The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004)

Director:

Garry Marshall

Writers (WGA):

Meg Cabot (characters)
Gina Wendkos (story) ...

Release Date:

11 August 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

You are cordially invited to the royal event of the season. R.S.V.P. This Summer

Plot:

Now settled in Genovia, Princess Mia faces a new revelation: she's being primed for an arranged marriage to a English suitor.

Plot Keywords:

Princess | Queen | Grandmother | Arranged Marriage | Coronation

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Anne Hathaway	...	Mia Thermopolis
Julie Andrews	...	Queen Clarisse Renaldi
Hector Elizondo	...	Joe
John Rhys-Davies	...	Viscount Mabrey
Heather Matarazzo	...	Lilly Moscovitz
Chris Pine	...	Nicholas Devereaux
Callum Blue	...	Andrew Jacoby
Kathleen Marshall	...	Charlotte Kutaway
Tom Poston	...	Lord Palimore
Joel McCrary	...	Prime Minister Motaz
Kim Thomson	...	Reporter Elsie Penworthy
Raven-Symoné	...	Asana
Larry Miller	...	Paolo
Caroline Goodall	...	Helen Thermopolis O'Donnell
Sean O'Bryan	...	Patrick O'Donnell

Also Known As:

The Princess Diaries 2 (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:G (Ontario) | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Brazil:Livre | Finland:S | Ireland:PG | Netherlands:AL | Norway:A | Peru:PT | Philippines:G | Singapore:PG | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:U | USA:G (certificate# 40926) | Germany:o.Al.

Filming Locations:

European Village set, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

BrownHouse Productions

Trivia:

During the Royal Garden Party, a singer sings "Miracles Happen" (the finale song from the first movie) in Japanese.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the scene where Paolo (Larry Miller) is arranging Princess Mia's hair for the wedding, he states that he is Italian, that "all Italian men love babies." In the same scene, just before revealing Mia's last hairstyle, he counts off, "Un, deux, trois." This is French, not Italian.

Quotes:

Lady's Maid Brigitte: Princess Mia, a strange woman came in here and asked to hide in your closet so I let her.
Mia Thermopolis: Well, dear, that probably wasn't the best idea.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Love Story (1970)

Soundtrack:

A Love That Will Last

A feel-good movie

I remember seeing the first movie not expecting much from it, but when I walked out I was pleasantly surprised! When I saw the previews to this movie I thought "Oh god! Another movie ruined by a sequel!" I was slightly wrong in my thinking, because this was in fact a cute, light-hearted, feel-good movie. Maybe it's not as good as the first, but I still thought it was rather enjoyable. Anne Hathaway is a great actress and I'm so glad her talent was discovered and recognized. Julie Andrews gave a great performance as the former Queen of Genovia. This movie may have been predictable and a big ball of fluff, but what do you expect to a sequel to a Disney movie where Pixar wasn't involved? I would recommend this movie to anyone, just as long as you go into it knowing it's different from the first. I'm just praying there won't be a third movie.