The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

A naive young woman comes to New York and scores a job as the assistant to one of the city's biggest magazine editors, the ruthless and cynical Miranda Priestly.

Director:

David Frankel

Writers:

Aline Brosh McKenna (screenplay), Lauren Weisberger (novel)

Stars:

Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 14 wins & 28 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Meryl Streep	...	Miranda Priestly
Anne Hathaway	...	Andy Sachs
Emily Blunt	...	Emily
Stanley Tucci	...	Nigel
Simon Baker	...	Christian Thompson
Adrian Grenier	...	Nate
Tracie Thoms	...	Lily
Rich Sommer	...	Doug
Daniel Sunjata	...	James Holt
David Marshall Grant	...	Richard Sachs
James Naughton	...	Stephen
Tibor Feldman	...	Irv Ravitz
Rebecca Mader	...	Jocelyn
Jimena Hoyos	...	Lucia
Gisele Bündchen	...	Serena

Storyline

In New York, the simple and naive just-graduated in journalism Andrea Sachs is hired to work as the second assistant of the powerful and sophisticated Miranda Priestly, the ruthless and merciless executive of the Runway fashion magazine. Andrea dreams to become a journalist and faces the opportunity as a temporary professional challenge. The first assistant Emily advises Andrea about the behavior and preferences of their cruel boss, and the stylist Nigel helps Andrea to dress more adequately for the environment. Andrea changes her attitude and behavior, affecting her private life and the relationship with her boyfriend Nate, her family and friends. In the end, Andrea learns that life is made of choices.

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Plot Keywords:

magazine | fashion | editor | friend | job | 

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Taglines:

Meet Andy Sachs. A million girls would kill to have her job. She's not one of them.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sensuality

Details

Official Sites:

Twentieth Century Fox [fr]

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

30 June 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

El diablo viste a la moda

Filming Locations:

Musée Galliera - 10 avenue Pierre-1er-de-Serbie, Paris 16, Paris, France

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$117,777 (South Africa) (17 November 2006)

Gross:

$124,732,962 (USA) (1 December 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox 2000 Pictures, Dune Entertainment, Major Studio Partners

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the book, Andy's boyfriend, Nate, is a teacher. In the movie, he is a chef. His name was also Alex in the book.

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Goofs

When Andy is talking to Christian in the bar, her hair keeps changing position between shots.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Nate: Good luck.

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Crazy Credits

The credits have a sheen on them, like they've been given a coat of polish.

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Connections

Featured in Great Movie Mistakes (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Vogue"
(1990)
Written by Madonna and Shep Pettibone
Performed by Madonna
Courtesy of Sire Records
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

Meryl and the Depth Of Shallowness

No! Miranda Pristley can say it or merely breath it and the refusal comes as a devastating blow to her eager bunch of minions . Those moments were my favorites in a film that promises a hearty meal but delivers a frustrating bland soufflé. Meryl Streep however, makes it palatable and some times right down delicious. Anne Hathaway , so good in "Brokeback Mountain", is so uninteresting here that she manages to survive only when she's sharing the frame with Meryl Streep and that's because we're not looking at her. How can the fairy tale be so uneven, how can we possibly root for the evil stepmother rather than Cinderella. That seems a miscalculation of enormous proportions. All in all I could actually seat through the whole thing again just to see Meryl/Miranda purse her lips.