*THE BEST QUEEN!!* The princess Diaries (2001) | First Time Watching | (reaction/commentary/review)
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This movie was such a delight! Was so fun watching a coming of age film centred on such a down to earth and quirky character who becomes a princess. Enjoy :)
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That fall on the bleachers is just Anne Hathaway falling 😅 it wasn't scripted, she just slipped and carried on. Apparently one of the reasons she was cast was because she is naturally a bit of a clutz and fell off her chair during the audition 😅
This was Anne Hathaway’s first film, this is what made her….her. She was 17 when it was recorded, 18 when it was released. 23 years ago, damn I’m old. 😂
Wasn't Ella Enchanted her first film? Idk about dates, in my mind that one came out esrlier, but I could be wrong. Also, she kinda looks younger there, I think
@@lautaromahealani8279Ella Enchanted came out in 2004, the same year as Princess Diaries 2, so 3 years after this film.
@@lautaromahealani8279nope- This was 2001, Ella Enchanted was 2004 (after the 2nd princess diaries)
@@lautaromahealani8279 No Ella Enchanted came out in 2004.
@@rachelmorris2254 I already said it to Lautaro that Ella came out in 2004 and _The Princess Diaries_ in 2001.
In the books Mia's father is still alive. The producers said to Meg Cabot, the author of the books, that they want to kill the dad off and give the grandmother a bigger role, because they had a really great actress in mind. When they told her it was Julie Andrews she said: Oh my god, kill the dad! ;D
Hope you watch the next one too. I like it even more than the first one
Me too, Chris Pine kills it. I even look past the one weird loophole bc it’s such a cute movie lol
LOL “OFF WITH HIS HEAD WE GOT JULIE ANDREWS!”
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." stuck with me so much. From that day on, I was took that so seriously. That and another quote that was like, "No one can make you offended, you have to choose to be." Same thing. They're just words, they can't hurt you without you letting them.
34:51 "Why was the cat hiding the letter?"
Cats like to lay down on paper. I don't know why, but that's 100% something most cats would do when a letter or other piece of paper is on the ground.
Paper is a pretty good insulator, so they often do it because it makes their tummies warm!
yeah, paper, bag, box XD
Mine do that all the time. 😂
@@yoko3182 same. My cats do it all the time too lol
That scene of Mia falling through the bleachers was unscripted. Anne Hathaway *actually fell* there and didn’t break character, so they kept rolling. That laugh is her genuine reaction to it.
Joseph’s actor also voiced Wan Shi Tong (the owl in the library) in ATLA by the way!!
You can usually tell who grew up with this movie by their reaction to Wan Shi Tong aka “Is that Joe?!”
Yoooo I can’t unhear it nowww lol I love that.
THATS why he sounded familiar in ATLA! I was wondering recently because I rewatched it again lmao
Oh my god! That's amazing
This role is so natural for Julie Andrews because she is, in fact, an absolute queen
One of the reasons they cast Anne Hathaway here was because she was such a klutz and they loved that for Mia's character. She fell off her chair during the audition, and her falling on the bleachers was a real fall 😅
33:00 - The funniest thing about this is that blonde is and has always been one of the kindest people on this planet, Mandy Moore. She had trouble with this role, but they made it fun.
I can't stand Mandy Moore. She's so self-absorbed, she refuses to do a movie unless she got a scene in which she could sing. It was mandatory in her contract, but she started losing work so they changed it so that she at least had to have the end credits for one of her songs.
@@warrenpowers108 You're delusional, that's not even true.
@@radicalreactions1633 Um, except it totally is lmao
You should watch “10 things i hate about you”. It’s absolutely amazing and hilarious. The hairdresser is in that one too and i love him in both. I think that would be a fun one too.
Another absolutely hilarious one is how to lose a guy in 10 days. I was shocked at how hilarious it was
Yes please, 10 things I hate about you
YES
Some people don't like the second one (because of book continuity), but I really do hope you check it out. Personally I love it. And yes Lily is not a good friend, Jeremiah is a much better friend to Mia and the man barely speaks
I adore the second one too
I actually prefer the second one because she had much better chemistry with Chris Pine than the dude in this movie.
Princess Diaries 2 is actually my fav so definitely watch it!!! I feel like is one of those rare sequels that go the next level and surpass their predecessor!
Fun fact: when she slips on the steps and almost falls through, that was by accident and not scripted. Hector Elizondo's (who played Joe) face was not acting and was worried she was hurt but then Anne began cracking up laughing. Garry Marshall hence then kept the scene in.
