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* When Sammie bolts towards Hallie in the hotel elevator after not seeing her for weeks, and she squeals out his name.

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* When Sammie Sammy bolts towards Hallie in the hotel elevator after not seeing her for weeks, and she squeals out his name.
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* Susan telling her date how much she loves her father and how she looks forward to the after-camp trip to the wilderness she always took annually with her father and Hecky.
* Susan meeting her grandparents and mother for the first time in a long time.
** Taking some close sniffs of her Grandfather and noting how she always wants to remember his signature scent of tobacco and peppermint. She is soaking her grandfather as much as possible. And he responds lovingly in kind.
** Just that gasp of "Mother!" when she sees her mother; even Maggie greeting her daughter (despite thinking it's the daughter she kept) is shows a lot of excitement and affection like "I missed you so!"
** Susan staring at her mother.
---> My! Are you beautiful!
* Sharon's interactions with Mitch.
---> Ho, ho, ho. Welcome home kiddo.
** Hecky and Verbena practically greet her as though she were their beloved niece.
* After Susan reveals her identity, she notes how she just wanted to meet her mother, the family hugs her.
* Maggie abandoning a day of plans to give Sharon (really Susan) TheTalk, social obligations or no, her daughter needs her.
** Maureen O'Hara singing "For Now, For Always" is this and a CMOA.
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--> '''Hallie:''' So if your mom is my mom, and my dad is your dad, and we were both born on October 11th, that means we're like sisters.

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--> '''Hallie:''' So if your mom is my mom, and my dad is your dad, and we were we're both born on October 11th, 11, then that means we're you and I are like sisters.
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* More of a tearjerker for this troper, but Hallie on the plane to London praying that her mother will like her. And their first hug, she's so emotional and is only allowed to express it with double meanings.
---> '''Hallie:''' I've missed you so much!
--->'''Elizabeth:''' Oh, I know. It seems like it's been forever.
--->'''Hallie:''' You have no idea.
* The scene where her mother is on the phone and Hallie explores her dressing table objects: makeup, perfume, jewelry, crystals, framed pictures. She's probably never been in a grown lady's bedroom before, and it reminds you that she's going to be a woman soon with no one to guide her on how to be one.
* The adoration in her face as she watches her mother work, and the joy she gets in being a part of it.


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* The pride in Hallie's voice as she introduces Merideth to Elizabeth: "And ''this'' is ''our'' mother: Elizabeth James!"


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* The goodbyes as Elizabeth and Annie leave California. How do you say goodbye to the daughter you haven't seen in eleven years, or the sister you just found out you had?
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* When Hallie runs into her father in the hotel lobby. He thinks she's the Annie-Hallie he just saw upstairs, and she plays along with it because they're not ready to reveal themselves yet. But she can't resist stepping forward and giving him a big warm hug, despite the fact that he won't understand that she hasn't seen him in ''weeks''.
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'''Elizabeth''': Oh, I've loved you your whole life.

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'''Elizabeth''': Oh, darling. I've loved you your whole life.
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'''Lizzie''': ''Oh yes I do!''\\

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'''Lizzie''': [already in tears] ''Oh yes I do!''\\
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* The moment when Annie and Hallie realize they're related and Hallie becomes overwhelmed with tears.
--> '''Hallie:''' So if your mom is my mom, and my dad is your dad, and we were both born on October 11th, that means we're like sisters.
--> '''Annie:''' Sisters? Hallie, we're like twins! ''(both hug each other)''
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* Chessy's reaction to discovering that "Hallie" was actually Annie.
** And the flip side: Hallie telling the truth to Elizabeth.
*** Elizabeth gets the truth out of Hallie in a sweet way, by playfully tickling her.

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* Chessy's reaction to discovering that "Hallie" was actually Annie.
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Annie, completely falling to pieces. She blurts out in front of Nick that she still remembers the twins' birth weight, and asks if she can hug "Hallie", before rushing off to make food Annie actually likes.
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And the flip side: Hallie telling the truth to Elizabeth.
*** ** Elizabeth gets the truth out of Hallie in a sweet way, by playfully tickling her.



