Princess Protection Program Movie
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Storyline
TAGLINES PLOT SUMMARY
When an evil dictator threatens to take over the kingdom, Princess Rosalinda gets put into the Princess Protection Program. She is taken under the wing of Mason, an agent from the agency, and his daughter, Carter, who works after school at a a nearby lock bait shop . Rosalinda goes undercover as a regular teen named, Rosie with the help of Carter. In turn, Rosalinda helps Carter overcome insecurities with herself and her crush on Donny.
| Demi Lovato | Rosie |
| Robert Adamson | Donnie |
| Selena Gomez | Carter Mason, Princess Mason |
| Johnny Ray | General Magnus Kane |
| Samantha Droke | Brooke |
| Ricardo Alvarez | Elegante |
| Nicholas Braun | Ed |
| Ramon Saldana | |
| Kevin G. Schmidt | Bull |
| Brian Tester | Principal Burkle |
| Tom Verica | Mason |
| Jamie Chung | Chelsea |
| Sully Diaz | Sophia |
| Allison Liddi |
5.30 out of 10 (184 votes)
Visitor Reviews
Formulaic, but sure to please the legiion of Disney Channel fans
posted on 31 Aug 2009
Princess Protection Program doesn't really have to have a story, as long as there's a shopping scene set to hot music, a wacky mess scene, a mismatched pair that get to like each other and a not-too-hazardous denoument where girl power saves the day. Add the standard heroic, handsome dad (but only attractive in an "old people" way 'cause otherwise it would be ewwww), assorted mean girls and cute boys, shake well and you have a hit for the J-14 market. To paraphrase Carly Simon, nobody does it better than Disney Channel.
Sally Field-ish sprite Demi Lovato (please someone do a remake of The Flying Nun with this young star!) and snappy but not too caustic Selena Gomez stay true to the onscreen personas established by their respective TV series, though one wonders why they didn't mix things up a little by having Lovato play the eye-rolling American tween and Gomez play the affected princess, who doesn't use contractions much like Barbara Eden did on I Dream Of Jeannie ("Master, are you not pleased?" "Major Healey, do you not think my master would like me to blink an elephant into his office?")
It's still grand movie matinee fun that stretches logic and story sense with the same elán that The Monkey's Uncle did for Annette Funicello and Tommy Kirk. You never worry for a minute about anyone being in serious danger and the biggest hazard besides snarky rival girls is yogurt. My daughter loved it, so case closed.
The DVD does not include too much that we didn't see on Disney Channel interstitials, including the "aren't we the best of friends" segment that was brought to fever pitch on premiere night when the two BFFs hosted the movie and had oh-so-much fun.
Sort of like Gidget and LaRue.
Entertaining and you know you're going to have an enjoyable film when you watch Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato together!
posted on 31 Aug 2009On June 30th, the televised movie "PRINCESS PROTECTION PROGRAM" (which airs on the Disney Channel on June 26th) brings together real-life BFF's Selena Gomez ("Wizards of Waverly Place") and Demi Lovato ("Camp Rock") together in a film directed by Allison Liddi (has directed for TV shows such as "Bones", "Friday Night Lights", "Gossip Girl", "Chuck" and "Grey's Anatomy") and a screenplay by Annie DeYoung (writer for "Prince William", "The Facts of Life Reunion" and "The Ron Clark Story").
Joining both Gomez and Lovato are Tom Verica ("Flags of Our Fathers", "The Nine" and "American Dreams"), actress Jamie Chung ("Samurai Girl", "Greek" and "Days of Our Lives") and Molly Hagan ("Unfabulous").
The film revolves around two girls from two different countries and very different upbringing.
Carter Mason (Selena Gomez) works at a bait shop in Louisiana with her father (Tom Verica) who is also employed as an agent of the Princess Protection Program. For Carter, she is often treated badly because she doesn't sport the expensive clothes and the lifestyle of Chelsea (Jamie Chung) and her friends. She likes Donnie (Robert Adamson) but he never recognizes her.
