The Princess Diaries
The Princess Diaries is a 2001 American coming-of-age comedy film produced by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Garry Marshall, and written by Gina Wendkos. Based on Meg Cabot's 2000 young adult novel of the same name, it stars Anne Hathaway (in her film debut) and Julie Andrews, with a supporting cast consisting of Héctor Elizondo, Heather Matarazzo, Mandy Moore, Caroline Goodall, and Robert Schwartzman. The plot follows Mia Thermopolis (Hathaway), a shy American teenager who learns she is heir to the throne of a European kingdom. Under the tutelage of her estranged grandmother (Andrews), the kingdom's reigning queen, Mia must choose whether to claim or renounce her title.
Plot
Grove High School student Mia Thermopolis resides with her single mother, Helen, in a refurbished firehouse in San Francisco. Unpopular among her peers, Mia suffers from a fear of public speaking while harboring a crush on Josh Bryant, and is often teased by his popular girlfriend, Lana Thomas. Mia's only friends are social outcast Lilly Moscovitz and her older brother, Michael, who secretly harbors feelings for Mia.
Cast
- Anne Hathaway
- Barry Ratcliffe
- Bonnie Aarons
- Brian Phelps
- Caroline Goodall
- Erik von Detten
- Ethan Sandler
- Heather Matarazzo
- Héctor Elizondo
- Joel McCrary
- John McGivern
- Julie Andrews
- Kathy Garver
- Larry Miller
- Lauren Maltby
- Mandy Moore
- Mark Thompson
- Ned Brower
- Nicholle Tom
- Patrick Flueger
- René Auberjonois
- Robert Glaudini
- Robert Schwartzman
- Sam Denoff
- Sandra Oh
- Sandra Taylor
- Sean O'Bryan
- Stanley Frazen
- Taylor Locke
- Todd Lowe
- Tracy Reiner