# Life-Size
**Life-Size** is a 2000 American made-for-television fantasy comedy film in which a grieving girl's magic spell accidentally brings her fashion doll, Eve, to life instead of resurrecting her dead mother. It aired on March 5, 2000 on ABC as part of *The Wonderful World of Disney*, was directed by Mark Rosman from a screenplay by Stephanie Moore, and stars [Tyra Banks](https://www.edgepedia.org/tyra-banks) as Eve and [Lindsay Lohan](https://www.edgepedia.org/lindsay-lohan) as Casey.[1](https://d23.com/a-to-z/life-size-television/) • [2](https://movies.disney.com/life-size)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Original broadcast | March 5, 2000, on ABC's *The Wonderful World of Disney*; a two-hour television movie[1](https://d23.com/a-to-z/life-size-television/) |
| Production | Walt Disney Television; directed by Mark Rosman, written by Stephanie Moore[2](https://movies.disney.com/life-size) |
| Lead cast | Tyra Banks (Eve), Lindsay Lohan (Casey), Jere Burns (Ben, Casey's father)[1](https://d23.com/a-to-z/life-size-television/) |
| Premise | Lonely after her mother's death, 12-year-old Casey casts a spell to bring her back and instead brings her fashion doll Eve to life[1](https://d23.com/a-to-z/life-size-television/) |
| Runtime and rating | 1 hour 36 minutes; listed as TV-PG by Rotten Tomatoes and NR by Disney[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lifesize) • [2](https://movies.disney.com/life-size) |
| Sequel | *Life-Size 2: A Christmas Eve*, premiered December 2, 2018 on Freeform, with Banks reprising Eve alongside Francia Raisa[4](https://abcnews.com/amp/GMA/Culture/tyra-banks-shares-expect-life-size/story?id=59491659) |
| Streaming | Added to Disney+ starting Friday, November 7, 2025, after years of unavailability beyond a limited DVD release[5](https://thedirect.com/article/disney-fantasy-movie) |
## Spoilers
### Premise and cast
Casey Stuart, a lonely twelve-year-old mourning her mother, would do anything to see her again. When she finds a book containing a spell that promises to bring back the dead, she performs it, and instead of restoring her mother the magic brings to life Eve, her Barbie-style fashion doll.[1](https://d23.com/a-to-z/life-size-television/) • [6](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/life-size/umc.cmc.6w1o1x178vcgpvbpdgw8dyxu9) Eve, described by Apple TV's synopsis as clueless but vivacious and sweet, then has to fit into the real world, creating havoc as she does so.[1](https://d23.com/a-to-z/life-size-television/)
Casey's father Ben, a widower who has buried himself in work to deal with his grief, is played by [Jere Burns](https://www.edgepedia.org/jere-burns).[6](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/life-size/umc.cmc.6w1o1x178vcgpvbpdgw8dyxu9) The supporting cast includes Garwin Sanford as Richie, Tom Butler as Phil, and Ann Marie Loder as Drew.[1](https://d23.com/a-to-z/life-size-television/) Lohan was fresh off 1998's *The Parent Trap* when she took the role; Tyra Banks said in a 2014 interview that Lohan was 11 years old when they made the film.[7](https://www.flicks.com.au/features/retrospective-20-years-before-barbie-tyra-banks-was-a-life-size-doll-out-of-water/) • [8](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/tyra-banks-on-life-size-sequel-with-lindsay-lohan-victorias-secret-201468/)
The character's surname is given differently across sources: Disney's D23 archive lists Lohan's character as Casey Mitchell, while coverage of the sequel and Banks's own interviews call her Casey Stuart.[1](https://d23.com/a-to-z/life-size-television/) • [8](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/tyra-banks-on-life-size-sequel-with-lindsay-lohan-victorias-secret-201468/)
### Sequel and franchise
Talk of a sequel circulated for years; Banks said in 2016 that a script was in the works and that she thought Lohan was excited to return.[10](https://www.etonline.com/movies/223042_tyra_banks_gives_update_on_life_size_2_thinks_lindsay_lohan_is_excited_to_come_back) *Life-Size 2: A Christmas Eve* ultimately premiered on Sunday, December 2, 2018, at 9 p.m. ET on Freeform, 18 years after the original, with Banks reprising Eve and serving as an executive producer, and [Francia Raisa](https://www.edgepedia.org/francia-raisa) playing Grace, a woman dealing with a life crisis who needs Eve's help.[4](https://abcnews.com/amp/GMA/Culture/tyra-banks-shares-expect-life-size/story?id=59491659) Banks said she had worked on the sequel's script for about five years, first with [Disney Channel](https://www.edgepedia.org/disney-channel) and later with Freeform, and that the move to Freeform reflected the original audience having grown up.[11](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-ca-st-tyra-banks-life-size-20181130-story.html)