The other girl is Rosalinda (Demi Lovato) who is about to become the queen of Costa Luna. But since the death of her father, there has been an uprising and General Magnus Kane has staged a coup and takes over Costa Luna. Sophia's mother knows that General Kane can't take power as long as her daughter is alive and fortunately, she has the help of the Princess Protection Program to watch her daughter.
The program is funded by the royalty to protect the princess throughout the world and Carter Mason's father who works for the program is ordered to take Princess Rosalinda and bring her to an undisclosed location. As long as Rosalinda is alive and well, General Kane will be unable to hurt her mother or take control of Costa Luna.
But life is tough for both teenage girls. Carter dislikes girls who act like a "princess" and think they deserve attention and Rosalinda, is having difficulties fitting in because she is a princess. And to make things more challenging, Carter's father wants her to attend the local high school and Carter to help her achieve this normal life and not draw any suspicion that she is a real life princess.
But when all the guys start diverting their attention to Rosalinda and the high school students start thinking Rosalinda is very cool, Carter becomes jealous. But Rosalinda does what she can to make her relationship better with Carter but plans keep backfiring. Will these two girls with different lifestyles ever get along? And will Rosalinda ever be able to return to Costa Luna and free her mother and the people of the country?
VIDEO & AUDIO:
"PRINCESS PROTECTION PROGRAM" is featured in Widescreen (1:78:1) and is enhanced for 16×9 televisions. As for audio, audio is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound (and also includes French and Spanish language tracks). The film is primarily a dialog and music-driven film. Dialog can be heard clearly.
Subtitles are featured in French and Spanish.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
"PRINCESS PROTECTION PROGRAM" features the following special features:
* Royal & Loyal BFF's - (7:36) A featurette about how Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato are real life BFF's and how they brought a lot of energy and enthusiasm to the set. Interviews with the talents in the film about their experience working on the film and more!
* A Royal Reality - (5:01) A real life princess, India Oxenberg (Daughter of Catherine Oxenberg and step daughter of Casper Van Dien. Her grandmother is Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia.) and also an actress in California, talks about her experience as a princess and the gowns and responsibilities they have and how today's princess don't exactly live in fairytale castles in the modern world. Featuring interviews with cast and crew about the roles of a princess.
* "One and the Same" Music Video - (3:05) A catchy rock music video featuring both Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato.
The extended edition comes with a necklace (available for a limited time).
JUDGMENT CALL:
Both Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato have a good chemistry with each other and the fact the two are best friends (and have known each other since they were children) and are comfortable being around with each other, their enthusiasm can be seen onscreen. In fact, all the talent seemed to have gelled quite well (according to the talents, because there was only a handful of them, they were all able to hang out and have fun offscreen and onscreen) onscreen and everything seems to work.
Personally, these two young actresses do a great job. For one, I'm proud to see two actresses with Latino heritage in starring roles in a film and most of all, to finally seeing these two stars working together. Personally, I find it absolutely awesome that Disney has been giving people of different ethnicities the opportunity to have major lead roles in their films and "PRINCESS PROTECTION PROGRAM" is no different.
Overall, "PRINCESS PROTECTION PROGRAM" is enjoyable, very safe for children and an enjoyable film for the whole family. If you are a fan of both Gomez or Lovato or both, definitely check this film out!
Great Movie!
posted on 31 Aug 2009Disney makes a movie once in awhile now,that I will consider GREAT!
To Disney,I say Welcome back to GREATNESS!,this movie with Selena Gomez
and Demi Lovato hit home in many ways.I'm glad to see they are still making
FAMILY Movies a "Cornerstone",in the way they create hits such as this!
True Friends Are Hard To Find...
posted on 31 Aug 2009I saw the movie, would've liked it to be longer. Carter discovers what true friendship means. Above all the movie represents self worth and true friends will go to the end for you, and they're hard to come by. It was funny and cute. I'd buy it most definitely. But thats my opinion, you have to see it for your self. Rent it before buying it, that'll be the only way to see if you really want to own the dvd.
