The Princess Diaries
The Princess Diaries is a 2001 American coming-of-age comedy film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and directed by Garry Marshall. Loosely based on Meg Cabot's 2000 young adult novel of the same name, the film was written by Gina Wendkos and stars Anne Hathaway (her feature film debut) and Julie Andrews, with a supporting cast consisting of Héctor Elizondo, Heather Matarazzo, Mandy Moore, Caroline Goodall, and Robert Schwartzman. The film 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 decide whether to claim the throne she has inherited or renounce her title permanently.
Plot
Mia Thermopolis is a student at Grove High School residing with her single mother, Helen, at 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 Coppola Schwartzman
- Robert Glaudini
- Sam Denoff
- Sandra Oh
- Sandra Taylor
- Sean O'Bryan
- Stanley Frazen
- Taylor Locke
- Todd Lowe
- Tracy Reiner
More details
| author | Gina Wendkos |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Genovia San Francisco |
| director | Garry Marshall |
| editor | Bruce Green |
| genre | comedy romance |
| keywords | 15 minutes of fame best friend bond bully divorce drive estrange father figure fire station firehouse first kiss independence day inherit media frenzy mia thermopolis older brother popular girl public public speaking run away scold single mother social outcast sole heir speak state dinner the king travel |
| musicBy | John Debney |
| nomination | Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Family Film MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Female Performance |
| productionCompany | BrownHouse Productions Walt Disney Pictures |
| publisher | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| recordedAt | California Los Angeles San Francisco |
| theme | beach party feminist high school romantic comedy teen romance |