* When Sammie bolts towards Hallie in the hotel elevator and she squeals out his name.

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* When Sammie bolts towards Hallie in the hotel elevator after not seeing her for weeks, and she squeals out his name.
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**And this bit in the same scene.
----> '''Hallie''': Because I love you so much, and I want you to love me as me, and not as Annie. \\
'''Elizabeth''': Oh, I've loved you your whole life.
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--> '''Elizabeth''': Oh, I see, and where might Annie be? \\

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--> ----> '''Elizabeth''': Oh, I see, and where might Annie be? \\

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* "T-H-E-M. ''Them.'' Get the picture?"



* "T-H-E-M. ''Them.'' Get the picture?"
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*** Elizabeth gets the truth out of Hallie in a sweet way, by playfully tickling her.
--> '''Elizabeth''': Oh, I see, and where might Annie be? \\
'''Hallie''': In Napa, with her father, Nick Parker.
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* When Sammie bolts towards Hallie in the hotel elevator and she squeals out his name.
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* "T-H-E-M. ''Them.'' Get the picture?"
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** and the flip side: Hallie telling the truth to Elizabeth.

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** and And the flip side: Hallie telling the truth to Elizabeth.
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* this dialogue:

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* this This dialogue:
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* Annie as Hallie exclaiming "Finally!" when she meats her father for the first time.

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* Annie as Hallie exclaiming "Finally!" when she meats meets her father for the first time.
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* Annie as Hallie exclaiming "Finally!" when she meats her father for the first time.

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* When Sharon and Susan realize they're twins. Susan drops down on her bed in tears, clutching Maggie's picture. Sharon comes back into the cabin and touches her on the shoulder. Susan then sits up and the girls hug. They then have this exchange:
--> '''Sharon:''' I didn't know what to say.
--> '''Susan:''' Neither did I. ''(long pause)'' Golly! ''Sisters!''
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!! Hayley Mills Version:
* this dialogue:
--> '''Mitch''': You can slug me in the eye any time you want.
--> '''Maggie''': Okay!
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* When Chessy meets up with Lizzie after so many years, Chessy admits her doubts that Lizzie remembers her. Instead, Lizzie gives her an enthusiastic greeting and a kiss on the cheek.

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* When Chessy meets up with Lizzie after so many years, Chessy admits greets her doubts that Lizzie remembers her. with "Hi, you probably don't remember me..." Instead, Lizzie gives her an enthusiastic greeting and a kiss on the cheek.
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-->"I knew I always liked her!"
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** and the flip side: Hallie telling the truth to Elizabeth.
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* When Chessy meets up with Lizzie after so many years, Chessy admits her doubts that Lizzie doesn't remember her. Instead, Lizzie gives her an enthusiastic greeting and a kiss on the cheek.

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* When Chessy meets up with Lizzie after so many years, Chessy admits her doubts that Lizzie doesn't remember remembers her. Instead, Lizzie gives her an enthusiastic greeting and a kiss on the cheek.
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* When Chessy meets up with Lizzie after so many years, Chessy admits her doubts that Lizzie doesn't remember her. Instead, Lizzie gives her an enthusiastic greeting and a kiss on the cheek.

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* Natasha Richardson's speech at the end of the movie, and the father's response.

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* Chessy's reaction to discovering that "Hallie" was actually Annie.
* Natasha Richardson's speech at the end of the movie, and the father's Dennis Quaid's response.



'''Lizzie''': ''Oh yes I d-!''\\

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'''Lizzie''': ''Oh yes I d-!''\\do!''\\
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[cue ShutUpKiss and truly epic snog]

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[cue ShutUpKiss and truly epic snog]snog]
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!! Lindsey Lohan version:

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!! Lindsey Lindsay Lohan version:

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Natasha Richardson's speech at the end of the 1998 movie, and the father's response. Quite frankly, it deserves to be reprinted in full.

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!! Lindsey Lohan version:
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Natasha Richardson's speech at the end of the 1998 movie, and the father's response. Quite frankly, it deserves to be reprinted in full.

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