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The Prince & Me

December 14, 2023

The Prince & Me is a 2004 American romantic comedy film directed by Martha Coolidge, and starring Julia Stiles, Luke Mably and Ben Miller, with Miranda Richardson, James Fox and Alberta Watson. The film focuses on Paige Morgan, a pre-med college student in Wisconsin, who is pursued by a Danish prince posing as an ordinary college student. The film had 3 direct-to-video sequels created under different writers and a new director, with Kam Heskin replacing Julia Stiles in the role of Paige Morgan: The Prince & Me 2: The Royal Wedding (2006), The Prince & Me: A Royal Honeymoon (2008), and The Prince & Me: The Elephant Adventure (2010).

The Prince & Me
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMartha Coolidge
Screenplay byJack Amiel
Michael Begler
Katherine Fugate
Story byMark Amin
Produced byMark Amin
StarringJulia Stiles
Luke Mably
Ben Miller
James Fox
Miranda Richardson
CinematographyAlex Nepomniaschy
Edited bySteven Cohen
Music byJennie Muskett
Production
companies
Lions Gate Films
Sobini Films
Distributed byParamount Pictures (United States)
Lions Gate Films (International)[1]
Release date
  • April 2, 2004 (2004-04-02)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$22 million[2]
Box office$37.6 million [2]

Plot edit

Paige Morgan is an ambitious pre-medical student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, Denmark's Crown Prince Edvard prefers to live the life of a playboy, and when with his family often ignores or marginalizes his royal responsibilities.

Inspired by a television commercial showing Wisconsin students flashing their breasts, Edvard meets with his parents, King Haraald and Queen Rosalind, and announces his intention to attend college in America—specifically, Wisconsin, and to do so anonymously. The Queen then dispatches Edvard's majordomo, Søren, to chaperone the trip. Arriving at the university, Edvard orders him to keep his identity a secret and to call him 'Eddie'.

Later at a bar, Eddie sees Paige serving and asks her to take off her shirt, like on television. She angrily drenches him with the drink hose and bouncers escort Eddie from the bar. Eddie later apologizes to Paige, but she is annoyed when they are assigned as lab partners for an organic chemistry class. Since the class is important for Paige's medical school ambitions, she warns Eddie to not get in her way and reprimands him after he sleeps in through one of their lab experiments.

Running out of money, Eddie gets a job in the deli section of the bar. Paige reluctantly helps him during his first day, and the two start to mend fences. Paige does well in science, but she struggles in an English literature class. Eddie uses his earlier education to help her gain a better understanding of William Shakespeare, and Paige instructs him in common household chores like laundry.

Since Eddie is away from his family and unfamiliar with American holidays, Paige invites him to her parents’ dairy farm for Thanksgiving. Paige's father explains how he struggles to keep the small farm afloat, and Eddie uses his mechanical skills to fine-tune a riding mower for a race, which he wins. Keith Kopetsky, a rival racer reveals to be a sore loser and punches Eddie. After the fight that follows, Paige treats his grazes and they kiss for the first time.

Back at school, Eddie and Paige study for final exams. They sneak off to the library stacks to pursue a romantic encounter, where they kiss and take off his jacket and shirt. They are shortly ambushed by members of the Danish tabloid press. Once away from the mayhem, Paige learns his real identity and walks away from him through the rain. Just then, Eddie is notified by his mother that his father is very ill and she asks him to return home.

While Paige is questioned at a viva voce panel about Shakespeare, she realizes that she loves Edvard and runs to find him, but his roommate Scotty tells her that he has already left for Denmark. She follows him there and while being driven round Copenhagen is delayed by a royal parade. Paige leaves her taxi and is recognized from the papers by the crowd, who call Edvard’s attention to her. He mounts her behind him on his horse, hurriedly opens a parliamentary session and takes her to the castle.

The queen objects to Edvard's choice, but the king tells him that if he loves Paige, he should marry her. Edvard proposes and she accepts. After witnessing him reconcile workers and employers in a parliamentary committee, the queen realizes that Paige has helped him grow up at last and will make a good queen. However, during Eddie's coronation ball, Paige remembers that she is betraying her ambition to become a doctor working in Third World countries, breaks off her engagement and returns home.

King Haraald abdicates and the newly crowned Edvard realizes that he too has responsibilities to shoulder. However, he arrives after Paige’s graduation and tells her that she is his choice and he is willing to wait for however long it takes to achieve her dreams.

