Mia Thermopolis has just found out that she is the heir apparent to the throne of Genovia. With her friends Lilly and Michael Moscovitz in tow, she tries to navigate through the rest of her ... Read allMia Thermopolis has just found out that she is the heir apparent to the throne of Genovia. With her friends Lilly and Michael Moscovitz in tow, she tries to navigate through the rest of her sixteenth year.Mia Thermopolis has just found out that she is the heir apparent to the throne of Genovia. With her friends Lilly and Michael Moscovitz in tow, she tries to navigate through the rest of her sixteenth year.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 11 nominations total
- Student Josh Bryant
- (as Erik Von Detten)
- Student Jeremiah Hart
- (as Patrick Flueger)
- Music Teacher Wells
- (as Kim Leigh)
- Cheerleader Anna
- (as Beth Anne Garrison)
- Cable Show Student Melissa
- (as Lenore Thomas)
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- TriviaThe scene where Mia slips and falls in the bleachers was real. Anne Hathaway had slipped on a puddle while doing the scene, and director Garry Marshall thought it was so funny, he inserted it in the final cut.
- GoofsWhen Paolo sets out to brush Mia's hair, he orders his assistant "Helga" to hand him the brush in make-believe German. He says, "Brüste, Helga," which translates as, "Breasts, Helga." The correct word for "brush" in German is "Bürste".
- Quotes
Eduard Christoff Philippe GÈrard Renaldi, Prince of Genovia: [voiceover] Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something is more important than fear. The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all.
- Crazy creditsA couple of minutes into the end credits we see a shot of Mia on the soccer field sneaking up to the ball and trying to kick it. She misses the ball and falls down.
- Alternate versionsThe DVD contains 8 deleted scene which include:
- Mia asking Queen Clarice what was her nickname in highschool.
- Some shots of a puppet Mia being ordered about by Clarice which were inserted as Mia was late for her princess lesson.
- Mia's history teacher visiting Mia's house and getting paint on his jacket. As he takes it off, Mia catches him shirtless.
- Michael chatting with Mia on the school roof and removing an eyelash from her face.
- Michael and Mia sharing a pizza with M&M's on it.
- A scene that was supposed to show what the drunk man supposedly did at the last banquet-using a harp to slice eggs.
- Josh telling Mia how everyone at the beach party was waiting for him to do something so they could mimic him. Josh starts inventing a banana dance in which everyone copies and starts doing.
- Lana being exposed to the press for claiming she was Mia's best friend when she wasn't.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Princess Diaries: Deleted Scenes (2001)
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Written by Krystal Harris (as krystal harris), J. Morant, and Jimmy Harry
Performed by Krystal Harris (as krystal harris)
Courtesy of KBNHA Records
This came out when I worked at a movie theater but I ignored it because I was a 16 year old boy. 19 years later I watched it with my girlfriend and it SLAMMED, which is no shocker cuz I really grew to appreciate Anne Hathaway over the years (she absolutely slays the acting game in Rachel Getting Married).
Seriously, this script is witty as heck. The jokes all hit - it's on par with something like FRIENDS (LOL). There are some really obscure references that somehow fit in so naturally. I feel like I would get along with whoever wrote this. And the movie tugs at your heart strings just enough at just the right times. The energy was really welcomed for me - it felt like it existed somewhere between the 90's off-kilter family film-ness of something like Disney's HEAVYWEIGHTS and that rom com Along Came Polly, but obviously way more on the Along Came Polly side.
The casting is immaculate. Joe the limo driver might be the best character of 2001. Mary Poppins makes an ultimately believable queen. Heather Matarazzo's character is kind of annoying and has the worst lines but I would love to have her in anything - her presence is very welcomed. That cute kid with the shaggy hair who plays keyboards with M&M's on them for some reason has an utterly believable high school band boy weirdo personality and he is very likable. Erik Von Detten (Brink) is perfectly douchey and it made me happy to see his blue eyes for the first time since the early 2000's. Whoever played the mom killed it - most realistic mom ever, cool mom. And Anne Hathaway just delivers the charm. The casting and the writing completely make this movie. There's hardly a dull moment.
Can't wait to watch the sequel! To see what happens with Queen Mia!
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- Also known as
- El diario de la princesa
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Box office
- Budget
- $26,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $108,248,956
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $22,862,269
- Aug 5, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $165,335,153
- Runtime1 hour 55 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1