Parent Trap dialogue - Maureen O'Hara (1961)

Dialogue between Margaret "Maggie" and her father Charles McKendrick
The Parent Trap 1961
Dialogue:
Charles: You know, Margaret, I've got to hand it to you for one thing. I've got to give you credit. It certainly shows strength of character not to go with the new fashion trends in clothes.
Maggie: All right, Dad, now what are you trying to get at?
Charles: Oh, no, I was just saying, you know-- I'm just saying that.And take your hairstyle.
Maggie: What's wrong with my hair?
Charles: That's what I mean. Women nowadays are wearing their hair a little differently. A little fuller, maybe.
Maggie: All right, Dad, are you looking for a fight?
Charles: With my favorite daughter? Not on your life. Now,now, don't get me wrong. My goodness. Well, you know, you are what you are. Now, God love you, I wouldn't want to change you for the world.
Maggie: Who said anything about changing?
Charles: That's what I say. Stay the way you are.
Maggie: Well, I certainly intend to.
Charkes: A nice, reliable, settled, comfortable woman... who accepts the coming of age with grace and dignity.
Maggie: Why, that's the most horrible thing that anybody could possibly say!
Charles: There you are, you're flying off the handle. And all I came in here for was to kiss you good-bye and wish you good luck. [ Chuckles ] Good-bye, daughter, huh.
Maggie: Good-bye!
Charles: Give my regards to Mitch, huh? You know, come to think of it, that dress seems just perfect for you.

[@mH8675309]

Love the way Dad played this out - no cut downs or criticisms - just a few observations and well placed questions.

[@aleciabjorlie3103]

I love this movie... her dad is so cute .. he wants her all dolled up when she sees Mitch. Maureen O’Hara was beautiful ..

[@marjoriemargel1567]

“Her Dad was so cute”… my gosh, that cute Dad was Veteran actor Charles Ruggles! Try viewing Bringing Up Baby with Kate Hepburn and Cary Grant! His best scene is when he is describing hunting for Leopards. Everyone knows this scene! So funny!

[@osmanyousif7849]

Actually if you remember, the next scene shows him winking at Susan, and Susan smiles, so this was her plan.

[@LymanPhillips]

Seriously, dolling her up is gilding the lily.

[@mybnz190]

Agree d true acting and script

[@silverstarlightproductions1292]

You gotta admit, the writing in this scene was pretty ingenious.

[@ajs11201]

This is perhaps my most favorite scene of the movie. Two veteran actors at the top of their game--just wonderful!

[@derekllewellyn6663]

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[@TuscanMilkmaid]

And they did the whole scene in one take. Truly talented actors.

[@lovelyswimmer1]

She's so beautiful.

[@Musicradio77Network]

I still have a VHS copy of this, but Maureen was great, but surely missed. RIP: Maureen O'Hara :(

[@mariafox9226]

The not-so-subtle way of telling someone they need new clothes.

[@LisaKoffler]

True, but she looked at herself in the mirror and realized that her father was right - she even "let her hair down!"

[@JamesJones-zq7pc]

@@LisaKoffler actually she and Susan went to NY to do some shopping before they headed to California

[@LisaKoffler]

James Jones, I didn't think that was necessary, since she could have gone shopping in California instead!

[@JamesJones-zq7pc]

@@LisaKoffler I see your point but the fashion in NY was and still more forward than California especially when it comes to the latest trends.

[@LisaKoffler]

James Jones, I noticed that, but you can still find nice clothes anywhere! I live in Rhode Island, and my mother's family lives in New Jersey. She liked the clothes there better, but Rhode Island has nice clothes, too!

[@pandemits]

That line '...accepting the coming of age...' had me laughing in tears when I first watched it. That dad knew how to strike gold if he wanted to :)

[@tomjones2348]

Maureen O'Hara. Just magic in front of a camera.

[@aphenomenalwomanme3644]

This is still one of my most favorite and cherished classic movies! It shouldn't have ever been remade because this version can't be touched. Maureen and Brian Keith's on screen chemistry was magical and so believable that no matter how many times you watched it...you can never get tired of seeing it. Just like the chemistry of Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer in The Sound Of Music!

[@LadyStarbuck1982]

+Aphenomenal Womanme it was magical but the chemistry with John Wayne in McLintock is even more magical.

[@patriciajrs46]

Exactly. Well said.

[@jakkiwhite6135]

Totally agree with you about both of those movies! I love them both!

[@lucindamobley5492]

I grew up with both versions as a kid and I liked seeing where each filled in the blanks of the other.