Fun fact! Joe, the bodyguard, was the voice of the owl who had the library in the desert in Avatar! Also he is hands down my favorite in both princess diaries movies 😊
Anne Hathaway in 2006's The Devil Wears Prada is a must eventually.
I love that Michael liked her before the makeover. I always watch their love story edit on RUclips.
Yea but kind of sad what happened in the end.
In the book her dad is alive and she knows her grandmother and family. If I remember correctly she didn’t know they were royals but she just thought they were very very rich.
I love Hector Elizondo (Joseph). He steals the show in every movie he's in. Now on to Princess Diaries 2!
Sandra Oh who plays the principal is most famous for her role as Dr. Cristina Yang i TV-Series Grey's Anatomy.
She was also Eve in Killing Eve. She has been in many films since then as well.
Interestingly enough I didn’t know that was Sandra Oh as Principal Gupta as I became familiar with her in _Grey’s Anatomy_ and as Ramona’s Art Teacher in _Ramona And Beezus._
Interestingly enough I also saw her face in _Big Fat Liar_ as the teacher to Frankie Muniz’s character, but like Princess Diaries I didn’t knew her name.
@@joshuacoldwater I first knew Sandra Oh in _Grey’s Anatomy_ (even though I didn’t watch the show) and as Ramona’s Art Teacher in _Ramona And Beezus._
And the actor of Joe plays Callie Torres' father!
I completely forgot she was in this!
Lana is Mandy Moore which voiced Rapunzel on Tangled AND her movie A Walk To Remember is one of the BEST love stories
Wait WHAT?! You just blew my mind I didn't recognise her at all and I've watched this movie a hundred times over
Ah yes, the era of Straight Hair is Pretty Hair movies. I always loved Mia's wavy hair. :(
Same, I wish they'd kept it and just taught her how to care for it!
And her thick eyebrows did not to be tweezed nearly as much and they still would've looked nice with minimal grooming.
Sends such an unfortunate message to young girls. But hey, that's what it was like growing up in the 90s. I can attest, there was a very narrow window of what was considered cool or stylish and individuality wasn't as appreciated as it is thankfully becoming nowadays.
Exactly! She just needed a different conditioner, curl cream and probably a different brush.
@@Pinkladyisv indeed! Plus silk or satin pillow cases (because cotton snags curls) and to dry her hair by plopping it up in either a microfiber towel or a t-shirt (because regular towels suck all the moisture out). Oh, and to brush it while it's wet, not dry.
I have wavy hair and nobody bothered to teach me that it's supposed to be treated like curly hair, not like straight hair. Didn't learn that until well into adulthood, lol. There needs to be better education about different hair types!
Yeah, it was just not styled correctly at the beginning >:')
@@luzelenaserrano1236 she may have also needed a "big chop" to start with. Sometimes there is a lot of damage to the hair if curly hair is improperly cared for. Especially if she was using heat on it, like a regular blow dryer without a diffuser.
In those cases, it's best to cut it very short, leaving only the undamaged hair and begin again. Because damage to the hair can wreck the curl pattern and cause split ends which is when the hair stops growing.
Nah mate, when I was her age, I wanted nothing more than to blend in like her fr
And ngl Lily wasn't the best friend - "your father died 2 months ago" and then expects her to move on, and her droning on and on about how looks shouldn't matter is so backhanded esp after Mia got a makeover, like you said, she's still the same person. In the novels, Lily actually became worse, and if I remembered correctly, Mia became friends with Lana (the cheerleader "bully") in the end.
I've only read six or seven of the books and so far, Lana and Mia are definitely not friends. Hard agree on Lily though, she's a pretty terrible friend and irritating character.
I LOVE how the driver and makeover guy more or less revive their roles from Pretty Woman
Julie Andrews is always an amazing actor to watch.
Interesting fact: Lana (lead cheerleader) is played by Mandy Moore who would voice the character of Rapunzel in Tangled. Josh Bryant is played by Erik von Detten who voiced the character of Sid in Toy Story.
What?! How did I not know he was the voice of Syd? That's so cool!
Mia walked (= call her car baby) so Dean Winchester could run (= be in a serious relationship with his car)
I had Mia’s hair as a teen. I hate the makeover scene so much now. She just needed a good conditioner and curl products! And what “stylist” doesn’t know not to brush dry curly hair….
But yeah, I was literally Mia in middle and high school. Thick frizzy hair, thick eyebrows, glasses. The lankiness and awkwardness. And am super uncoordinated lol
Hot take: this is Sandra Oh's most iconic role.
