Search - The Princess Diaries [Fullscreen] on DVD

MPAA Rating: G Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Suitable for Children Movie Release: 2001 DVD Release: 12/18/2001 Format: DVD - Color Edition: Dual Layered Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 55 mins Studio: Walt Disney Video Total Copies: 1 Genres: Comedy, Comedy of Manners, Teen Movie, Family-Oriented Comedy See Also: Princess Diaries [Widescreen], Disney's The Princess Diaries [Special Edition]

This teen comedy from Disney is based on a popular novel by Meg Cabot and directed by Garry Marshall. Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway) is a teenage klutz who's openly mocked by the popular Lana Thomas (pop singer Mandy Moore). In fact, Mia's only friend at her exclusive prep school is the socially outcast Lilly (Heather Matarazzo). Mia's life takes a dramatic turn, however, when her mom announces that her late biological father was in actuality the crown prince of a small European nation, Genovia. Now Mia is the sole heir to the throne, and her grandmother, Queen Clarisse Renaldi (Julie Andrews) wants to tutor the awkward teen in royal behavior. It's a daunting task given Mia's lax table manners, poise, and hair care, but the girl perseveres with some makeover help from her grandmother's security chief Hector Elizondo) and a style expert (Larry Miller). In the meantime, Mia's romantic affections are torn between the handsome, popular Josh (Erik Von Detten) and the more appropriate Michael (Robert Schwartzman), who also happens to be Lilly's brother. The Princess Diaries is the second film from Whitney Houston's production shingle after the television version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella (1997). ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Anne Hathaway - Mia Thermopolis
Julie Andrews - Queen Clarisse Renaldi
Hector Elizondo - Joseph
Heather Matarazzo - Lilly Moscovitz
Mandy Moore - Lana Thomas

Garry Marshall's The Princess Diaries comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer that fails to preserve the original theatrical aspect ratio of the film. An English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, while a French soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Stereo. Spanish subtitles are accessible, and the English soundtrack is closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include an audio commentary by director Garry Marshall, a second commentary track recorded by lead actresses Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews, deleted scenes introduced by the director, a making-of featurette, and a pair of music videos. This is a fine disc for what it is, but the same extras are available on a different edition that also carries a widescreen transfer. That version is preferable to this one. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide