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Hayley Mills Casting


The casting of Hayley Mills as the elderly Dr Josephine Grant (the police psychologist) was totally unexpected to be in a movie like this. Some of you are too young and don't know that she was a child and teen Disney star in the early and mid 60's.She played in "Pollyanna" and the original "Parent Trap".

I was surprised and delighted to see that they used a classic star from the past and had her play against type.They don't usually still use stars from decades past in roles in new movies. Good on the casting department.Wish they would do that more often.

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I like Hayley Mills. Good on her for doing this.

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I liked her in "The Truth About Spring" (1965) - with her dad John Mills

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Oh Oh - she's been type-cast

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I agree! I didn’t recognize her except her voice, and when I saw her name in the credits I just assumed I wasn’t her. I know her mostly for Parent Trap, Good Morning, Miss Bliss/SbtB, and Endless Night.

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