What about Killing Eve? She’s so good in that
Fun fact the guy who plays Josh the highschool jerk voiced Sid from Toy Story, the psychopathic kid that ruins all of his toys lol
The girl in school that is mean to Mia is played by Mandy Moore who is the voice of Rapunzel in tangled. I believe you said that was your favorite Disney movie right now!
Now you have to watch princess diaries 2!
the second one is extremely good, many even feel it's much better than the first, so i definitely recommend watching it too!
(tangent about lily under the cut lol)
yeah, definitely agree about lily. i do think it comes from a place of youth and insecurity + jealousy, so i'm not surprised she acted the way she did. her personality type is obviously the kind that has strong views about society and rights, etc, and is as much of an outcast as mia. so from her perspective, one day her bff's rich relative shows up and all of a sudden mia's entire look changes, she's become trendy, and even her mannerisms are changing (due to the princess training), and she's not being open/honest with her anymore and obviously has some kind of secret. from lily's pov, it's probably like a nightmare, her best friend is basically becoming representative of the thing she hates. hence the belief that she "sold out" because now she has money thanks to her grandma and can do whatever she wants. obviously, none of that excuses lily's behavior, but i feel like it makes her more understandable. we as the audience can see all that mia's going through, but lily can't. i do think the comment about mia's dad dying and it being "what like two months" is pretty harsh, but again, mia never knew her dad, wasn't close to him, and so from the pov of someone who probably never had a family member die, it would seem weird to still be upset months later about someone dying who was for all intents and purposes a stranger. and as someone whose own dad died about a year and a half ago, people just...don't know how to talk to you. they say the weirdest things, obviously unintentionally, but still. if they haven't experienced it themselves they just _don't_ get it. i just assume it's that plus being very young that makes it so incomprehensible to lily.
i think she didn't get enough of a redemption in this movie to equal how awful she was to mia, but there just wasn't enough time, and their friendship isn't the focus of the movie. i think there would have been some really nice messages to be had if there had been more of a focus on friendship though. this could have easily been a tv series (especially considering it's an adaption of a book series), and had it been i think lily would have gotten much better character development. same goes for lily's brother--the love interes--but again, romantic love isn't the focus of the movie, it's about her relationship with her grandma and personal growth. it's a bit of a shame the side characters with potential didn't get so much attention, but it is what it is, and i still love the movie regardless! enjoyed your reaction and commentary as always :)
This was excellently expressed and I agree 💯! 🙏❤️
Oof, I would loooove to see this series made into a TV show, since they seem to be going the TV route with a lot of other books that have already been made into movies! 😍🥰
i love the seccond film but that is probably because it explored the queen and Joe a bit more and features julie andrews singing a bit and that is just so special given that she hasnt sung in years and years
It also introduces another well known actor today for his first screen debut
If I recall correctly that fun fact, at 20:00 she actually fell. The laugh is genuine, so is Joe's worry !
Ahhh yes, my comfort Reactor reacting to one of my favorite comfort movies from my childhood 🫶🏼 let's GOOOO ❤️
_The Princess Diaries_ is one of my favorite Live-Action Disney films and this film was my introduction to Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews, Héctor Elizondo, Mandy Moore and Sandra Oh (although I later became familiar with her more through _American Dragon: Jake Long_ as Sun Park and _Ramona & Beezus_ as Ramona's Teacher) especially the former. But Héctor Elizondo as Joe was hands down my favorite my favorite character in the film and he has frequently collaborated with Gary Marshall having appeared in many of Gary’s films such as _Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride_ and _Valentine’s Day,_ (which I recommend reacting to some of them whenever you have the chance). Apparently Hector was also the voice of Wan Shi Tong in _Avatar: The Last Airbender_
Finally this might surprise you and everyone but Josh Bryant is played by Erik Von Detten who is the voice of Sid in _Toy Story._
Erik Von Detten was also in a lot of Disney Channel movies such as Brink and the tv show So Weird. Kinda to see his career didn't take off as big after this movie. I think he's quit acting.
@@ashleighlalonde6394 I don’t watch those movies nor am I acquainted with the DCOM movies Erik was in, I only just know him as Sid in _Toy Story_ and Josh Bryant in _The Princess Diaries_
Can't wait to see you watch the second film, with more emphasis on the romance and very funny scenes, some even argue it's better with some pretty iconic moments, this movie is such a classic but the sequel is a great continuation, which I'm so excited to see you react to. Hope that's coming soon.
Please watch the sequel! The Princess Diaries movies are such comfort movies love them.