Always be true to yourself
posted on 31 Aug 2009Princess Protection Program is a great movie. It has a great storyline and it teaches a lot of VALUABLE moral lessons which a lot of movies do not teach anymore. This movie teaches you about the importance of friendship, being true to yourself, and no matter who you are or where you come from you are always special.
This movie is about a princess Rosalinda (Demi) and she has to go into hiding so she is put into the house with Carter (Selena) and her father. Although Carter doesn't care for Rosalinda at first she learns to deal with her and they both learn a lot from each other including what it takes to be a great friend. This is truly a great movie.
If you are looking for a great movie that the entire family can enjoy I recommend this movie. The Disney Channel has done a great job with this movie especially with the casting of Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato.
Very cute movie!
posted on 31 Aug 2009What a great movie this was! Normally from a Disney Channel movie, you wouldn't expect it to be a blockbuster movie, but this movie is one of the best ones that Disney has had in a long time! Although it doesn't quite beat the Hannah Montana phoenominon, Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato are very talented young ladies. It even adds on that these two girls are best friends in real life because they have a lot of chemistry together while acting in this movie. It's a great movie to watch with your girlfriends and fun for the whole family! There's comedy, romance, and drama. This movie has almost everything you could ask for and it teaches the moral lesson that you should always be true to yourself, it's okay to let your inner beauty show, don't judge too quicky, and most of all, best friends will always be there for each other and you should never let boys come between that. This was a very cute movie and I would give it five stars right off the bat!
Disney Makes More Money Selling Cliched Fantasy
posted on 31 Aug 2009Positives:
(1.) Disney uses films' 70 year old time worn formula of selling fantasy princess cuteness world to girls under 16 to make Disney more money.
(2.) Use lots of cute people doing a lot of shopping acting dumb & mean (to provide something that resembles a conflict so we can have a story).
(3.) Being decent always wins in Disney World & mean people disappear.
Negatives:
(1.) Disney TV/movies (and other studios) have a greater educational impact than schools and family.
(2.) Disney audience will grow up unthinking in cliches & stereotypes which are as realistic as fantasy princess world.
One of my favorites movies to date, Lovato IS a princess...
posted on 31 Aug 2009 Ah yes, Princess Protection Program (a.k.a. PPP). First, let me say that nobody is too old to appreciate the teen nuances of this film because you never truly forget what it was like to be a teenager. And apparently things really haven't changed all that much from the early 90's. But I digress.
Let me truly begin by saying that I absolutely loved this movie! Being a big fan of both Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato, I first heard about this movie eight months before it was ever released, and man, what a long wait for its eventual release on television. Because it's an original Disney Channel movie, I didn't expect anything spectacular like Shrek. By contrast, when the Sci-Fi channel releases one of their original movies, you are guaranteed it's going to be low-budget CGI crap. Those movies are viewable only if you're intoxicated AND Stephen Baldwin is not the main character. The Disney Channel, on the other hand, puts out some pretty good original movies from time to time. This movie was a delightful surprise in all of its simplicity and refreshing new faces.
The first ten minutes of the movie highlight the brief visual backgrounds of the two lead actresses in the movies. Clearly we see that they are from two entirely different worlds (or countries, in this case). To make a long story short, Princess Rosalinda (Lovato) must flee her country under duress and blend in as an American teenager in the bayou of Louisiana while living with the teenage daughter (Gomez) of the man who rescued her from her country. Selena Gomez plays an adorable tomboy working in her father's bait shop, and as always, she's as cute as a button.
The natural progression of the first few dramatic scenes was fairly predictable from the beginning, but I'm sure that's what the audience expected anyway. Initially, the princess and Selena Gomez's character clash like two cats crossing each others' paths. It must be human nature for two teenage girls, total strangers to one another, to dislike each other before eventually becoming friends - predictable, but expected.
