Billboard Dad

1998

Comedy / Family / Romance

5
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 48% · 2 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 48% · 50K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.3/10 10 5296 5.3K

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Director

Alan Metter Photo
Alan Metter

Top cast

Teresa Ganzel Photo
Teresa Ganzel as Woman #3
Ashley Olsen Photo
Ashley Olsen as Emily Tyler
Dan Charles Zukoski Photo
Dan Charles Zukoski as Pool Lifeguard
Twink Caplan Photo
Twink Caplan as Chelsea Myers
480p.DVD
786.59 MB
640*480
English 2.0
NR
us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 28 min
Seeds 20

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by paul_m_haakonsen 4 / 10

Well...

While I did indeed know that this movie existed, I actually never have seen it before now in 2025. It is not that I didn't have the chance before, but I just never took the time to do so. But I finally opted to check it out here in 2025, and see what writer Maria Jacquemetton and director Alan Metter had to offer.The storyline in the movie was pretty straightforward, but it was not really a narrative that appealed all that much to me. I am not saying that the story was bad, it just failed to entertain me properly. I found it to be a bit too generic and devoid of entertaining moments.Of the entire cast ensemble in the movie, I was only familiar with leading actresses Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen. The acting performances in the movie were good."Billboard Dad" is watchable, sure, but it was a rather forgettable movie, and most definitely not a movie that I will be returning to watch a second time. The movie is definitely something that will find a wider appeal with a pre-teen female audience.My rating of director Alan Metter's 1998 movie "Billboard Dad" lands on a generous four out of ten stars.
Reviewed by helpless_dancer 5 / 10

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The 2 cutest kids in the world decide to help their dad rope in a mate by advertising his stats for all the world to see....much to dad's chagrin. Naturally, this leads to adventures for the girls and romance for dad. The usual stuff from the Olsons': in other words, no great shakes, but a fun time just the same.
Reviewed by oldwebby 5 / 10

The Dawning of a New Era

Although this was one of their earlier films with a bizarre premise, it was still highly enjoyable and the start of their more mature work after their initial Trenchcoat Detective series. The Olsens were already way ahead of the fashion trends, mentioning Ugg Boots years before their recent boom in popularity. The romance was not overdone, but light and playful as it should be for their age group. This tasteful approach was also reflected in their clothing, especially bathing suit choice (they were always shown in one piece). The typical older guy crush was well played and spoke to every girl's first fantasy date. I mean, who didn't laugh when Ashley mistakenly said, "Thanks, Bod!" instead of Brad, the "hunk-o-saurus'" name! An interesting trivia point of this movie would be that in the later films, Mary-Kate plays the tomboy character, while Ashley is the girlier, but still capable, twin. However, in this film, Ashley comes out sporting a surfer-girl look, and while later fans were surprised by this inversion, obviously both twins are extremely versatile in their acting approaches.
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