I was so obssessed with this movie as a kid❤ Even named my cat at the time Fat Louie after Mia's kitty.
That is a good cat name
FunFacts, aside from the things mentioned in previous comments:
1. Anne mentioned once or twice in an interview that Julie Andrews happens to be a blood relative.
2. Mia's father was played by Anne Hathaway's real father.
3. Anne got the role just by falling on a chair.😅
4. The premise of the story is quite similar to a real life royalty(more like a prince's daughter). A 14-year-old American girl discovered that she's a daughter of Prince Albert of Monaco. Though unlike the movie, she's illegitimate but still attends family engagements in Monaco.
5. Anne Hathaway shared the same birthday with the only Oscar-winner turned royalty, Princess Grace of Monaco, formerly known as Grace Kelly. She's the mother of Prince Albert. Princess Grace died in less than 2 months before her birthday, the same year of Anne's birth.
6. You will see actors and scenes similar with another famous Gary Marshall movie, Pretty Woman.
WE NEED THE REACTION TO THE PRINCESS DIARIES 2!!!!!!
Lana is played by Mandy Moore. She is a former teen pop star, plus she's been in some pretty good movies. One of which I love called Saved.
Saved is such an underrated movie.
Mandy was also in the movie _A Walk to Remember_ which came out one year after _Princess Diaries_
@@EChacon I don't think I've seen it yet
@@JemJam2976 it’s a 00’s classic.
Also in This is Us
In one of Anne Hathaway’s interviews, she said that the part where she fell on the bleachers and then laughed in Princess Diaries, they kept that part even though it was not planned. Because it went well with her character
Highly recommend you watch Julie Andrews’s recent video where she reviewed her past film work. Was truly touching.
We all wouldn’t mind paying taxes to Queen Julie Andrews
Cats will sit on anything from the mail
Now you have to watch Princess Diaries 2! I loved this reaction!
Joe is the BEST. He cares immensely for his girls and growing up, he was the benchmark for men in my eyes. Also, naturally, Julie Andrews and Anne Hathaway are completely brilliant. As someone who very much was Mia growing up, I used to pray for Julie Andrews to come and make things better 😅
I love this film so much, it has such great scenes and is so iconic, I don't know how many people notice this on first watch, but I love when Julie Andrews character Queen Clarice makes a jab at the Baron and Baroness being Barron meaning that they can't have kids and it's funny because She said that without princess Mia Govier would cease to exist as they know it and Violator adding that she hopes they will stay Barron is just that next level of hilariously cruel humour that adds so much more debts to her as a character into the entire film which adds to the iconic Ness of it and is something that people don't really notice until secondary watch or on Woods, which changes the whole perspective of the film and well this is a cruel joke it also just fits perfectly with her character and like I said it's easy to miss it and just play off the whole Barron Baroness thing, but if you really pay attention it just makes more worldbuilding, there are so many scenes like that in both this film and the sequel that just add to this world and despite their only being to films it really feels so built out and I don't know if that's partially to do with the fact that there are also books, butknow the films don't really follow the books so who knows, but either way these are such iconic and amazing films and Julie Andrews and Anne Hathaway adjust so good in these roles.
I’m so glad you’re enjoyed this! I never really read the book but this was my first Anne Hathaway movie and yeah I’m a big fan! Fun fact: When Anne Hathaway went to audition for the role, she literally fell out of the chair during the audition and right there is when the director knew that she was their Princess Mia of Genovia. Also I love Julie Andrews! I think my favorite part has always been where Mia and her Clarisse have a day out, and she is educated on the meaning of shut up in the teenage language. Joe is certainly the MVP; the moment when Mia fell on the bleachers, Héctor Elizondo was genuinely concerned as that moment was not scripted. I really recommend you watch the sequel as it’s not only funny, but as charming and empowering. Other Anne Hathaway films I recommend are Les Misérables, The Devil Wears Prada, Ella Enchanted, Get Smart, The Hustle, Rohan Dhal The Witches (2020), and Ocean 8. For more Julie Andrews I must recommend Eloise at the Plaza, Eloise at Christmas, and Tooth Fairy. For Héctor Elizondo, I recommend Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride, Tortilla Soup, Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman, and The Lego Batman Movie. If you’re also looking for a good romcom with royalty I highly recommend Red, White and Royal Blue. I also recommend the series Young Royals.
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The second Pricess Diaries movie is also really good!
Princess diaries 2 is great!
The bully Lana, she is voiced by Mandy Moore, AKA the voice actor for Rapunzel in Tangled.
