Life-Size (film)

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Life-Size is a 2000 made for TV film, directed by Mark Rosman. The comic fantasy stars Lindsay Lohan (The Parent Trap) and fashion model Tyra Banks (Higher Learning) in a tale of a young girl's toy that turns out to be a truly living doll.

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Unhappy and lonely after her mother's death, Casey (Lindsay Lohan) attempts to resurrect her mother, but a minor mishap changes the results of her spell and brings an unwanted doll named Eve (Tyra Banks) to life instead. Eve is elated when she first encounters the smells and flavors of real life, but is shocked to realize that she's not the perfect role model she's always considered herself to be. Casey initially despises Eve – she never wanted this doll in the first place and now she's ruined her chances of bringing her mother back to life. But as Eve grows, she brings out the best in Casey, encouraging her to renew old friendships and spurring personal growth and healing. Even Casey's father (Jere Burns) rises above his grief and builds a better relationship with his daughter as a result of his interaction with Eve.

This is an 89-minute made for TV film. The story, while based on a fairly unreal premise, explores some very real issues facing kids today and suggests through the plot that the ideal world is inherently flawed.