The Student Prince (1997) (TV)

Director:

Simon Curtis

Writer:

Lee Hall (writer)

Release Date:

22 November 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Romance | Comedy

Plot:

The Queen's youngest son is off to university, mainly because "I'm hopeless at anything else". Barry (Robson Green)...

Plot Keywords:

Royalty | College | Coming Of Age

Cast

Robson Green	...	Barry Grimes
Gavin Richards	...	Chief Superintendent
Peter Lovstrom	...	Police Driver
Tara Fitzgerald	...	Grace
Terence Rigby	...	Mr. Garter
Terence Budd	...	Sandy
Rupert Penry-Jones	...	The Prince
Christopher Staines	...	Adams
Graeme Garden	...	The Master
Mark Gough	...	Hargreaves
Jacqueline King	...	The Master's Wife
Stephen Moore	...	Dr. Rymans
Danielle Tilley	...	Serena
Judy Cornwell	...	Mrs. Quigley
Katherine Porter	...	Blue Stocking

Also Known As:

The Prince of Hearts (USA)

Runtime:

Finland:93 min | USA:89 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

For its American television broadcast on PBS, the title of the film was changed to "The Prince of Hearts" to avoid confusion with the famous Romberg-Donnelly 1924 operetta "The Student Prince", which has nothing in common with this film.

Quotes:

Chief Superintendent: Congratulations. You've got yourself a place at Cambridge University.
Barry Grimes: Sir?
Chief Superintendent: A promotion. Royal Protection Squad.
Barry Grimes: You call that a promotion?
Chief Superintendent: His Royal Highness starts at All Saints' College and we thought you'd be the ideal companion.
Barry Grimes: Do I have a choice?
Chief Superintendent: [sneers] What do you think this is - a free country?

Movie Connections:

References Blade Runner (1982)

Another winner for Robson Green

"The Prince of Hearts" is another winner for Robson Green, the charming British heartthrob/actor/singer. He once again shows his comedic talents (evident in "Reckless" and "Ain't Misbehavin'") as Barry, the Royal Protection Unit guard. As much as I like him in this, I have to admit that Rupert Penry-Jones really steals the show as the Prince with no name. He is at once sensitive and vulnerable yet aloof and distant. It's clear that he's a bit slow intellectually, but he makes up for that in his actions (at the end of the show). Tara Fitzgerald was charming as Grace Wilson, the American girl with whom Barry and the Prince both fall in love.