The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003)

Lizzie McGuire has graduated from middle school and takes a trip to Rome, Italy with her class. And what was supposed to be only a normal trip, becomes a teenager's dream come true.

Director:

Jim Fall

Writers:

Susan Estelle Jansen, Ed Decter

Stars:

Hilary Duff, Adam Lamberg, Clayton Snyder

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hilary Duff	...	Lizzie / Isabella
Adam Lamberg	...	Gordo
Hallie Todd	...	Jo
Robert Carradine	...	Sam
Jake Thomas	...	Matt
Ashlie Brillault	...	Kate
Clayton Snyder	...	Ethan
Alex Borstein	...	Miss Ungermeyer
Yani Gellman	...	Paolo
Brendan Kelly	...	Sergei
Carly Schroeder	...	Melina
Daniel Escobar	...	Mr. Escobar
Jody Racicot	...	Giorgio
Peter Kelamis	...	Dr. Comito
Terra C. MacLeod	...	Franca

Storyline

Teen queen Lizzie McGuire grows up a bit and hits the big screen in this comedy drama, based on the popular Disney Network series. Lizzie McGuire and her best friends Kate, Gordo, and Ethan have just graduated from middle school, and to celebrate, they're taking part in a class trip to Rome, Italy. Eager to celebrate their new maturity as high school students, Lizzie and her pals hope to live it up in one of Europe's most fabled cities, but fate has something more spectacular in store for Lizzie. Lizzie discovers that she bears a striking resemblance to Isabella, an Italian teen-pop idol famous for her duets with heart-throb Paolo -- so much so that when Paolo and Isabella have a falling out, he asks Lizzie to take Isabella's place for an upcoming concert. Lizzie, however, isn't sure she feels comfortable stepping into the spotlight, and is even less sure about the way she feels about Paolo, who makes no secret of his infatuation with her. Things don't get any simpler for Lizzie when ...

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Plot Keywords:

actress | actresses | princess | rome | rome italy | 

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Taglines:

From ordinary girl to international pop star.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Music | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild thematic elements

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

2 May 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Lizzie in Rome

Filming Locations:

Fontana di Trevi, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

$17,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$17,338,755, 4 May 2003

Gross USA:

$42,734,455

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$55,534,455

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Teen Life Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

DTS (DTS HD Master Audio 5.1) (5.1 Surround Sound) (5.1) Dolby Digital (Dolby Digital 5.1) (5.1 Surround Sound) (5.1) SDDS (8 channels) (5.1 Surround Sound) (5.1) D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1 (D-Cinema prints) (5.1 Surround Sound) (5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Despite serving as the canonical ending of the Lizzie McGuire (2001) series, with the main characters graduating middle school, new episodes of the series continued to air for almost a year after the release of the film.

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Goofs

The German airline Lufthansa has no direct flights to Italy from the USA.

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Quotes

Matt McGuire: 74 percent of Italian teenage boys said that they would most like to date American girls.
Sam McGuire: Where'd you get these numbers?
Matt McGuire: They're available for everyone who's got a computer.

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Connections

Featured in Indie Sex: Teens (2007)

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Soundtracks

The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling)
Written by Jem Godfrey (as Jeremy Godfrey), Bill Padley, John Holt,
Tyrone Evans, and Howard Barrett
Performed by Atomic Kitten
Courtesy of Virgin Records
Under license from EMI Film & TV Music

User Reviews

Hilary Duff Is So Beautiful!

Lizzie McGuire(Hilary Duff) has finally graduated from middle school and now her class is taking a two week trip to Rome along with her best friend Gordo(Adam Lamberg), the snobby and popular Kate Sanders(Ashlie Brillault) and the airheaded but hilarious Ethan Craft(Clayton Snyder). Once Lizzie arrives in Rome, she meets Paolo(Yani Gellman)who is a famous pop singer and he mistakes Lizzie for Isabella, who is part of his pop duo and looks identical to Lizzie. Now Lizzie starts sneaking out of the hotel where her class is staying just to see Paolo and spend time with him. Paolo convinces her to pretend to be Isabella so that they can perform together at a big music show. But Paolo is not as perfect as Lizzie thinks and he might just not be the right guy for her. In the meantime, Gordo starts falling for Lizzie and tries to warn her about Paolo. I thought this was a very sweet and harmless movie. I didn't think that I would enjoy it as much as I did. I am a big fan of the Lizzie McGuire show and I was also not disappointed with the movie. Sure, it's made for young teenage girls so obviously not everybody will enjoy it. I thought it was a very fun movie, it also had a lot of funny moments, especially thanks to Alex Borstein who played Lizzie's teacher. Hilary Duff is so beautiful, I couldn't keep my eyes away from her. Anyways, I really enjoyed The Lizzie McGuire Movie and I would give it 8/10.