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Princess Caraboo

  • 19941994
  • PGPG
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
2.8K
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POPULARITY
17,733
1,418
Phoebe Cates in Princess Caraboo (1994)
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A mysterious young woman speaking a strange language shows up in an English village, where she is taken in by aristocrats who assume she is a foreign princessA mysterious young woman speaking a strange language shows up in an English village, where she is taken in by aristocrats who assume she is a foreign princessA mysterious young woman speaking a strange language shows up in an English village, where she is taken in by aristocrats who assume she is a foreign princess
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
2.8K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
17,733
1,418
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Michael Austin
    • Writers
      • Michael Austin
      • John Wells
    • Stars
      • Phoebe Cates
      • Jim Broadbent
      • Wendy Hughes
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Michael Austin
    • Writers
      • Michael Austin
      • John Wells
    • Stars
      • Phoebe Cates
      • Jim Broadbent
      • Wendy Hughes
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 29User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews

    Videos2

    Princess Caraboo
    Trailer 0:31
    Princess Caraboo
    Princess Caraboo
    Trailer 0:31
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    Photos44

    Phoebe Cates and Kevin Kline in Princess Caraboo (1994)
    Phoebe Cates and Michael Austin in Princess Caraboo (1994)
    Jim Broadbent in Princess Caraboo (1994)
    Phoebe Cates in Princess Caraboo (1994)
    Stephen Rea, Jerry Hall, Wendy Hughes, and Murray Melvin in Princess Caraboo (1994)
    Wendy Hughes in Princess Caraboo (1994)
    Phoebe Cates in Princess Caraboo (1994)
    John Lithgow in Princess Caraboo (1994)
    Phoebe Cates and Kevin Kline in Princess Caraboo (1994)
    Stephen Rea in Princess Caraboo (1994)
    Phoebe Cates in Princess Caraboo (1994)
    Kevin Kline in Princess Caraboo (1994)

    Top cast

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    Phoebe Cates
    Phoebe Cates
    • Princess Caraboo…
    Jim Broadbent
    Jim Broadbent
    • Mr. Worrall
    Wendy Hughes
    Wendy Hughes
    • Mrs. Worrall
    Kevin Kline
    Kevin Kline
    • Frixos
    John Lithgow
    John Lithgow
    • Professor Wilkinson
    Stephen Rea
    Stephen Rea
    • Gutch
    Peter Eyre
    Peter Eyre
    • Lord Apthorpe
    Jacqueline Pearce
    Jacqueline Pearce
    • Lady Apthorpe
    Roger Lloyd Pack
    Roger Lloyd Pack
    • Magistrate Haythorne
    • (as Roger Lloyd-Pack)
    John Wells
    • Reverend Hunt
    John Lynch
    John Lynch
    • Amon McCarthy
    John Sessions
    John Sessions
    • Prince Regent
    Arkie Whiteley
    Arkie Whiteley
    • Betty
    Kate Ashfield
    Kate Ashfield
    • Ella
    Ewan Bailey
    Ewan Bailey
    • Ship's Captain
    Annabel Brooks
    • Lady Neville
    Anna Chancellor
    Anna Chancellor
    • Mrs. Peake
    Rachel Fielding
    Rachel Fielding
    • Mrs. Benson
    • Director
      • Michael Austin
    • Writers
      • Michael Austin
      • John Wells
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Kevin Kline (Frixos) and Phoebe Cates (Princess Caraboo) are married in real life. They met during an audition for "The Big Chill" and have been married since 1989.
    • Quotes

      Frixos: You are a fraud. I know you're a fraud, and I have spit in your soup.

      [pause]

      Frixos: No, worser, I've pissed in it.

      Mrs. Worrall: Frixos, are you addressing the princess?

      Frixos: I'm telling her about the soup. It is cream of sorrel and the cook hope she like it very much.

      Mrs. Worrall: You know she doesn't understand English.

      Mr. Worrall: Neither does Frixos, so maybe they'll understand each other.

      [he laughs and so does Caraboo]

      Mr. Worrall: You see, my dear? She appreciates my little witticisms.

      Mrs. Worrall: Surely, you only address a guest when they address you, Frixos.

      Frixos: Yes, madam

    • Connections
      Referenced in Two If by Sea (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Minuetto
      Composed by Luigi Boccherini

    User reviews29

    Review
    Top review
    Well done and sometimes funny, based on fact
    This story is set several hundred years ago. A mysterious girl who apparently speaks no English is found begging in the streets. The magistrate wants to put her in jail, but the wife of one of the prominent men of the city wants to take her home to stay with her. Several people are consulted to determine what language the girl speaks, including one language expert played by John Lithgow who is very funny (especially when he tries to speak various languages). The girl doesn't look Asian or Middle Eastern, but if she's faking it (as some suspect) she's doing a good job. She has a tattoo and strange religious customs that provide clues, though the language in which she writes is not known to anyone. It is decided that she is speaking a dialect from Asia.

    When she does understand what is going on, she comes across as quite charming. Eventually, it is determined that she must be a princess, and her name seems to be Caraboo.

    Phoebe Cates gave a performance worthy of an Oscar nomination. Whether her character did as well I won't say. You'll just have to watch.

    I was worried when the movie wasn't funny at first, but the humor came in large doses after a while, and not the usual type of movie humor. This was quite a sophisticated film considering it often tried to be silly, and the costumes and the settings were very nice. The music was magnificent, whether highbrow classical or period music that sounded more like what ordinary people would enjoy.

    Everything about this movie was well done, and while it's not normally the type of movie I would watch, I enjoyed it.
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    • vchimpanzee
    • Sep 1, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 16, 1994 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La princesa Caraboo
    • Filming locations
      • London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Ardican Films
      • Beacon Communications
      • Beacon Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,062,530
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,005,287
      • Sep 18, 1994
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,062,530
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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