[@helprehouseourvets6919]

@@lucindamobley5492 But actually it didn't fill in the blanks bcus the 90s version actually made even less sense than the 1st. The accents & situations in the 2nd were nonsense. It was over acted and couldn't come close to the 1st. They should've left well enuf alone.

[@Lily_of_the_Forest]

I loved Grandpa. He wanted Maggie & Mitch to get back together so he used reversed psychology. It worked!

[@beckylawler2768]

He flicks the ashes into his hand and then promptly drops them on the floor. 😂

[@matertenebrarum87]

As he said to Susan when she arrived to Boston: he likes to get his wife mad at him.

[@LisaKoffler]

I loved the grandfather's sense of humor, and getting his wife mad at him made me laugh!

[@needles1987]

Grandpa was being savage without even trying.

[@linda_smilesrfree2744]

I think he was telling her in not so many words, change is good; why not embrace it a little. A little change never hurt anybody!💛🌻

[@stuartkidney3257]

@@linda_smilesrfree2744 That's called LOVE of his child! Well done Dad!

[@aphenomenalwomanme3644]

What a long and distinguished career she has had. One of the last of the golden age actresses.

[@LadyStarbuck1982]

+Aphenomenal Womanme I can watch it over and over again ;) and you are right, one of the last big ones

[@aphenomenalwomanme3644]

It just breaks my heart to know that he killed himself by committing suicide and his daughter soon after, did the same...

[@elrenemontanez8302]

I love this scene and how he got his daughter to think about changing her fashion style 😆😂😆

[@meganroberts8721]

Funny how sharp he is with minimal effort, laying down bread crumbs she couldn't help following

[@queenal_blosh9738]

She's so beautiful 😍

[@LisaKoffler]

Margaret was long overdue for a makeover, and she finally got one!

[@L.Spencer]

I'm not of that time period, so I was always surprised she wasn't considered in fashion. Of course, as the movie progresses it's easy to see it, but it could also be east coast vs west coast style.

[@LisaKoffler]

It doesn't matter where you live. You can always find nice clothes. I live in Rhode Island, and my mother's family lived in New Jersey, and she liked the clothes there better, because she thought the styles, prices, sales, and even the tax percentages were better.

[@JamesJones-zq7pc]

@@L.Spencer but they went to NY for a couple of days for a shopping spree before headed west

[@randyacuna5643]

Maureen just has timeless beauty, you can't take your eyes off her.

[@aarons.1289]

Love Maureen O'Hara! What a beauty and a talent! Her autobiography was wonderful!

[@clarequilty4962]

And her new look was the sexiest in a Disney movie up until then.

[@jamesfox2579]

One of my all-time favorite movies!💕🍿

[@peterjeffery8495]

Charles Ruggles was absolutely one of the best character actors ever. He has played this rich daddy role so many times in must have become effortless. See him in Bringing Up Baby from 1938, the Pleasure Of His Company from 61 or as Daddy Farquar on the Beverly Hillbilly's. He was magical.

[@aminsadeghpour1549]

I always thought the grandfather knew what was going to happen: Once Maggie saw Mitch again she would fall back in love with him.

[@sharonrousseau3527]

🤣🤣He was so cute!!!

[@patriciajrs46]

This is the best version of this movie.

[@lucyhowarth1193]

Charles is completely on Susan and Sharon side god love him he made his beautiful daughter get a beautiful new image showings Mitch what he has been missing out on all these years I think that Maggie is far more beautiful than Vicky

[@LisaKoffler]

She is. Near the end of the movie, Sharon told Susan she didn't know what their father saw in Vicky. I agreed with her that she had horrible taste in clothes and absolutely NO personality at all!

[@wwef6lr]

If they went in depth with the story and how the parents made the decision to split the girls up, something tells me that the grandfather would have disapproved.

[@LisaKoffler]

Neither of the grandparents were happy about the girls getting split up, but they were happy after they switched places so they could see them together again.

[@wojciechadalbertoledwon768]

Maureen and Charlie miss you....

[@LymanPhillips]

Flick ashes in hand. Dump them on the floor. Makes me laugh every time. Crafty that one.

[@LisaKoffler]

He told Susan in Disguise: "I use the peppermints for my indigestion and the tobacco to make your grandmother MAD!"

[@gracesworldfan]

@@LisaKoffler that line always gets me😂

[@jessicavictoriacarrillo7254]

I miss you Maureen

[@vickyswindoll686]

Maureen O'Hara was such a beautiful woman!

