Billboard Dad is a 1998 American direct-to-video comedy film directed by Alan Metter starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. It was produced by Warner Bros. in collaboration with Dualstar Productions and Tapestry Films (now Screendoor).
Plot
Set in Los Angeles, this film revolves around Emily Tyler, a 12-year-old surfer-girl, and her 12-year-old twin sister, Tess, a member of a high-diving team. The movie follows the two sisters as they try various strategies to get their widower father, Max (who is a talented artist and sculptor), a girlfriend. After their first attempts end in failure, Tess and Emily team up with their friend Cody to paint an advertisement on a giant billboard situated high above Sunset Boulevard. Many women answer the advertisement through letters and through random chance, Max answers a letter submitted by a woman named Debbie. Debbie brings along her friend Brooke as a back-up in preparation for the former's date with Max. Brooke and Max coincidentally meet and take a liking to each other and Debbie agrees they should start dating. At first, Tess and Emily don't like Brooke's son, Ryan, a skater punk boy. But when an elaborate scheme by Max's business manager, Nigel, to break up the romantic relationship between Max and Brooke arises, Ryan and the girls learn to put aside their differences in order to foil the break-up plan.
Cast
Mary-Kate Olsen as Teresa "Tess" Tyler
Ashley Olsen as Emily Tyler
Tom Amandes as Maxwell Tyler
Jessica Tuck as Brooke Anders
Carl Banks as Nigel
Ellen Ratner as Debbie
Sam Saletta as Ryan
Rafael Rojas III as Cody
Troian Bellisario as Kristen Bulut
Angelique Parry as Julianne
Bailey Luetgert as Brad Thomas
Vincent Bowman as Buzz Cut
Debra Christofferson as Autumn
Lisa Montgomery as Enola Rubenstein
Twink Caplan as Chelsea Myers
Diana Morgan as Katherine Buxbaum
Teresa Caplan as Woman
Reception
The film was rated "Family-Approved" for all ages from the Dove Foundation.