The Prince and Me (2004)
"The Prince & Me" (original title)

At a Wisconsin university, local farmer's daughter Paige Morgan is intrigued by odd Danish exchange student Edvard 'Eddie', who is ignorant of many aspects of daily life, such as all ... See full summary »

Director:

Martha Coolidge

Writers:

Mark Amin (story), Katherine Fugate (story),

Stars:

Julia Stiles, Luke Mably, Ben Miller

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Julia Stiles	...	Paige Morgan
Luke Mably	...	Eddie
Ben Miller	...	Soren
Miranda Richardson	...	Queen Rosalind
James Fox	...	King Haraald
Alberta Watson	...	Amy Morgan
John Bourgeois	...	Ben Morgan
Zachary Knighton	...	John Morgan
Stephen O'Reilly	...	Mike Morgan (as Steve O'Reilly)
Elisabeth Waterston	...	Beth Curtis
Eliza Bennett	...	Princess Arabella
Devin Ratray	...	Scotty
Clare Preuss	...	Stacey
Yaani King	...	Amanda
Eddie Irvine	...	Eddie Irvine

Storyline

At a Wisconsin university, local farmer's daughter Paige Morgan is intrigued by odd Danish exchange student Edvard 'Eddie', who is ignorant of many aspects of daily life, such as all domestic chores (no wonder, he's the incognito heir to the royal throne of Denmark, his roommate Soren a court minder) but well versed in other matters, such as Shakespeare. They become friends; encouraged by her best friend to invite him to the Morgan family farm. He not only makes a good impression on her parents and brothers but triumphs in the rustic lawnmower race. Only after some paparazzi track Edvard down to film them kissing and he has returned home because the king is gravely ill does Paige realize he may be her true love, and flies to Copenhagen. Initially, the court, especially queen Rosalind, opposes a commoner bride, but Edvard sticks to his guns before accepting to succeed his abdicating father. Paige's public performance soon improves enough to win the royal family's blessing. However, she...

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Plot Keywords:

love | prince | wisconsin | queen | university | 

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Taglines:

This fairy tale is about to get real.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some sex-related material and language

Details

Official Sites:

Paramount [us]

Country:

USA Czech Republic

Language:

English Danish German

Release Date:

2 April 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Prince & the Freshman

Filming Locations:

Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$116,278 (South Africa) (15 April 2005)

Gross:

$254,987 (South Africa) (29 April 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lions Gate Films, Sobini Films, Epsilon Motion Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the scene where Paige breaks up with Edward during his coronation in the Danish palace, there is a portrait of George Washington on the wall. Washington is a direct descendant of Halfdan, King of Denmark and Sweden.

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Goofs

The English professor's door is labeled, "Prof. M. Begler Phd.". The correct annotation is Ph.D.

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Quotes

Eddie: Today marks a profound and bittersweet milestone for all of us, as we bear witness to both an end and a beginning. And while we must continue on, we must also be grateful to have been blessed with someone who has so ably guided us to where we are today. When there has been so much love and happiness for someone, it is natural to be reluctant to close such a wonderful chapter in our lives, for moving forward is rarely accomplished without considerable grief and sadness. And while our sorrow may ...

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Connections

Features Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

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Soundtracks

"Fire Escape"
by Miles Zuniga
Performed by Fastball
Courtesy of Hollywood Records

User Reviews

a fun trifle...

This film is a rather light and enjoyable trifle and it does have a very fine performance from Julia Stiles, some very pretty scenery (Prague standing in for Copenhagen), and Miranda Richardson (as the Prince's mom).

There is a certain irony to the whole film given that the real Crown Prince of Denmark, HKH Kronprins Frederik, married a commoner from a far flung place...in fact my home country Australia in 2004. (Which has resulted in every Australian becoming an expert on Danish royalty!)

But back to the film ...the girl meets boy, girl hates boy, boy falls for girl, girl falls for boy, is as old a story as there is but the film does manage to tell its story with some refreshing touches. Paige's girlfriends are a great collection and the the Prince's valet is very funny.

By no means a great film but enjoyable way to waste two hours.

But just don't expect to learn anything about modern monarchy in Denmark!!!