[@jaredjlinden]

Beautiful and hugely talented. She had a beautiful singing voice too.

[@ThePinkladies18]

All right dad are you looking for a fight

[@willsims2009]

Pops should’ve been given a bigger part LOL

[@jaredjlinden]

Yes - more of the grandfather and less of that awful battle ax grandmother.

[@LisaKoffler]

I hope the grandmother didn't criticize their daughter for getting a makeover, like she did with Susan's short hairdo!

[@hebneh]

And he succeeds in getting her to make herself sexier when she goes to visit her ex-husband through this indirect criticism..

[@LisaKoffler]

That's true. I would have been more like: "Mother, you can't face Dad looking like that - especially with Vicky around. You need to change."

[@Seeker0fTruth]

“A nice, reliable, settled, comfortable woman who accepts the coming of age with grace and dignity!” Lolol

[@bigga3095]

i LOVE the GRANDPA he REMINES me of my PAPPY when he was alive!!😘🤗🥰🕊🙏🙏🌈👴

[@genegeneish]

Like it or not, Father knows best.

[@spamme1138]

lol grandfathers a classy boss

[@LisaKoffler]

I remember Susan waiting in the hallway, and her grandfather came out and winked at her after talking to her mother about getting a beauty makeover.

[@jimbrent8151]

This was my favorite scene as well...

[@josearturogarza5114]

Ah, Charlie Ruggles he also played Mildred Drysdale's dad on Beverly Hillbillies. Plus Aesop in Aesop and Son on Rocky and Bullwinkle show.

[@karencarter18042]

You should see him in the movie "Bringing Up Baby"

[@garywells3763]

My favorite scene. I've used some of these lines before.

[@gwb7875]

She and Mitch where Divorced for 12yrs and yet she never Dated another Man or Married again and Neath did Mitch he was going to Marry the Young Golddigger because he was Lonely without his Maggie by his Side Grandpa knew that when they saw each other again they both would Realize that they both had Wasted 12yrs apart when they could have been together.

[@patriciajrs46]

I love this movie!! Especially this version.

[@knucklehoagies]

This entire scene in 2019: "Girl, you dress like someone from the victorian era. Put something sexier on for gods sakes."

[@LisaKoffler]

I would have been more like: "Mother, you look like a combination of more than one time period at the same time. You can keep all the pieces, but wear them separately, because they don't look good together."

[@awesomes108]

I love their voices

[@kuyanico6742]

Maureen O’Hara she’s packing her luggage

[@freakouttent4996]

You just don't see great acting like this these days.

[@sueladd2382]

Opening To The Parent Trap 1961 DVD

[@chrisfinch8637]

Now that's one of the most half-hearted, or even cruel ways to say goodbye to anyone!

[@coashddjj294]

He did a masterful job of manipulating her to change 😄

[@wojciechadalbertoledwon768]

thanks dasse

[@LadyStarbuck1982]

+Charles Sherman „Charlie“ Ruggles you are welcome

[@melanieenglert931]

He handles that cancer stick like a pro.

[@diannequick8304]

They always say I I look like Hayley she my idol

[@kanghahnlee1385]

The Art of Manipulation. Hats off to the father.

[@trueamerican2305]

Grandpapi was ahead of his time. 😅

[@AB-ov1zm]

Teaching dads to be ok with adultery 60s style

[@awesomes108]

Loveee❤

[@lucassniper486]

Hayley definitely got her sass from her mother lol

[@sulagreen5792]

ended too soon!

[@LisaKoffler]

He told his daughter her dress was perfect for her, and she decided to go shopping in New York before going to California.

[@cynthiastines5251]

Dad was right you're not gonna let Mitch see you looking to see you like that so she decided to stop off in New York to do some shopping

[@LisaKoffler]

She could have easily gone shopping in California.

[@jaredjlinden]

Or Boston!

[@vanessaqueen9529]

🤣🤣🤣

[@user-hx7mi7ml8u]

Grandpa is a gas lighter.

[@LisaKoffler]

You mean a "reversed" gas lighter!

[@wanTANdan]

credit women in IT today good Trade

[@gretchennelson7056]

Maureen O’Hara could wear a gunnysack and still be the most beautiful woman in the room.

[@thegeeg1751]

They can't make good movies anymore....

[@jeffreyontheway]

Who plays that grandpa?

[@anapaulafremonthicultvintage]

Charles Ruggles

[@thewonderfulworldofderek6087]

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[@keithdarling4925]

Love Dad..classic