Her genuine reaction to accidentally falling on the bleachers was so wholesome and unscripted! Gotta love her!
Oh yeah, I’m a lot of the songs that were in the movie actually was sung by the main popular girl. She was famous for some of her pop hits around that time.
Yes never clicked so freaking fast!! I wore out the vhs i had as a kid and then bought the dvd lol!! Has got to be my favorite live action Disney movie!! ❤️🔥
Me too! It was a Christmas gift! I watched it all day and the next week my parents got me green ice cream.
‘She’s going to run’ love the callback to runaway bride
Mignonette. Such a great name, might be a bit biased since my middle name is Mignon. So pretty close.
So Lana is played by Mandy Moore who voiced Rapunzel in Tangled. But the first thing I knew her from was the movie "A Walk To Remember" (which is an incredible movie btw).
If this is your first time seeing Mandy Moore on-screen (and not just hearing her in Tangled) then imma need you to watch A Walk to Remember.
About Lilly: I know it's like popular now to hate her and say she's a bad friend but I don't get that at all. Yeah she was a jerk in the car because of Mia's make-over but as soon as she told her the truth she apologised AND stood up for her at school. Plus, she kept her secret and didn't try to take advantage of her. If anything, Mia was a bad friend. She promised Lilly she would be on her show but she was a no-show (to be with a boy she liked who was a jerk even before he kissed her) AND didn't even let her know about it which made Lilly look like an idiot on live TV. Yet, when Mia apologised she immediately forgave her. Lilly literally had one bad moment and she was a 'bad friend' but for 95% of the movie she was a good and supportive friend.
Also, cats lay on EVERYTHING, especially paper 😂
Anyways, this movie was literally my childhood. So many fun facts about it:
It is based on a book of the same name by Meg Cabot. There are some huge differences though, like Queen Clarisse is not nice at all and her & Mia don't have a good relationship (she is also the one who outs Mia as a princess to the press). Mia lives in New York instead of San Francisco, her dad is alive in but has cancer and Mia & Michael don't get together until much later. However, the second movie just erases the rest of the books and takes a whole different direction. At first I was really pissed about that but the movie is so good (not as good as this one but still good) and it's got Chris Pine!
If you haven't seen them, Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music are a must! And fun fact: Miss Andrews also voiced Queen Lillian, Fiona's mother, in Shrek 2-4.
Also, other Anne Hathaway movies I recommend are The Devil Wears Prada (with Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt), Ella Enchanted, Valentine's Day (with an ensemble cast), Alice In Wonderland (with Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman etc.), Les Misérables (also an ensemble cast) and The Intern (with Robert DeNiro).
Michael is played by Robert Schwartzman who's real life band, Rooney, appears as the character's band. He is related to the Coppola family and Nicolas Cage. He wanted to change his last name in the credits to Cage in honor of his cousin but the movie's promotional material had already been finalised.
Lana is played by Mandy Moore who voiced Rapunzel in Tangled and has starred in movies such as A Walk To Remember (which I recommend), Saved! (with Heather Matarazzo, Jena Malone and Macaulay Culkin), Chasing Liberty (with Mark Harmon), Because I Said So (with Diane Keaton), License to Wed (with Robin Williams and John Krasinski) and 47 Meters Down (with Claire Holt) as well as NBC's hit series This Is Us. She is also a singer.
Lilly is played by Heather Matarazzo. Along with Saved! she has been in Scream 3 and 5 for instance. She once revealed she was scheduled to attend a meeting on the 15th floor of the World Trade Center on 9/11 shortly after the attacks occurred but she overslept.
Joe is played by Héctor Elizondo who has been in pretty much every movie Garry Marshall has directed - including Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride, Valentine's Day and New Year's Eve. He has also been on shows such as Chicago Hope and Last Man Standing.
Charlotte is played by Kathleen Marshall, director Garry Marshall's daughter IRL. His twin granddaughters also appear as the little girls who ask Mia for autographs and Garry himself, along with his wife and sister, has a cameo as a guest at the ball.
Paolo is played by Larry Miller who has also been in many Garry Marshall movies, as well as 10 Things I Hate About You and The Nutty Professor. He was also on the show Mad About You which starred Lisa Kudrow as Ursula Buffay (her character was incorporated into Friends as Phoebe's twin because of Lisa).
Helen, Mia's mum, is played by Caroline Goodall has been in movies such as Schindler's List, Cliffhanger, Hook and Chasing Liberty (in the last one she plays Mandy Moore's mum).