Cast edit

Soundtrack edit

The film's soundtrack was released on March 30, 2004, in the United States by Hollywood Records.[3]

Track listing edit

  1. "Everybody Wants You" - Josh Kelley
  2. "Just a Ride" - Jem
  3. "Fire Escape" - Fastball
  4. "Man of the World" - Marc Cohn
  5. "Calling" - Leona Naess
  6. "Good Intentions" - Jennifer Stills
  7. "I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You" - Marc Cohn
  8. "Symphony" - Jessica Riddle
  9. "It Doesn’t Get Better Than This" - Katy Fitzgerald
  10. "Freeway" - Scapegoat Wax
  11. "Presidente" - Kinky
  12. "Drift" - Forty Foot Echo
  13. "Party" - The D4
  14. "Bloodsweet" - Scapegoat Wax
  15. "Separate Worlds" - Jennie Muskett[4]

Reception edit

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports an aggregate score of 28% based on 123 reviews, with an average rating of 4.8/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "A bland, fluffy, and predictable bit of wish fulfillment."[5] On Metacritic, the film holds a weighted average score of 47 out of 100, based on 31 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[6] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.[7]

The Christian Science Monitor's David Sterritt gave the film a positive review, calling it "quite appealing, thanks to good-humored acting and to Martha Coolidge's quiet directing style." Meanwhile, Manohla Dargis of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a negative review, calling it "a blandly diverting, chastely conceived and grammatically challenged fairy tale"[8] USA Today said that The Prince & Me was overall "well-meaning, cute, sweet" but that the film could have been improved with "a bit more quirkiness and a little less formula."[9]

References edit

  1. ^ Goodridge, Mike (5 April 2004). "The Prince and Me". Screen Daily. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "The Prince and Me (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
  3. ^ 'The Prince & Me' Official Website 2004-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ CD Universe- The Prince and Me Soundtrack
  5. ^ "The Prince & Me". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  6. ^ "The Prince and Me Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  7. ^ "Home". CinemaScore. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  8. ^ 'The Prince & Me' - MOVIE REVIEW - Los Angeles Times - calendarlive.com 2007-11-14 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Puig, Claudia (2004-04-02). "'Prince' predictable". USA Today. Retrieved 2010-05-25.

