How the West Was Fun

Infobox Film
name = How the West Was Fun


director = Stuart Margolin
producer = Mark Bacino
Adria Later
writer = Jurgen Wolff
starring = Mary-Kate Olsen
Ashley Olsen
Patrick Cassidy
Peg Phillips
music = Richard Bellis
cinematography = Richard Leiterman
editing = David Blangsted
distributor = - USA -
American Broadcasting Company
Warner Bros.
- Germany -
ProSieben Television
released = November 19, 1994
runtime = 96 min
preceded_by = Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
followed_by = It Takes Two
country = USA
language = English
imdb_id = 0110068

"How the West Was Fun" is a 1994 TV movie starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.

Plot synopsis

Twin girls Jessica and Susie (Mary-Kate and Ashley) live with their father (Patrick Cassidy) in the city. One day, they receive a letter from their grandmother Natty (Peg Phillips) inviting them to a dude ranch. Natty, not knowing about their mother's death, wants their mother to come help her at the ranch. Natty is having financial problems because the ranch has too few paying visitors and, although she has offers, Natty does not want to sell the ranch. The girls and their father go to the ranch and attempt to help Natty. At the ranch the girls attempt to prevent a real estate developer from taking possession of the ranch. However, Natty's son Bart (Martin Mull) keeps getting in the way of their plans. They have adventures and learn about their family history through the diary of their deceased mother.

Cast

*Mary-Kate Olsen ... Susie Martin
*Ashley Olsen ... Jessica Martin
*Martin Mull ... Bart Gafooley
*Michele Greene ... Laura Forester
*Patrick Cassidy ... Stephen Martin
*Ben Cardinal ... George
*Leon Pownall ... Leo McRugger
*Peg Phillips ... Natty
*Wes Tritter ... Cookie
*Heather Lea MacCallum ... Leona
*Shaun Johnston ... Phil
*Daniel Libman ... Roger

Production

"How the West Was Fun" was filmed in the Canadian Rockies, one hour north of Calgary, Alberta at Rafter Six Ranch Resort. Shots in the city were done within Calgary, including a ride on Calgary Transit's C-Train.