Vice Principal Gupta is played by Sandra Oh who is best known for her roles as Cristina Yang on Grey's Anatomy and Eve on Killing Eve.
Baroness von Troken is played by Bonnie Aarons who plays the demon nun in The Conjuring movie franchise (mainly The Nun).
During her audition, Anne Hathaway fell out of her chair and was immediately given the part as clumsy Mia Thermopolis. She was literally born for this role. Also, Garry Marshall's granddaughters watched the tapes of actresses auditioning for the role and they told him he should hire her because she had "good princess hair". This was her first movie role her and breakout role-she was 18.
Speaking of being clumsy... Mia falling on the bleachers was not scripted. Anne Hathaway slipped on a puddle while doing the scene and director Garry Marshall thought it was so funny that he inserted it in the final cut. Furthermore, the dinner scene when Mia accidentally sets the guy's arm on fire, the flames were supposed to go out when he put his arm in the ice bucket but they didn't. Anne panicked and threw the glass of water on it. Also, in that scene a waiter says "it happens all the time" - The same actor plays a waiter in Pretty Woman who says the same line to Julia Roberts' character. Both movies were directed by Garry Marshall.
Amanda Bynes, Scarlett Johansson, Emmy Rossum and January Jones auditioned for the role of Mia while Alyssa Milano turned ir down, fearing being typecast for playing girl-next-door characters.
Dame Helen Mirren was considered for the role of Queen Clarisse.
Laura Prepon was offered the role of Lilly but turned it down.
Mia's cat Fat Louie was portrayed by four different cats, one of whom was actually Anne Hathaway's own cat. Each cat served a different purpose: one was meant to be carried, another sat still for extended periods of time, a third was used for jumping and stunts and the final (Anne's) is in the movie's final scene.
The photo of Mia's father in the movie's opening scenes is a photo of Anne Hathaway's dad. He is also the one you see in the flashback scene when she's reading the letter.
It was Anne Hathaway's idea that the brush should break. She had to wear a clip-in hairpiece to create Mia’s hair pre-makeover and it was affectionately nicknamed "the beast" by the cast and crew. Her eyebrows took about an hour to apply as each tiny hair had to be individually glued in place.
It was also Anne's idea to have the pore strip on her nose during the scene when Michael comes with Mia's car. In that scene Mia is also watching one of the movie's deleted scenes.
During filming of the tea scene in the garden and the greenhouse scene, airplanes were flying over the area. When the scenes were finished, Garry Marshall gave Anne Hathaway and Dame Julie Andrews awards for "best acting in airplane interference".
While filming the final dance scene, Madonna's "Like A Prayer" was played on a boom-box to get natural dancing from the actors on-set (to be then dubbed over by the song that appeared in the final cut - Miracles Happen by Myra) and the actors kept mouthing the words to the song.
The on-screen relationship between Clarisse and Joe was not scripted. They just had so much chemistry, especially during the dance rehearsal scene which was improvised.
For the first half of the movie, Clarisse wears only black and dark outfits. After Joe says "You've been wearing black too long" during their dance, she starts to add more color to her wardrobe. It is later revealed that her husband, King Rupert, had passed away the previous year. This can be interpreted as her still mourning his death, but as she falls in love with Joe her personality becomes alive and colorful again.
The movie was co-produced by Whitney Houston. The scene in which Mia smears her ice cream cone on Lana's cheerleader uniform was her idea.
The movie was filmed on the same sound stage Mary Poppins was filmed, which has since been named "The Julie Andrews stage". The rental house in which Julie Andrews lived while filming Mary Poppins was lived in by Garry Marshall while filming this movie (If you haven't seen them, Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music are a must! And fun fact: Miss Andrews also voiced Queen Lillian, Fiona's mother, in Shrek 2-4).
The castle at the end is the Longford Castle located just south of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.
Garry Marshall's favorite saying while making a movie "Everybody works!" was loosely translated into Latin to become the Genovian motto "Totus corpum laborat". The pillow Fat Louie is lying on at the end has that phrase.
Towards the beginning of the movie when Mia is on the way to school, she crosses the street on her scooter where a limo passes behind her-It's Clarisse's limo.
When Clarisse first sees Mia she says "Let me take a look at you". This is the same line Julie Andrews' character says in The Sound of Music when she meets the children.
During the makeover, Paolo calls Mia's eyebrows Frida and Kahlo- Frida Kahlo was a Mexican artist who had a unibrow. He also mentions Brooke Shields and Groucho Marx who were both known for their thick, dark eyebrows.
