The Prince & Me (2004)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Martha Coolidge

Writers (WGA):

Mark Amin (story) and
Katherine Fugate (story) ...

Release Date:

2 April 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Finding your inner princess can be such a royal pain.

Plot:

At a Wisconsin university, local farmer's daughter Paige Morgan is intrigued by odd Danish exchange student Edvard 'Eddie'...

Plot Keywords:

Love | Queen | Wisconsin | Prince | University

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Julia Stiles	...	Paige Morgan
Luke Mably	...	Eddie
Ben Miller	...	Soren
Miranda Richardson	...	Queen Rosalind
James Fox	...	King Haraald
Alberta Watson	...	Amy Morgan
John Bourgeois	...	Ben Morgan
Zachary Knighton	...	John Morgan
Stephen O'Reilly	...	Mike Morgan (as Steve O'Reilly)
Elisabeth Waterston	...	Beth Curtis
Eliza Bennett	...	Princess Arabella
Devin Ratray	...	Scotty
Clare Preuss	...	Stacey
Yaani King	...	Amanda
Eddie Irvine	...	Himself

Also Known As:

The Prince & the Freshman (USA) (working title)
The Prince and Me (USA)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some sex-related material and language.

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA | Czech Republic

Language:

English | Danish | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | South Korea:12 | Norway:11 (TV rating) | Australia:PG | Brazil:Livre | Germany:o.Al. | Netherlands:AL | Philippines:G | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Canada

Company:

Lions Gate Films

Trivia:

During the release of this movie, the real heir to the Danish throne, Kronprins Frederik, married his Australian wife Mary Donaldson, later known as Kronprinsesse Mary.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the prince arrives in his dorm room and later the roommate arrives, the roommate enters carrying arms full of snacks. The snacks included a box of Cheezits. The roommate later states his allergies, which begins with dairy.

Quotes:

John Morgan: I don't know anyone from Denmark. I've never heard of anyone from there. Have you?
Paige: Yeah, sure.
[long pause]
Paige: Eddie?
Eddie: Um, Kierkegaard, Niels Bohr, Hans Christian Andersen.
John Morgan: [whispers to Mike] Who's Hans Christian Andersen?
Eddie: Um, Lars Ulrich.
Mike Morgan: From Metallica?
Eddie: From Metallica.
Mike Morgan: Get out.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Features To Catch a Thief (1955)

Soundtrack:

It Could Happen to You

Old-Fashioned Comedy Succeeds in Pleasing!

How many romantic films exist where the principal couple has not experienced their first kiss until one hour into the story? "The Prince & Me" is one rare example of such a film, and I admired the careful development of the main relationship, as performed by the likable Julia Stiles and Luke Mably.

Above all, I admired the focus on courtship, a concept that is arguably a dying breed in our culture today. In fact, I cannot recall a film where there was so little emphasis on sex and so many carefully developed scenes where we see emotional chemistry building between the main characters, Paige Morgan, a young pre-med student in Wisconsin, and the Danish prince Edward who calls himself Eddie.

"The Prince & Me" brings back the old-style Hollywood romances. In fact, I kept thinking of the wonderful picture "The Swan" featuring the luminous Grace Kelly, the dour Alec Guinness, and the dashing Louis Jourdan. Although "The Prince & Me" may not merit the status of a classic romance like "The Swan," it was nonetheless a breath of film-going fresh air among so many cynical films dealing with contemporary relationships. There was a nice touch with the pacing of the film and the close-ups provided by director Martha Coolidge. The scenes shot in Denmark were splendid and added an aura of magic to the main love relationship.

According to her IMDb biography, Julia Stiles has been an English major at Columbia in addition to juggling an impressive acting career. The scenes in "The Prince & Me" set at the University of Wisconsin, Manitowac provided a convincing portrayal of academic life, especially the coaching session in Shakespeare. The realism in the routine activities at college helped to make the story as a whole convincing and evoked the feeling that a relationship like that of Paige and Eddie might really exist.