A rebellious Malibu princess is shipped off to a strict English boarding school by her father.A rebellious Malibu princess is shipped off to a strict English boarding school by her father.A rebellious Malibu princess is shipped off to a strict English boarding school by her father.
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- TriviaThis was Natasha Richardson's final film before her death on March 18, 2009.
- GoofsKate and the others tell Poppy that Freddie got caught with a girl in "the third grade". British schools refer to "years" not "grades".
- Crazy creditsThe end credits begin with scrapbook cutouts of Poppy and her new life at Abbey Mount, later showing a clip of her and her new friends at Poppy's beach house in Malibu.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Making 'Wild Child' (2008)
- SoundtracksShut Up and Drive
Written by Gillian Gilbert (as Gillian Lesley Gilbert), Peter Hook, Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris, Evan Rogers (as Evan A. Rogers) and Carl Sturken (as Carl Allen Sturken)
Performed by Rihanna
Courtesy of Island Def Jam
Under license from Universal Music Operations Ltd
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Great fun, except for the lead actress, Emma Roberts.
I really loved the idea of the bratty teen from Malibu getting her comeuppance from the down-to-earth girls' school students in Britain. While the writing was a bit off, everyone gives their roles a fun turn, but Roberts seems lifeless and just going through the motions. She has a few good moments where she actually engaged, but all around just so miscast. This could have been so much better. Just compare her performance to Aidan Quinn, who plays her father, and gives the role even more than called for. Kimberly Nixon as Kate and Alex Pettyfer as Freddie outshone her so much it was like a different movie when they were on screen. And I found it so sad that this was Natasha Richardson's last role before her untimely death. She is lovely here and very missed.
So I would recommend this film for all the others in it. I have not followed Emma Roberts career in the last 13 years but I will give her the benefit of the doubt that she has improved since Wild Child.
So I would recommend this film for all the others in it. I have not followed Emma Roberts career in the last 13 years but I will give her the benefit of the doubt that she has improved since Wild Child.
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- dlcicconi
- Apr 20, 2021
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- $20,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $21,972,336
- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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