Lohan did not reprise her role as Casey in the sequel due to scheduling conflicts, though the film found a way to honor her character, and Banks has said she would be on board for a third film if Lohan joined.[12](https://www.aol.com/lindsay-lohan-reunites-life-size-194835526.html) • [11](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-ca-st-tyra-banks-life-size-20181130-story.html) • [13](https://www.eonline.com/news/1406093/tyra-banks-teases-new-life-size-sequel-with-lindsay-lohan?query=tyra+banks) The sequel includes a remixed version of "Be a Star," which Banks compared to the way "I'm Coming Out" was reworked into "Mo Money Mo Problems."[9](https://time.com/5416030/tyra-banks-life-size-2-preview/) In 2025, Lohan and Banks reunited publicly 25 years after the original's release.[12](https://www.aol.com/lindsay-lohan-reunites-life-size-194835526.html)
## Broadcast, reception, and afterlife
The film premiered on March 5, 2000, and received a DVD release on July 2, 2002.[1](https://d23.com/a-to-z/life-size-television/) • [3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lifesize) On Rotten Tomatoes it holds a Tomatometer score of 48 percent from three critic reviews, while more than 25,000 audience ratings average 3.2 out of 5.[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lifesize) Common Sense Media's review called it a cult classic whose messages about the highs and lows of being human still shine through, despite outdated portrayals of gender roles in the workplace.[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lifesize)
Over the years the film developed a cult following among Disney fans, sustained by its late-1990s fashion, Banks and Lohan's onscreen friendship, and Eve's song "Be a Star."[5](https://thedirect.com/article/disney-fantasy-movie) • [9](https://time.com/5416030/tyra-banks-life-size-2-preview/) Many fans consider it the first live-action Barbie movie, long before [Greta Gerwig](https://www.edgepedia.org/greta-gerwig)'s 2023 *Barbie*; a Flicks retrospective similarly framed it as Disney's own attempt at a live-action living-doll film two decades earlier.[5](https://thedirect.com/article/disney-fantasy-movie) • [7](https://www.flicks.com.au/features/retrospective-20-years-before-barbie-tyra-banks-was-a-life-size-doll-out-of-water/) Despite this following, the movie remained off streaming services for years, available only through a limited DVD release, until Disney announced it would join Disney+ on November 7, 2025.[5](https://thedirect.com/article/disney-fantasy-movie)
## References
1. [Life-Size (television), D23](https://d23.com/a-to-z/life-size-television/)
2. [Life-Size, Disney Movies](https://movies.disney.com/life-size)
3. [Life-Size, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lifesize)
4. [Tyra Banks shares what we can expect in 'Life Size 2', ABC News](https://abcnews.com/amp/GMA/Culture/tyra-banks-shares-expect-life-size/story?id=59491659)
5. [Forgotten 2000s Disney Fantasy Movie Is Finally Coming to Disney+, The Direct](https://thedirect.com/article/disney-fantasy-movie)
6. [Life-Size, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/life-size/umc.cmc.6w1o1x178vcgpvbpdgw8dyxu9)
7. [Retrospective: 20 years before Barbie, Tyra Banks was a Life-Size doll-out-of-water, Flicks](https://www.flicks.com.au/features/retrospective-20-years-before-barbie-tyra-banks-was-a-life-size-doll-out-of-water/)
8. [Tyra Banks on Life-Size Sequel With Lindsay Lohan, Us Weekly](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/tyra-banks-on-life-size-sequel-with-lindsay-lohan-victorias-secret-201468/)
9. [Tyra Banks Channels Barbie for Her Return as Eve in the Life-Size Sequel, Time](https://time.com/5416030/tyra-banks-life-size-2-preview/)
10. [Tyra Banks Gives Update on 'Life Size 2', Entertainment Tonight](https://www.etonline.com/movies/223042_tyra_banks_gives_update_on_life_size_2_thinks_lindsay_lohan_is_excited_to_come_back)
11. [The Conversation: Tyra Banks on reprising her 'Life-Size' doll, Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-ca-st-tyra-banks-life-size-20181130-story.html)
12. [Lindsay Lohan Reunites with 'Life-Size' Costar Tyra Banks 25 Years After Film's Release, AOL](https://www.aol.com/lindsay-lohan-reunites-life-size-194835526.html)
13. [Tyra Banks Teases New Life-Size Sequel With Lindsay Lohan, E! Online](https://www.eonline.com/news/1406093/tyra-banks-teases-new-life-size-sequel-with-lindsay-lohan?query=tyra+banks)
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