Nancy Drew (2007)

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.

Director:

Andrew Fleming

Writers:

Andrew Fleming (screenplay), Tiffany Paulsen (screenplay)

Stars:

Emma Roberts, Tate Donovan, Max Thieriot

7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Emma Roberts	...	Nancy Drew
Craig Gellis	...	Thug
Rich Cooper	...	Charlie
Max Thieriot	...	Ned Nickerson
Amy Bruckner	...	Bess
Kay Panabaker	...	Georgie
Cliff Bemis	...	Chief McGinnis
Tate Donovan	...	Carson Drew
David Doty	...	Father Murray
Laura Harring	...	Dehlia Draycott (as Laura Elena Harring)
Pat Carroll	...	Landlady
Monica Parker	...	Hannah
Caroline Aaron	...	Barbara Barbara
Marshall Bell	...	John Leshing
Daniella Monet	...	Inga Veinshtein

Storyline

Nancy Drew accompanies her father on a business trip to Los Angeles California. Nancy booked an abandoned house for them to stay in hiding the mystery of a movie star's murder from her father as a promise that she would stay out of trouble and be normal. Fitting into high school as a normal teen turns out to be harder than it sounds, for Nancy Drew. She soon befriends a younger boy and determines that the sleuthing world is where she belongs. While snooping through the attic, she finds a letter from the Hollywood star, Dehlia Draycott, written to someone named 'Z'. This leads Nancy on a wild goose chase as she comes to find out that Dehlia has a secret daughter, her daughter is to inherit everything and someone killed Dehlia because they were written out of the will.

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Plot Keywords:

nancy drew | murder | movie star | secret passage | amateur detective | 

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Taglines:

Get a Clue.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Family | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild violence, thematic elements and brief language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Soundtrack Website Warner Bros [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 June 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Nancy Drew: The Mystery in Hollywood Hills

Filming Locations:

1102 Del Rey Avenue, Pasadena, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,832,318, 17 June 2007, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$25,612,520, 30 August 2007

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$30,666,930

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Virtual Studios, Jerry Weintraub Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Nancy is looking at the movies Dehlia Draycott had been in, several titles are names of Nancy Drew books.

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Goofs

Nancy Drew says the Miranda Warning started in 1963. It was actually the result of a ruling in June 1966.

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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?

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Crazy Credits

During the opening sequence, the camera pans through shelves holding actual Nancy Drew books.

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Connections

Featured in Hollywood on Set: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer/Nancy Drew/Fido (2007)

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Soundtracks

Dark Soul
(uncredited)
Music by Henning Lohner
Directors Cuts Production Music

User Reviews

Worthwhile family film your kids will enjoy

The kids I took to this movie loved it (four children, ages 9 to 12 years; they would have given it 10 stars). Emma Roberts was adorable in the title role. (Expect to see more of this next-generation Roberts in the future.) After being over exposed to the likes of Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, and Paris Hilton, it was refreshing to see a girl who didn't look like she worked the streets. Also enjoyed seeing a supporting cast that included Tate Donovan, Rachel Leigh Cook, Barry Bostwick, and Monica Parker (with a cameo by Bruce Willis). Final takeaway: Cute film.

(Note: I did not read the book series, so my comments are based on the merits of the film alone.)