounds of imaginative writing. I should say that whatever method of putting this on the silver screen where it belongs is well worth it. This film is truly breathtaking, and an Oscar caliber performance by both sisters as they struggle in a world of peewee sports and puberty. The cinematography was captivating to say the least!

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    • Trivia
      The first of two projects in which Eric Lutes plays the father of twins played by Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen. The second is So Little Time (2001).
    • Connections
      Featured in Shameful Sequels: Switching Goals (2014)

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    • Release date
      • December 12, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Campeonas por igual
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Dualstar Productions
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 25m(85 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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