Andie MacDowell and Dennis Quaid in 2001; Margaret Qualley.Photo:Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Marc Piasecki/WireImage
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Marc Piasecki/WireImage
As aParent Trapsuperfan,Margaret Qualleyhad a surreal experience when her momAndie MacDowellbegan dating one of the film’s stars,Dennis Quaid.
The actress, in an interview withHarper’s Bazaar, recallsliking the 1998 Lindsay Lohan movieso much as a kid she would encourage MacDowell to watch it in the hopes of her mom getting back together with dad Paul Qualley.
MacDowell, 65, sharesdaughters Margaret and Rainey plus son Justinwith ex-husband Paul, whom shedivorcedin 1999.
“I would tell my mom how much I lovedThe Parent Trapand be like, ‘We should watch it. It’s a really smart movie. They make a lot of good decisions in that movie,' " said Margaret, now 28.
However, Margaret got quite the surprise when MacDowell began dating her costar from 2001’sDinner with Friends,Quaid, who also played the father inTheParent Trap.
“She comes home and she’s like, ‘Margaret, I know how much you loveThe Parent Trap…’ And I was like, ‘Yeah?’ and waiting with bated breath, hoping my parents were getting back together,” Margaret toldHarper’s Bazaar.
“And then in walks Dennis Quaid — her new boyfriend,” she continued. “I wasn’t living in Hollywood; I was living in a normal suburban town. But then I would have these ‘What in the world?’ moments.”
Andie MacDowell and Dennis Quaid in 2001.Evan Agostini/Getty
Evan Agostini/Getty
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Margaret previously spoke about her real-lifeParent Trapconnection while onThe Late Late Showback in 2019.
“Being a child of divorce, I just really glued ontoThe Parent Trap. I like both versions, but I was particularly drawn to the Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid version,” she said at the time.
Andie MacDowell and Margaret Qualley in March 2022.Michael Kovac/Getty
Michael Kovac/Getty
“I would kind of continuously be like, ‘Hey, guys, I don’t know if you’ve seenThe Parent Trap, but things turned out pretty great for them, right?” Margaret recalled of the film’s plot, about twins orchestrating their separated parents to rekindle their romance and get back together. “‘I know you guys got divorced, but have you seenThe Parent Trap? They all are really happy at the end! What do you guys think?’ "
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Margaret said she would “hammer” that sentiment in with her mom, hoping for the movie to mirror her own family. She said she was “shocked” when she found out MacDowell was dating Quaid.
“I was sure that it was all my fault and I had wished this into fruition. I took complete responsibility,” she said.
source: people.com