There's a short mid/post-credit scene where Mia tries to kick the ball but falls instead.
Sorry if this is too long. Kudos to you if you read all that 👍🏻
Oh my gosh this was so fun to read about one of my absolute favorite films!! Thank you so much! Not sure how you knew all of that but I really appreciate you taking the time to type it all out
@@clairesnelson9961 You're welcome! It's mostly off of the trivia section on IMDB (I love reading those about some of my favourite movies!) so to be fair a lot of it is copy x paste but others just things I've seen in interviews or something 😁
@@heidos7Lily is a bad friend. She even said how Mia should be over her dad’s deaths and then says it’s been 2 months. First of all you don’t tell someone how long they need to grieve for. Doesn’t matter if it’s been 2 months a year or 2 years. Like who says that. My dad died last year and yeah there are days i still cry but if a friend loved one or whoever ever said that to me I’d be livid. It doesn’t matter that Mia never got to know him. That doesn’t make pain hurt any less. And to tell someone how they SHOULD be feeling not cool at all! And Lily only semi redeems herself with sticking up for Mia in class. And then Lily saying hey I didn’t tell anybody you were a princess. Like she wanted to be rewarded or a given a golden star for being a “good human being”. And Mia did way better at apologizing. Lily’s apologies needed to be way more flushed out it was too level surfaced and okay all is forgiven then.
Omg YES love this movie!! I have to say though, the sequel (The Princess Diaries: Royal Engagement) is one of my all time favs
Ahhhh please watch the second film. And still can’t get over how Anne actually did just fall over and they kept it in the film 😂
This was the first movie I watched as a young kid with my mom and we both bonded so much watching this movie. I always LOVED Joe and Julie Andrew’s as Mia’s princess protectors. Also, as a kid I definitely understood the friend more than I would now if I watched it for the first time at 29 years old. It’s very early highschool behavior especially being in the misfit/outcast group and only having that one friend. It was probably super hard for her to process that she felt being left alone and behind by her only ride or die friend. It’s not an excuse to be rude like she was, but I had fights with my girl besties in highschool that were resolved THAT quickly. It’s just how the homies roll 🤣
Omg Lily is the worst friend ever. She's worse than the "mean girl" because she's supposed to be supportive and then isn't... until she finds out she's a princess, at which point, she's like, "Oh yeah we're totally best friends!" "Who destroyed you? You look ridiculous!". Awful.
And that's not even the only thing. Telling her, "Oh I thought you were over that." about her dad's death. Like, what? EDIT: I wrote this before I got to that part but I'm so glad he even said, "I hate her more than the other characters." Because yes.
I re-watched this film recently myself and couldn't believe how mean Lily is. Two months after Mia's dad died and she's like 'oh I thought you were over that?' I couldn't believe it.
Yeah she is the worst character in the movie. Even the reason why she’s mad at Mia is basically because she wanted to exploit her fame for her show while constantly putting Mia down for trying to be a princess. THE WORST FRIEND IN ANY KID’S MOVIE.
@@Water3Monkey People don't pickup on how shitty Lily is the same way people don't pickup on how shitty Hannah was in the game Until Dawn.
I had weekly etiquette lessons growing up, EXACTLY like those 😂
20:00 That Fall was real on the bleachers. She fell by mistake and they kept it in the movie. That's why Lilly's, "Are you okay?!" Sounded so real. She was actually concerned Anne had hurt herself. ❤
Echoing what others are saying, please do watch the sequel. It's got a special place in my heart as it was one of the first few DVDs I owned, so I watched it tons (as well as the special features lol)
Movies like this always remind me on the movie Blast from the past but here in germany I feel like the title "eve and the last gentlemen" fits way more. It's a great watch.
20:01; yeah, that actually happened on set. The directors loved it so much (as it played well into the whole “clumsy” vibe), they kept it in.
Yes! Absolutely want you to watch the sequel. These movies are in the category of I-need-a-fun-movie-on-in-the-background for me, along with Ever After (such a good one!!), Princess Bride, Enchanted, and a host of others that never get old.
My favorite movie!!! This movie is my childhood and is what made me fall in love with Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews as actors
I love his actor the actor playing Joe. I always loved every movie he's ever acted in.
Wow I haven't seen this movie in a long time, used to watch it on Disney channel along with millions of other things, but I forgot Erik Von Detten aka Brink, aka Danny from Escape To Witch Mountain, aka Sid(from Toy Story) was in this!
You’ve gotta watch the second movie, I honestly prefer it!
