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The Challenge

  • 2003
  • G
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
3.4K
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Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen in The Challenge (2003)
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Estranged teen sisters who live on opposite sides of the country are brought together, much to their surprise, as teammates in the TV show "The Challenge", a Survivor-style adventure in Cabo... Read allEstranged teen sisters who live on opposite sides of the country are brought together, much to their surprise, as teammates in the TV show "The Challenge", a Survivor-style adventure in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.Estranged teen sisters who live on opposite sides of the country are brought together, much to their surprise, as teammates in the TV show "The Challenge", a Survivor-style adventure in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

  • Director
    • Craig Shapiro
  • Writers
    • Michael Swerdlick
    • Elizabeth Kruger
  • Stars
    • Ashley Olsen
    • Mary-Kate Olsen
    • Brian Skala
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    3.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Craig Shapiro
    • Writers
      • Michael Swerdlick
      • Elizabeth Kruger
    • Stars
      • Ashley Olsen
      • Mary-Kate Olsen
      • Brian Skala
    • 24User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Ashley Olsen
    Ashley Olsen
    • Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Dalton
    Mary-Kate Olsen
    Mary-Kate Olsen
    • Shane Dalton
    Brian Skala
    Brian Skala
    • Marcus
    Lukas Behnken
    Lukas Behnken
    • Adam
    Sarah Bastian
    Sarah Bastian
    • Kelly
    • (as Sera Bastian)
    Joe Michael Burke
    Joe Michael Burke
    • Max
    Zachary Moore
    Zachary Moore
    • Justin
    • (as Zakk Moore)
    Theo Rossi
    Theo Rossi
    • Anthony
    Diana Carreno
    Diana Carreno
    • J.J.
    Ty Hodges
    Ty Hodges
    • Charles
    • (as Eric Ty Hodges)
    Jeannette Weegar
    • Sasha
    • (as Jeanette Weegar)
    Pablo Recasens
    • Big Joe
    Billy Aaron Brown
    Billy Aaron Brown
    • Self
    Ben Easter
    Ben Easter
    • Self
    Brocker Way
    • Self
    Talon Ellithorpe
    • Self
    Sterling Rice
    • Office assistant
    Cheryl Connell
    • Office secretary
    • Director
      • Craig Shapiro
    • Writers
      • Michael Swerdlick
      • Elizabeth Kruger
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    User reviews24

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    elbell2000

    The Olsen twins are back and better than ever! Join them on a reality TV show. For once the two don't exactly get along!

    This movie is amazing! As always, there are love interests and jet skis, but there's something really different about this one. It actually has substance and a plot! The very end really made it for me. This surprise ending was truly inspired, the best these twins have done yet! Keep it up girls!
    ablang

    Estranged twins are forced to be teammates on a reality TV show

    This was a pretty cute kids movie by fraternal twins Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen. They play Shane & Lizzie, who have spent the last 4 years apart because their parents wanted different things and the girls had nothing in common anyway. The producers of this Survivor-type reality show (spoofing it right down to the host and the physical challenges, but lacking the elimination of members) noticed that these twins both sent in audition tapes and thought it would be great ratings to have them on the same team.

    I won't spoil the rest for you, but needless to say it is a cute movie, and the twins are very adorable (they are almost full-grown adults).
    8tj_jt

    This is probably one of the best, if not the best M-k & A movie out there!

    In my opinion, this has to be the best Mary-Kate and AShley movie I have seen and I am a fan so I have seen quite a lot of them! The sister's true personalities come out more in this movie and it's a lovely plot including them as estranged sisters getting to know each other better, which ironically also helps the audience get to know them as individuals too.

    One of my favourite bits of this movie is actually the names of M-K and A's characters, as unlike many of their previous movies, their names don't begin with M & A, like their on names and they are left to be individual on their own, instead of by their names. If you understand what I'm trying to say here....

    Anyway, a great movie worth a watch, especially if you're a Mary-Kate and AShley fan to begin with, it wraps up their TV movie career really well and flicks back to some of their favourite bits of their careers. Great!!!
    ForeverAHeathFan

    Great Movie!!

    I loved this movie!! My mom and I watched it tonight and we both thought it was very good... I think Mary-Kate and Ashley are excellent actress' and the movie had a great premise.... It is a scaled down version of the TV show Survivor... It is great to see the twins all grown up for a change!!
    4blonde_ambition

    One of the more watchable Olsen movies

    As far as Olsen movies go, this one is pretty good. It has a plot, and is actually watchable. Mary-Kate and Ashley have always been bad actors, and they haven't improved at all here, and once again they are practically playing themselves, but this is just a straight to video release and in that respect, it's just decent. And whereas most Olsen movies are basically an archive of them having fun, I think there was only ONE Olsens-having-fun moment in here.

    To be critical, the acting is crap, the love interests aren't at all cute, and some of the supporting cast are pretty annoying, especially the girl who plays to win. It's a good movie for the Olsens, but it is unfortunately let down by a "twist" ending which is totally crap, ridiculous, and completely big headed on the Olsens part. Fortunatly, this marked the end of the Olsens' run of videos, and thats probably why they set out to try and make it half decent.

    To praise the movie, it is watchable, and it's one of the Olsen movies where they don't come across as annoying (at least they aren't annoying, until the, as Mary-Kate called it, "cool surprise"). That cool surprise isn't cool at all. It's pretty big headed.

    Ultimately, it's worth a look in.

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    • Trivia
      The final direct to video film starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.
    • Goofs
      During the end flashback sequence, the shot of Kylie and Taylor's wet birthday cake from Getting There (2002) is flipped: the "SWEET 16" banner is reversed.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Home for Actresses (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      I Got You Babe
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    • Release date
      • May 18, 2005 (Hungary)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Виклик
    • Filming locations
      • Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico
    • Production company
      • Dualstar Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 32m(92 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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