External links edit

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The Prince amp Me is a 2004 American romantic comedy film directed by Martha Coolidge and starring Julia Stiles Luke Mably and Ben Miller with Miranda Richardson James Fox and Alberta Watson The film focuses on Paige Morgan a pre med college student in Wisconsin who is pursued by a Danish prince posing as an ordinary college student The film had 3 direct to video sequels created under different writers and a new director with Kam Heskin replacing Julia Stiles in the role of Paige Morgan The Prince amp Me 2 The Royal Wedding 2006 The Prince amp Me A Royal Honeymoon 2008 and The Prince amp Me The Elephant Adventure 2010 The Prince amp MeTheatrical release posterDirected byMartha CoolidgeScreenplay byJack AmielMichael BeglerKatherine FugateStory byMark AminProduced byMark AminStarringJulia StilesLuke MablyBen MillerJames FoxMiranda RichardsonCinematographyAlex NepomniaschyEdited bySteven CohenMusic byJennie MuskettProductioncompaniesLions Gate FilmsSobini FilmsDistributed byParamount Pictures United States Lions Gate Films International 1 Release dateApril 2 2004 2004 04 02 Running time106 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget 22 million 2 Box office 37 6 million 2 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Soundtrack 3 1 Track listing 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksPlot editPaige Morgan is an ambitious pre medical student at the University of Wisconsin Madison Meanwhile across the Atlantic Denmark s Crown Prince Edvard prefers to live the life of a playboy and when with his family often ignores or marginalizes his royal responsibilities Inspired by a television commercial showing Wisconsin students flashing their breasts Edvard meets with his parents King Haraald and Queen Rosalind and announces his intention to attend college in America specifically Wisconsin and to do so anonymously The Queen then dispatches Edvard s majordomo Soren to chaperone the trip Arriving at the university Edvard orders him to keep his identity a secret and to call him Eddie Later at a bar Eddie sees Paige serving and asks her to take off her shirt like on television She angrily drenches him with the drink hose and bouncers escort Eddie from the bar Eddie later apologizes to Paige but she is annoyed when they are assigned as lab partners for an organic chemistry class Since the class is important for Paige s medical school ambitions she warns Eddie to not get in her way and reprimands him after he sleeps in through one of their lab experiments Running out of money Eddie gets a job in the deli section of the bar Paige reluctantly helps him during his first day and the two start to mend fences Paige does well in science but she struggles in an English literature class Eddie uses his earlier education to help her gain a better understanding of William Shakespeare and Paige instructs him in common household chores like laundry Since Eddie is away from his family and unfamiliar with American holidays Paige invites him to her parents dairy farm for Thanksgiving Paige s father explains how he struggles to keep the small farm afloat and Eddie uses his mechanical skills to fine tune a riding mower for a race which he wins Keith Kopetsky a rival racer reveals to be a sore loser and punches Eddie After the fight that follows Paige treats his grazes and they kiss for the first time Back at school Eddie and Paige study for final exams They sneak off to the library stacks to pursue a romantic encounter where they kiss and take off his jacket and shirt They are shortly ambushed by members of the Danish tabloid press Once away from the mayhem Paige learns his real identity and walks away from him through the rain Just then Eddie is notified by his mother that his father is very ill and she asks him to return home While Paige is questioned at a viva voce panel about Shakespeare she realizes that she loves Edvard and runs to find him but his roommate Scotty tells her that he has already left for Denmark She follows him there and while being driven round Copenhagen is delayed by a royal parade Paige leaves her taxi and is recognized from the papers by the crowd who call Edvard s attention to her He mounts her behind him on his horse hurriedly opens a parliamentary session and takes her to the castle The queen objects to Edvard s choice but the king tells him that if he loves Paige he should marry her Edvard proposes and she accepts After witnessing him reconcile workers and employers in a parliamentary committee the queen realizes that Paige has helped him grow up at last and will make a good queen However during Eddie s coronation ball Paige remembers that she is betraying her ambition to become a doctor working in Third World countries breaks off her engagement and returns home King Haraald abdicates and the newly crowned Edvard realizes that he too has responsibilities to shoulder However he arrives after Paige s graduation and tells her that she is his choice and he is willing to wait for however long it takes to achieve her dreams Cast editJulia Stiles as Paige Morgan Luke Mably as Edvard Crown Prince of Denmark Edvard III King of Denmark Eddie Williams Ben Miller as Soren Miranda Richardson as Rosalind Queen consort of Denmark James Fox as Haraald King of Denmark Alberta Watson as Amy Morgan John Bourgeois as Ben Morgan Zachary Knighton as John Morgan Stephen O Reilly as Mike Morgan Elisabeth Waterston as Beth Curtis Eliza Bennett as Princess Arabella Devin Ratray as Scotty Clare Preuss as Stacey Yaani King as Amanda Eddie Irvine as himself Angelo Tsarouchas as Stu Jacques Tourangeau as Professor Amiel Joanne Baron as Margueritte Royal Designer Stephen Singer as Professor Begler Sarah Manninen as Krista Tony Munch as Keith Kopetsky John Nelles as Race Announcer Claus Bue as Lutheran ArchbishopSoundtrack editThe film s soundtrack was released on March 30 2004 in the United States by Hollywood Records 3 Track listing edit Everybody Wants You Josh Kelley Just a Ride Jem Fire Escape Fastball Man of the World Marc Cohn Calling Leona Naess Good Intentions Jennifer Stills I Hope That I Don t Fall in Love with You Marc Cohn Symphony Jessica Riddle It Doesn t Get Better Than This Katy Fitzgerald Freeway Scapegoat Wax Presidente Kinky Drift Forty Foot Echo Party The D4 Bloodsweet Scapegoat Wax Separate Worlds Jennie Muskett 4 Reception editReview aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports an aggregate score of 28 based on 123 reviews with an average rating of 4 8 10 The website s critics consensus reads A bland fluffy and predictable bit of wish fulfillment 5 On Metacritic the film holds a weighted average score of 47 out of 100 based on 31 critics indicating mixed or average reviews 6 Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of B on an A to F scale 7 The Christian Science Monitor s David Sterritt gave the film a positive review calling it quite appealing thanks to good humored acting and to Martha Coolidge s quiet directing style Meanwhile Manohla Dargis of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a negative review calling it a blandly diverting chastely conceived and grammatically challenged fairy tale 8 USA Today said that The Prince amp Me was overall well meaning cute sweet but that the film could have been improved with a bit more quirkiness and a little less formula 9 References edit Goodridge Mike 5 April 2004 The Prince and Me Screen Daily Retrieved 15 August 2021 a b The Prince and Me 2004 Box Office Mojo Retrieved July 11 2011 The Prince amp Me Official Website Archived 2004 10 24 at the Wayback Machine CD Universe The Prince and Me Soundtrack The Prince amp Me Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Media Retrieved August 21 2023 The Prince and Me Reviews Metacritic Fandom Inc Retrieved August 21 2023 Home CinemaScore Retrieved 2023 08 21 The Prince amp Me MOVIE REVIEW Los Angeles Times calendarlive com Archived 2007 11 14 at the Wayback Machine Puig Claudia 2004 04 02 Prince predictable USA Today Retrieved 2010 05 25 External links editOfficial website The Prince amp Me at IMDb The Prince amp Me at Rotten Tomatoes The Prince amp Me at the TCM Movie Database The Prince amp Me at AllMovie The Prince amp Me at Box Office Mojo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Prince 26 Me amp oldid 1171592830, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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