The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

A smart but sensible new graduate lands a job as an assistant to Miranda Priestly, the demanding editor-in-chief of a high fashion magazine.

Director:

David Frankel

Writers:

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

Stars:

Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Adrian Grenier

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 20 wins & 50 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 | fashion industry | chick flick | new york city | 

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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

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lauren Weisberger once worked as Anna Wintour's assistant, and Meryl Streep's character was widely believed to be based on Wintour in the source novel. Wintour reportedly warned major fashion designers, who had been invited to make cameos, that they would be banished from the pages of Vogue if they did so. Wintour's spokespeople deny that. However, Vogue and other major women's and fashion magazines have avoided reviewing, or even mentioning, the book.

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Goofs

As the scene starts with Andy looking out the car window as she is arriving at the Benefit party you clearly see the auto lock on the windowsill go down indicating the car has only just started moving rather then just arrived after being driven some ways.

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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

Referenced in The Simpsons: The Devil Wears Nada (2009)

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Soundtracks

Sleep
(2002)
Written by Maria Taylor & Orenda Fink
Performed by Azure Ray
Courtesy of Warm Electronic Recordings

User Reviews

I'm a boy. I play football. I liked the movie.

I think this is one of the most brilliant movies I have seen. It is quite scary. There is one quote that Miranda (Streep) has later in the movie and I think it is dead on 100% correct: "everybody wants to be like us".

The movie sends a strong message, more than just a quest for self-knowledge. It tells us more than fame isn't everything. It tells us that in order to truly be happy as yourself, you must experience what you want to be. Everybody wants to be famous. Everybody wants to be skinny. Everybody wants to be sexy. Only when you are famous, skinny, sexy, famous can you be satisfied of it. There is a quote a friend of mine used a while back; "You can't be taught what bitter tastes like. No matter how many people tell you that you won't like something bitter, you will want it. Everybody must taste something bitter and learn that they don't like it." This quote applies very well to this film. Go see it!

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA France

Language:

English French

Release Date:

30 June 2006 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Le diable s'habille en Prada

Filming Locations:

Bubby's Restaurant, Tribeca, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$27,537,244, 2 July 2006

Gross USA:

$124,740,460

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$326,705,902

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:

2.39 : 1