Nancy Drew (2007)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Andrew Fleming

Writers (WGA):

Andrew Fleming (screenplay) and
Tiffany Paulsen (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

15 June 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Family | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Small Town Girl. Big Time Adventure.

Plot:

Teen detective Nancy Drew accompanies her father on a business trip to Los Angeles, where she happens upon clues to a murder mystery involving a movie star.

Plot Keywords:

Nancy Drew | Movie Star | Car | Murder | Detective

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Emma Roberts	...	Nancy Drew
Josh Flitter	...	Corky Veinshtein
Max Thieriot	...	Ned Nickerson
Tate Donovan	...	Carson Drew
Rachael Leigh Cook	...	Jane Brighton
Kelly Vitz	...	Trish
Daniella Monet	...	Inga Veinshtein
Caroline Aaron	...	Barbara Barbara
Marshall Bell	...	John Leshing
Pat Carroll	...	Landlady
Craig Gellis	...	Thug
Rich Cooper	...	Charlie
Amy Bruckner	...	Bess
Kay Panabaker	...	Georgie
Cliff Bemis	...	Chief McGinnis

Also Known As:

Nancy Drew: The Mystery in Hollywood Hills (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild violence, thematic elements and brief language.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG | Singapore:PG | UK:PG | Ireland:PG | Netherlands:6 | Canada:G (British Columbia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Australia:PG | Sweden:7 | South Korea:All | New Zealand:PG | Netherlands:AL | Norway:10 (TV rating)

Filming Locations:

1102 Del Rey Avenue, Pasadena, California, USA

Company:

Jerry Weintraub Productions

Trivia:

When Nancy is searching for information on Dehlia Draycott, one of the websites she uses is IMDb.com.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: During the gym scene when Corky is choking, it appears that Nancy gives him CPR right away instead of the Heimlich maneuver. This is after Nancy states how she took a first-aid course, where she would have been taught that CPR should never be given to a patient until they lose consciousness. In actuality, she first performs a variation of the Heimlich used when the victim is laying on his back. Note that her thrusts are from the front, under the ribcage not from the side on the ribcage.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Thug: Who are you?
Nancy Drew: Hello. I'm Nancy Drew. It's nice to meet you. May I ask who you are?

Movie Connections:

References Frankenstein (1931)

Soundtrack:

Come to California

Amazing Movie = )

I came to Nancy Drew expecting the worst...because of everyone else's bad reviews. I thought: Even though I don't read the books, that doesn't look anything like the Nancy Drew I've heard of. But I was wrong. Sure, it wasn't a carbon copy of the books, but when you make a movie out of something, you have to modify it to become big-screen entertainment. The plot was enjoyable and thrilling with a lot of actual scares and I thought that Emma Roberts was really believable in her own way of portraying this classic character. There were several funny moments and on the contrary of many statements, at no point in this film does Nancy come off as a ditz. She was intelligent, conservative, polite and genuine. One thing this movie also did well was balance the whole thing out with a mix of comedy, romance, suspense and heartfelt moments. I loved this movie. What a flick, what a flick! And if you are wise and decide to trust me and go see this, be prepared for some SCARY as heck moments because I was, like, freaking out! Go see it or be a bum-bum and just let other people decide what you think of this movie for you...a mistake I almost made. I love it, I wanna own this movie! I love Emma Roberts now, too. She's like a mini-Bree Van De Kamp from DH. Love it, love it.