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Passport to Paris
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Wikipedia article
'Passport to Paris' is a 1999 American direct-to-video film starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who also serve as the film's executive producers. It is the first of seven direct-to-video films produced by Tapestry Films to star the Olsens.
Plot
13-year-old twin sisters Melanie (Mary-Kate Olsen) and Allyson Porter (Ashley Olsen) have only one concern: boys. Desperate for them to broaden their horizons and see the world, their parents send them to Paris, France to spend spring break with their estranged grandfather, Edward (Peter White), who's the American Ambassador to France.
Expecting a fun time with their grandfather, they instead end up living day-to-day via a mundane itinerary with his no-nonsense assistant, Jeremy Bluff (Matt Winston), since Edward's always too busy with his ambassadorial duties to spend time with them. They also learn some harsh rules while staying at his swanky mansion, which includes: no loud music, no jumping on the bed, and having to be dressed appropriately for dinner every night without being a minute late.
While out for lunch one afternoon, the girls meet and befriend Brigitte (Yvonne Sci), a beautiful French fashion model, who agrees to show them the great sights of Paris. They also meet two charming teenage French boys, Jean and Michel, and find various ways to ditch Jeremy so that they can spend time cruising around the city on mopeds with the boys. One afternoon, the twins end up in police custody, along with Jean and Michel, for trespassing on private property. To their dismay, the girls are forbidden by Grandpa Edward to see the boys again.
At dinner one night, the girls challenge the French Foreign Minister, Monsieur De Beauvoir, and manage to convince him to accept an important proposal that was established by their grandfather, concerning clean drinking water for the Embassy. This puts Melanie and Allyson back in Grandpa Edward's good graces, and he allows them to once again see Jean and Michel, even allowing all four of them to attend a dance together where they have their first kisses.
When the time comes for the girls to return home, Grandpa Edward decides to take a much-needed break from his ambassadorial duties and accompany themthe intention being to spend time with his family (whom he hasn't seen for a long time) back in the United States.
Cast
* Ashley Olsen as Allyson Ally Porter
* Mary-Kate Olsen as Melanie Mel Porter
* Peter White as Grandpa Edward
* Matt Winston as Jeremy Bluff
* Yvonne Sci as Brigitte
* Ethan Peck as Michel
* Brocker Way as Jean
* Doran Clark as Barbara Porter
* Matt McCoy as Jack Porter
* Franois Giroday as Henri
* Jon Menick as Franois
* Robert Martin Robinson as Monsieur De Beauvoir
* Laura Julian as Madame De Beauvoir
* Logan Robbins as Kyle
* Matt Freund as Shane
* Sian Bentson as Darlene
* Katrina Darrell as Katie/Helene
* Michael Immel as Mr. Harper
* Kevin Fabian as Pizza Hut Delivery Guy
* Stphane Dausse as Snooty Bistro Waiter
* Ariane Seguillion as Cafe Waitress
* Richard Chevallier as French Police Officer
* Isabelle Patay as Museum Tour Guide
References
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