To answer about how crown moves so julie Andrew's is queen because she married into the royal family. King and Queen had their son and only child, so he was the next in line for the throne. Once he had mia and she was a princess and second in line for the throne (even tho only the queen knew about mia) outside of mia and her dad aka uncles, aunts, and cousins are in line for the throne also. So when mia's dad passes, she is heir to the throne being next in line. So when our queen says if mia is deny becoming queen giving up the crown, it would go to cousins, uncles, or aunts. The couple that state they will get the crown back. I believe are cousins so if mia says no to being queen and her royal duty, it will more likely go to them or whoever is next in line behind mia.
Update: In the second movie, you learn more about politics and how gender affects the crown. I will not elaborate because that be spoiling the plot of the second movie.
Your reactions had me ROLLING 🤣 now I need to go watch the movies again 😌
The Princess Diaries is one of my favorite movies ever! I actually really like Lily(could be because I absolutely adore the actress lol). When the movie came out I really related to Mia and Lily a lot....I guess I kind of still do lol. But yeah it's such a wholesome light fun movie! You should absolutely watch the 2nd one. I like the 1st one a little better but the 2nd one is still very good!
I love this movie and the second one. They both hold a special place in my heart!
I know people don’t like that Mia’s hair was straightened and that’s ok, but I think it’s still pretty 🩷 both styles can be pretty really
My favorite movie from when I was a kid is one I know you would love. It's called The Pebble and the Penguin. Fabulous visuals, absolutely stunning soundtrack, and jam-packed with so many great celebrities with a gripping storyline. It's definitely worth watching.
One more, it's much older, and it might be hard to find a good copy of it. The movie is called Ferngully: The Last Rainforest. Another film that can match up with the previous movie in every aspect.
You should watch Princess Diaries 2 as well! I love this movie so much. Julie Andrews reminds me so much of my grandmother and her relationship with Anne Hathaway in this reminds me of my relationship with my grandmother. This is definitely one of my favourite comfort movies. 🥰
Pleasase watch the second movie as well!! Personally I think that's even funnier!
thank you so much for this video :) i had a terrible day and seeing my favorite youtuber react to one of my favorite movies made it so much better
You're right about her best friend.
Not I, an Austrian, hearing here for the first time that Julie Andrews is in The Sound of Music 😭😂 in my defence, I’ve never seen the film, but I watched a live performance of it in my town’s opera house, and it was amazing.
I absolutely recommend seeing it. The real Maria von Trapp makes a cameo in it too (when Julie’s Maria is leaving the abbey to go to the von Trapp villa).
I unfortunately relate to the hairbrush scene 😣😅
I love this film! It’s still impressive that no one broke character when Anne accidentally slipped on the bleachers. The ice cream on the uniform scene is still awesome!
I am obsessed w/ Julie Andrews. 😍
This movie is TOP TIER! ♡ I will never pass up watching it♡ I reallyyy hope you do the second one too♡♡
Joe is my favorite character of the films, can’t change my mind. xD
Thanks, Oscar! 👸 Cheers to director Garry Marshall.
if you dont know, the blonde girl is mandy moore!!
this is probably one of my favorite movies until this day, thank you for having such a lovely reaction.
My sister and I loved watching this movie over and over growing up. Mia's so relatable and funny.
Please react to the sequel. Some don't hold up to the first but this one does.
I feel like i need to recommend some more feel good movies so if you liked thos youll also enjoy
- ever after
- ella enchanted
- stardust
Was obsessed with this movement came out still obsessed with it. My fiancé loves this movie. It’s so good. Plus I love Mandy more even though she plays the mean girl in here which and Hathaway said it was so hard to work with her because you want to hate her but you can’t because she’s so nice that you can’t hate her and you hate that you can’t hate her.
And like everyone said Anne Hathaway said that fall was accidental on the bleachers. She slept and she fell and they kept it in. They’re like that is something Mia would do
Please watch the second one it’s just as good
I love this. Somehow, you always upload these when I need them the most. 💖 Can't wait to see what's coming next!
Loved your reaction
This is one of my comfort movies when i need to just watch something i love and that is lighthearted.
Please watch the 2nd one too! It has a different feel but is almost better than the first
I agree, the best friend was selfish and mean at times.
I really hope you watch the second one, it’s so good!
I always enjoy tuning into your reactionsa! This movie is such a comfort watch and still is really cute all these years later! I will look forward to seeing the reaction to the second movie in the future! 😊
It’s so funny to me that her makeover was basically straight hair, no glasses and thinner brows. But most girls I know try to get thick brows, curly hair and big round glasses.