The Challenge (film)

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The Challenge

Directed by	Craig Shapiro
Produced by	Jeff Franks
Written by	Elizabeth Krugger(screenplay) Michael Swerdlick(screenplay)
Starring	Mary-Kate Olsen Ashley Olsen
Distributed by	Dualstar Production
Release date(s)	May 3, 2003 (on street)
Running time	92 minutes
Language	English
Preceded by	When in Rome
Followed by	New York Minute
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The Challenge is a 2003 film starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, and their last direct-to-video production before their move to the big screen with New York Minute.

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Trivia
4 External links

[edit] Plot

Shane is very into nature and is a vegetarian, while her estranged twin sister Lizzie is neither of these. They are complete opposites, or so they think. Unknown to each other, both have entered to be in a TV reality show called The Challenge and, as part of a deceitful scheme to boost the flagging ratings (the show is on the verge of being cancelled if these don't improve), the producers think it would be fun to put both twins on the same team when they hate each other. Shane lives in Los Angeles with her mom and Lizzie in Washington, D.C. with her dad; they haven't seen each other in two years. The girls are both put on Team Mayan, and they have to try and get along for the sake of both the team and their college scholarships. They do, of course, break some romance rules with some guys.

[edit] Cast

Ashley Olsen .... Lizzie
Mary-Kate Olsen .... Shane
Brian Skala .... Marcus
Lukas Behnken .... Adam
Sera Bastian .... Kelly
Joe Michael Burke .... Max
Zakk More .... Justin
Theo Rossi .... Anthony
Diana Carreno .... J.J.

Eric "Ty" Hodges .... Charles
Jeannette Weegar .... Sasha
Pablo Recasens .... Big Joe
Billy Aaron Brown, Ben Easter,
Brocker Way, Talon Ellithorpe .... Themselves
Sterling Rice .... Office assistant
Cheryl Connell .... Office secretary
Kerri Morton, Kimberly Choma .... Office interns
Ella Lieberman .... Anthony's mom

[edit] Trivia

This was their last movie before they would make an appearance on the big screen, with their next movie New York Minute. At the end of this movie, we see a flashback sequence of clips from all of Mary-Kate and Ashley's direct-to-video movies appears before the closing credits. These are from (in order of appearance): Our Lips Are Sealed, When in Rome, Billboard Dad, Getting There, Passport to Paris, Winning London and Holiday in the Sun.

Another 'flashback' is put in the movie when at the end, Ben Easter, Billy Aaron Brown, Brocker Way and Talon Ellithorpe, who have all played love interests for the girls in their movies, appear on the beach as themselves.