The Princess & the Marine

TV Movie
20012001
TV-PGTV-PG
1h 22m

Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Marisol Nichols in The Princess & the Marine (2001)

Based on a true story about the forbidden love between Jason Johnson, a U.S. Marine, and Meriam Al-Khalifa, a Bahraini princess.Based on a true story about the forbidden love between Jason Johnson, a U.S. Marine, and Meriam Al-Khalifa, a Bahraini princess.Based on a true story about the forbidden love between Jason Johnson, a U.S. Marine, and Meriam Al-Khalifa, a Bahraini princess.

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Awards
- 2 nominations

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6.5

Chasing Waterfalls

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6.8

Love, Romance, & Chocolate

I Want You

6.9

Blue Lagoon: The Awakening

5.5

Blue Lagoon: The Awakening

5.7

Time Capsule Romance

When in Rome

5.6

Atomic Twister

4.1

The Princess & the Barrio Boy

5.5

The Princess & the Barrio Boy

Flirting with Forty

5.8

Flirting with Forty

The Back-up Plan

5.4

The Back-up Plan

Twisted Love

4.8

Life as We Know It

6.5

Life as We Know It

Based on a true story, American Marine Jason Johnson (Goselaar) is sent on assignment to the Emirate of Bahrain. While there, he meets and falls in love with a spirited, lovely young woman, Meriam (Nichols), without realizing she is really a member of the Bahraini Royal Family. Meriam, who does not wish to consent to an arranged marriage, knows her love affair with Jason is dangerous, as he is a Mormon Christian and she a Muslim. Her parents would never consent to their match, and so Meriam and Jason race against time to escape Bahrain and make it to the United States, where they can marry. If Meriam is sent back, however, her life may be in jeopardy. —Nichol

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Genres
- Drama
- Romance
Certificate
- TV-PG
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Goofs
Mountains can be seen in background, there are no mountains in Bahrain.

Quotes
Meriam's Mother: You kissed him. In the desert.
Meriam: No, no I didn't!
Meriam's Mother: At the Tree of Life, you kissed him. The secret police saw your lips on his.
Meriam: The secret police? You had me followed!
Meriam's Mother: I don't need to have you followed, Meriam. Everyone knows who you ARE! Everyone but me. I trusted you! I should never have let you go to that mall, to those American movies...kissing in public! What do you do when no-one else can see?

Alternate versions
A later pressing of the movie had a postscript tacked at the end of the movie that updated the condition of the real life couple, from the Americanization of Mariam to the couple's divorce.

Connections
Features Mad About You (1992)

Soundtracks
On The Breath Of An Angel
Written by Anggun and Erick Benzi
Performed by Anggun

Top review

8/10

Nice...

Generally a pretty good movie, well done... and the actors do a good job. The story is lovely but I am a sucker for love stories so thats my opinion...

Watch it if you have the chance...

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maria_anna_s
Feb 19, 2001

Release date
- February 18, 2001 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Prinsessan och marinsoldaten
Filming locations
- Palm Springs, California, USA
Production companies
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Runtime
1 hour 22 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Stereo
Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1

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