Product Details

• Actors: Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Martin Mull, Michele Greene, Patrick Cassidy
• Directors: Stuart Margolin
• Writers: Jurgen Wolff
• Producers: Adria Later, Allen S. Epstein, Arvi Liimatainen, Jim Green, Mark Bacino
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• VHS Release Date: July 23, 1996
• Run Time: 96 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0790727803
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #126,107 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Olsen twins Mary-Kate and Ashley lead the battle of wits and wills to save their beloved ranch in the feature length comedy How The West Was Fun. Trying to sell the spread out from under them is bumbling, lower-than-a-snake's-belly scoundrel Bart Gifooley (Martin Mull).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun Olsen Twins Flick, November 16, 2000

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Molly P. (Portland, Oregon USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How the West Was Fun [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Kids should like this, especially if they are Mary-Kate and Ashley fans. The Olsen twins play Susie and Jessica, daugters of a single dad who gets an invitation to visit his relative's ranch. The girls' mother (who has passed away) loved to spend time at the ranch when she was the girls' age. While there, Susie and Jessica discover some secret treasures that belonged to their mom. Meanwhile, the ranch owner's son has evil plans to sell the ranch and turn it into a theme park. So the girls come up with a plan to save the ranch. "How The West Was Fun" is funny and sweet and a lot of fun. There's some action, but nothing too scary for kids, I don't think. Horses, nature, river rafting -- lots of fun outdoorsy stuff. It's not the very best Olsen Twins movie out there, but it's high on my list.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How The West Was Fun - How This Movie Was Fun!, December 26, 2004

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Cecilie Olsenfan "Cecilie" (Eidsvoll, Norway) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How the West Was Fun (DVD)

BRILLIANT! This movie is awesome, I LOVE IT! Mary-Kate and Ashley are acting with real talent and the movie is SO exciting! It's really cool! It's absolutely one of my favorite movies by MKA, but I love every movie they've starred in, so I guess that makes no sence;) But it IS really good! Mary-Kate and Ashley also star in one of the songs in the movie when they're having a camp fire! :) Really, REALLY good!
If you're a fan of Mary-Kate and Ashley you CAN'T miss it!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Touching and magical, June 1, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: How the West Was Fun (VHS Tape)

This is a true American classic....to me it ranks right up there with 3 men and a baby, and Freaky FRiday ( the shelley Long version). mary-kate and ashley are both extremely talented and make you feel their emotions...they do not hold back at all in their performances....martin mull is amazing as Bart " the fink "...at times I almost felt bad for him.....the scene in the raft was exciting fun that kept me on the edge of mu seat.... This movie is great enough to get me to put down an Ann M. Martin book. I recommend it for any true cinema fan.