Trivia / New York Minute

• Actor Allusion:
  • The twins run past Bob Saget in a cameo and he stares at them, as if trying to remember their names. The twins' first role was playing his daughter on Full House.
  • Among the bootleg movies on sale is a sequel to Holiday in the Sun, one of the twins' Direct to Video movies.
  • Roxie also sings "Itsy Bitsy Spider" to Jane at the House of Bling. Michelle on Full House was known for singing it.
• Box Office Bomb: Budget? $30 million. Box office? $23 million.
• Creator Backlash: His Supernatural co-star Jensen Ackles has been known to tease Jared Padelecki about how ashamed he is of this film.
• Creator Killer: The twins' entertainment company, Dualstar, moved away from film and television after this film's failure.
• Franchise Killer: While not officially a part of their Direct to Video franchise, it might as well have been, and was proof that the Olsen twins' appeal did not translate to the big screen.
• Star-Derailing Role: The film's failure effectively ended the Olsen Twins' reputation as co-stars and convinced Ashley to quit acting altogether.
• Technology Marches On: The villains are selling bootlegged movies on DVD, as well as CDs. Even ten years later, this would be done online.
• Typecasting: Mary-Kate plays the rebellious tomboy sister, Ashley as the responsible studious sister.

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