Holiday in the Sun (film)

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Holiday in the Sun
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Directed by Steve Purcell
Written byDavid T. Wagner
Brent Goldberg
Produced byNeil Steinberg
Natan Zahavi
Starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
CinematographyDavid Lewis
Edited bySherwood Jones
Music by Steve Porcaro
Production
companies
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Release date
  • November 20, 2001 (2001-11-20)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Holiday in the Sun is a 2001 American direct-to-video romantic adventure family film directed by Steve Purcell and starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen as two teenagers on vacation at Atlantis Paradise Island.

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Plot

Madison and Alex Stewart are twin sisters from Illinois who are whisked away to Atlantis Resort in The Bahamas by their parents for winter break. Initially, the sisters are disappointed that they didn't get to go to Hawaii with their friends, but overcome it by enjoying their newly earned freedom in the form of their own suite, as well as the pristine beaches of the Caribbean. Alex falls for "hottie" Jordan, a worker at the resort. She's not the only one with her eye on Jordan the spoiled heiress, Brianna Wallace is also in love with him, and plays dirty to get her way. Madison, meanwhile, is being wooed by cute, but brainless, Scott, who in turn is being coached behind the scenes by Griffen, a childhood friend of Madison's with a not-so-subtle crush, to talk to Madison and eventually get her under his thumb.  The sisters' holiday of fun in the sun is interrupted when Jordan is blamed for allegedly fencing stolen antiquities. Griffen and the twins dodge their meanwhile suspicious parents to find and expose the real culprit, understanding the true meaning of sisterhood along with having a great vacation.

Cast

*Billed as 'Megan Fox' in opening credits, and as 'Megan Denise Fox' in closing credits.

Production

While working on Van Wilder, screenwriters David Wagner and Brent Goldberg were approached about writing a film for the Olsen twins. Wagner had previously been a writer's intern for the original Full House. Originally, the film was titled The Last Family Vacation. [1]

Ben Easter was cast after the Olsen twins watched his audition. Initially, they thought he was 16, but he kept the role even after they found out about his real age, as he was about to turn 22 at the time. For the film, he had to take guitar lessons and diving lessons as well. Megan Fox was cast in her first role in this film, making this her acting debut. [1]

The film was shot in Atlantis Paradise Island, a resort in the Bahamas. [1]

Reception

The film has an audience score of 55% on Rotten Tomatoes. [2]

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