The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement [P&S]

Director: Garry Marshall Garry Marshall

Overview

"Directed by Garry Marshall, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement picks up where its predecessor left off -- that is, with American teenager Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway) reeling over the news that she is a princess within the royal family of Genovia, a little-known European nation with a population of barely 50,000. As promised, Mia, along with her best friend, Lily (Heather Matarazzo), travels to Genovia after their high-school graduation. The unlikely princess has hardly settled into the castle, let alone begun representing the country, when she learns that a larger title is approaching more rapidly than expected; it seems as though Mia will have to take over as queen. Suddenly, in addition to further schooling on the etiquette of royalty, Mia finds herself with a daunting prospect -- according to Genovian law, all princesses must be married before they can be crowned. In addition to Julie Andrews' reprisal of her role as Queen Clarisse Renaldi, The Princess Diaries 2 also features Hector Elizondo and John Rhys-Davies in supporting roles. Though Princess Diaries author Meg Cabot did pen a sequel (The Princess Diaries: Princess in the Spotlight), this film is not an adaptation."

Product Details

Release Date:	12/14/2004
UPC:	0786936242645
Original Release:	2004
Rating:	G
Source:	Walt Disney Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Full Frame]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:53:00
Sales rank:	10,321

Special Features

Closed Caption;Royal bloopers; The PD2 makeover; Delted scenes With Garry Marshall introductions; "Breakaway" music video by Kelly Clarkson; Find your inner Princess - A personality quiz; Making a Return Engagement - hosted by Raven; A Julie and Garry commentary; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound; Fullscreen (1.33:1); French language track and subtitles; Spanish subtitles

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Anne Hathaway	Actor
Julie Andrews	Actor
Hector Elizondo	Actor
John Rhys-Davies	Actor
Heather Matarazzo	Actor
Chris Pine	Actor
Callum Blue	Actor
Kathleen Marshall	Actor,Actor
Tom Poston	Actor
Joel McCrary	Actor
Caroline Goodall	Actor
Shea Curry	Actor
Anna White	Actor
Kim Thomson	Actor
Larry Miller	Actor
Sean O'Bryan	Actor
Larry Robbins	Actor
Beth Anne Garrison	Actor
Lauren Davidson	Actor
Spencer Breslin	Actor
Tom Hines	Actor
Allan Kent	Actor
Wesley Horton	Actor
Clare Sera	Actor
Elinor Donahue	Actor
Sam Denoff	Actor
Amy Edwards	Actor
Daru Kawalkowski	Actor
Steve Restivo	Actor
Hope Alexander	Actor
Susan Elizabeth Jackson	Actor
Madison Dunaway	Actor
Kazumi Nakamura	Actor
Daston Kalili	Actor
Raven-Symoné	Asana
Matthew Walker	Captain Kip Kelly
Paul Williams	Lord Harmony
Lorraine Nicholson	Princess Lorraine
John Debney	Composer

Technical Credits

Shonda Rhimes

Meg Cabot

Garry Marshall	Director
Shonda Rhimes	Screenwriter
Debra Martin Chase	Producer
Whitney Houston	Producer
Mario Iscovich	Producer
Meg Cabot	Screenwriter
Ellen H. Schwartz	Executive Producer,Producer
Scott Land	Special Effects
Marcia Ross	Casting
Gail Goldberg	Casting
Donna Morong	Casting
David MacMillan	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

This sparkling sequel to the surprise 2001 hit based on Meg Cabot's geek-to-princess fairy tale offers many delights, not the least of which is Julie Andrews, singing again for the first time in eight years. The enchanting Anne Hathaway reprises her role as Mia, fresh out of college and off to Genovia, where she is poised to take her place on the royal throne. But the rite of succession is in doubt when the scheming Viscount Mabrey (John Rhys-Davies) cites an obscure law that states no unmarried princess can become queen. Mia, more polished but still free-spirited and pratfall-prone, has 30 days to find her prince. Will it be the perfectly suitable Andrew (Callum Blue) or Mabrey's handsome scoundrel of a nephew, Lord Nicholas (Chris Pine)? Along with Hathaway, Andrews is the film's saving grace, lending an authentic touch of class to the sitcom-slick proceedings, even while inevitably uttering Mia's signature line from the first film, "Shut. Up." Royal Engagement is finely tuned to please crowds, with Mia's royal education achieved through pop song-driven montages and a self-empowerment message that allows our heroine to have it all: Hey, Mia doesn't have to be married to govern, but she still gets her prince, or lord. It’s all good fun, and while the inevitable Disney Channel injection of Raven into the proceedings should not have intruded upon Andrews's musical moment (a royal crime!), Princess fans are unlikely to carp.