Mia Thermopolis has just found out that she is the heir apparent to the throne of Genovia. With her friends Lilly and Michael Moscovitz in tow, she tries to navigate through the rest of her ... Read allMia Thermopolis has just found out that she is the heir apparent to the throne of Genovia. With her friends Lilly and Michael Moscovitz in tow, she tries to navigate through the rest of her sixteenth year.Mia Thermopolis has just found out that she is the heir apparent to the throne of Genovia. With her friends Lilly and Michael Moscovitz in tow, she tries to navigate through the rest of her sixteenth year.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 11 nominations
- Student Josh Bryant
- (as Erik Von Detten)
- Student Jeremiah Hart
- (as Patrick Flueger)
- Music Teacher Wells
- (as Kim Leigh)
- Cheerleader Anna
- (as Beth Anne Garrison)
- Cable Show Student Melissa
- (as Lenore Thomas)
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Storyline
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- TriviaThe scene where Mia slips and falls in the bleachers was real. Anne Hathaway had slipped on a puddle while doing the scene, and director Garry Marshall thought it was so funny, he inserted it in the final cut.
- GoofsWhen Paolo sets out to brush Mia's hair, he orders his assistant "Helga" to hand him the brush in make-believe German. He says, "Brüste, Helga," which translates as, "Breasts, Helga." The correct word for "brush" in German is "Bürste".
- Quotes
Eduard Christoff Philippe GÈrard Renaldi, Prince of Genovia: [voiceover] Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something is more important than fear. The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all.
- Crazy creditsA couple of minutes into the end credits we see a shot of Mia on the soccer field sneaking up to the ball and trying to kick it. She misses the ball and falls down.
- Alternate versionsThe DVD contains 8 deleted scene which include:
- Mia asking Queen Clarice what was her nickname in highschool.
- Some shots of a puppet Mia being ordered about by Clarice which were inserted as Mia was late for her princess lesson.
- Mia's history teacher visiting Mia's house and getting paint on his jacket. As he takes it off, Mia catches him shirtless.
- Michael chatting with Mia on the school roof and removing an eyelash from her face.
- Michael and Mia sharing a pizza with M&M's on it.
- A scene that was supposed to show what the drunk man supposedly did at the last banquet-using a harp to slice eggs.
- Josh telling Mia how everyone at the beach party was waiting for him to do something so they could mimic him. Josh starts inventing a banana dance in which everyone copies and starts doing.
- Lana being exposed to the press for claiming she was Mia's best friend when she wasn't.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Movie Surfers: Behind the Scenes of 'The Princess Diaries' (2001)
- SoundtracksSuperGirl
Written by Krystal Harris (as krystal harris), J. Morant, and Jimmy Harry
Performed by Krystal Harris (as krystal harris)
Courtesy of KBNHA Records
Very formulaic and obviously made for children, the whole plot and production are pure Disney. Very fairy tale-like and predictable.
Yet it is difficult to dislike. The main characters are not your usual irritating, bratty teens. There is an innocence to it all that propels the movie. Plus, Anne Hathaway puts in a wonderful, charming performance as Mia.
So, really a children's movie, but adults won't mind being forced to sit through it.
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- Also known as
- El diario de la princesa
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Box office
- Budget
- $26,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $108,248,956
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $22,862,269
- Aug 5, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $165,335,153
- Runtime1 hour 55 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1