How the West Was Fun (1994)

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4.9	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Stuart Margolin

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Mary-Kate Olsen
Susie Martin

Ashley Olsen
Jessica Martin

Martin Mull
Bart Gafooley

Michele Greene
Laura Forester

Patrick Cassidy
Stephen Martin

Leon Pownall
Leo McRugger

Peg Phillips
Natty

Shaun Johnston
Phil

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Description: Twin girls Jessica and Susie (Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen) live with their father, Steven (Cassidy) in the city. They have a dream about somebody saying "This town ain't big enough for the 3 of us" and having a shootout but argue who makes their move first. One day, they receive a letter from their godmother Natty (Phillips) inviting them to a dude ranch. Natty, not knowing about their mother's death, wants their mother to come help her at the ranch. Natty is having financial problems because the ranch has too few paying visitors and, although she has offers, Natty does not want to sell the ranch. The girls try to ask t Twin girls Jessica and Susie (Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen) live with their father, Steven (Cassidy) in the city. They have a dream about somebody saying "This town ain't big enough for the 3 of us" and having a shootout but argue who makes their move first. One day, they receive a letter from their godmother Natty (Phillips) inviting them to a dude ranch. Natty, not knowing about their mother's death, wants their mother to come help her at the ranch. Natty is having financial problems because the ranch has too few paying visitors and, although she has offers, Natty does not want to sell the ranch. The girls try to ask their Dad's uptight boss "The Dragonlady" for their dad's vacation time only to get him fired. They lie and say that The Dragonlady said that they could go. The girls and their father go to the ranch and attempt to help Natty. As they arrive they meet a Native American called George Tailfeathers (Cardinal) and Natty's not-too-bright son Bart Gafooley (Mull). Jessica and Susie's deceased mother's horse, Lightning, leads them to their mother's secret hideout carved in a tree. They find half of a stone owl and a bear, plus their mom's diary which tells how Bart had once tried to set fire to the ranch plus Bart's secret hideout in a place called "The Bear's Mouth". As the girls finish reading, they see smoke and start running towards it, thinking its another fire but they find out its Bart burning papers. The girls lie to him that a piece of paper landed on the roof so they can find out what they are. They find out that Bart has been turning people away from the ranch. Trying to take a paper to Natty to show what Bart's doing, they are chased by Bart who falls in the pig sty and gets covered in mud. Bart tears up the paper and snarls "This ranch ain't big enough for the 3 of us" which brings the girls to a conclusion that Bart was the one in the dream. Right before Bart can do any more, George backs them up with a riding lesson. At lunch, despite Bart's orders not to, the girls convince Natty to fix up the ranch and open it again. Later, Bart finds out that Steven is fired and is about to tell him the truth but gives the girls a chance to tell them themselves. Despite Natty's offers, Steven turns down her job offerings. Later, the girls find a hidden trapdoor under a stuffed bear (The Bear's Mouth) and go inside and find out that Bart is selling the ranch to make Gafooleyland Theme Park. Before Natty is about to sign the deed to the ranch to Bart, the girls convince her what Bart is up to. Heartbroken, she orders him off her land or else he'd "get a good spanking". Meanwhile, Steven tries to get a loan but is turned down. What he doesn't know is that the bank is already with Bart on the whole deal. That night, the girls run off to Denver to convince Leo McRugger, the guy who Bart is selling the ranch to, to not go through with the deal. Their offers are so interesting, McRugger and his executives decide to come down for a week just to see if the place is actually what the girls are talking about. The ranch is fixed up with the help of George, Steven, Natty, the girls, and Laura Forrester (Greene) Steven's girlfriend. The activities are set up. However, every activity is sabotaged by Bart. Just when all is lost, the girls decide to find a lost treasure since they have a map. But first, they trap Bart so he can't do any more damage. The girls and everyone else find the gold which turns out to be Fool's Gold but still pleases McRugger and his executives. He agrees to spare the ranch. As they head to the river, they are confronted by Bart. Bart tries to escape in a canoe but the girls go after him only to be grabbed by them and taken down the river with him. Bart heads them down rapids and then realizes that they're headed for a dam. Down the river, the girls see a rope hanging off a bridge. They grab it and hang on "Hasta La Vista, Bart". "HEY!!!!!" Bart yells and gets mad as he plunges down the dam, not dying but getting severely injured and forced to watch the people dance. Pretty soon, the girls write their own diary... ... (more)

Release date: 19 November 1994
UPC: 085392760329

Tags: Western (3), Comedy (2), 1990s (2), Tv Movie (2), Olsen Twins (2), Movie (1), Sessão Da Tarde (1)

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