As high and royal as the princess is portrayed, I found her to be my absolute favorite character in the film. She has such a good heart and ultimately means well as she tries to blend in as a typical American high school student. As we all know or remember, there's always drama in high school. On a different note, I've seen this movie close to thirty times primarily for the sake of checking out Demi Lovato's big brown eyes and really cute cleft chin. She's a dollface any way you look at it. She plays an awesome princess possessing physical beauty, headstrong morals, and a sense of altruism.
Don't focus too hard on the believability of the film or some of its characters. It's pure fantasy and simply written to keep older viewers young at heart and younger viewers intrigued with that `what's going to happen next?' mentality. So kick back with your children (if you've got some) and enjoy this charming G-rated movie.
Movie was kinda weird - but Gomez and Lovato rule! So cute!
posted on 31 Aug 2009The movie is forgettable, I mean what can you expect, it has like a weird supporting cast, but Lovato and Gomez save the day. They are really cute in this flick. It's like, a snapshot of their cuteage era, as this was shot like back in 2008 and they are now more mature looking. So it is a memento I guess.
The scene in the lunchroom sums up the cuteage. I like it when Selena is teaching Demi how to eat a burger and it is just a cute scene, the way they look, the acting, everything. It is priceless.
Oh yeah, the bonus features are ok, I'm kinda disappointed though, because it stated that one of them is about Lovato and Gomez, but actually it is more of a behind the scenes with the rest of the cast as well. That one can be skipped. The music video on the other hand, is worth it. What a cool song. Of course the girls look different in the video as it was just shot this year, and it is interesting to compare their current looks to the year-old movie clips.
Anyways, I recommend this flick. A must have.
One of the better Disney Channel movies
posted on 31 Aug 2009Two promising young stars turn this boilerplate Disney Channel movie into a decent diversion for `tween girls. A funny story of a princess and tomboy who join together to battle various high school horrors, it also includes a nice message about self-esteem.
Selena Gomez ("Wizards of Waverly Place") shines in her first starring role, with comic sensibilities that hint at a long career. Likable co-star Demi Lovato ("Camp Rock," "Sonny Without a Chance") adds charm of her own, and together the two young stars have great chemistry. Also worth mentioning is another newcomer, Jamie Chung, who MTV viewers will remember from "The Real World: San Diego." She plays Chelsea, the front-runner for homecoming queen.
Girls between the ages of say, 7 to 13, should love it. If you buy it for one, you'll score bonus brownie points by telling her that the Jonas Brothers co-wrote one of the featured songs, "Two Worlds Collide."
The best Disney Channel movie I've seen
posted on 26 Aug 2009I must confess that I didn't cared for watching this film after seeing the previews for it, my thought was "just another way for Disney to milk out their stars". However, recently I saw this movie randomly - and got pleasantly surprised. «Princess Protection Program» is undoubtedly the best DC movie I've seen, surpassing all their recent films like «Camp Rock», the «High School Musical» flicks, «Hatching Pete» and «Dadnapped».A thing that most DC movies have in common that they're pretty soulless; They seem like they're all the same, with mediocre acting, predictable story lines and squeaky clean love subplots. Their films has rarely soul and emotion (even though one shouldn't take for granted that the theatrical released films has heart and emotion, cause that isn't always the case either). But «Princess Protection Program» was quite cute and enjoyable.The story is a little cheesy, but still works pretty well and the high school clichés during this film doesn't feel worn out. The cinematography by David A. Makin is quite lovely, making the locations look beautiful and the score by John Van Tongeren is also good. And most of the songs are catchy.Disney has casted two of their up-and-coming stars to the main roles (the replacements of Miley Cyrus, if you will); Selena Gomez as Carter and Demi Lovato as Princess Rosalinda. Their interaction and friendship on the screen is credible, without being overdone. They both pull of their roles pretty well. Of course since this is a DC movie you can't expect a profound acting, but none of the performances feels overacted. Demi Lovato has improved since «Camp Rock» and has never looked more beautiful than in this film, with her rose-red lips and stunning dresses. She struggles a bit with timing on her emotional moments, but still carries her Princess role with grace and dignity. While Selena, which is wonderful as Alex in «Wizards of Waverly Place», fits the role of a tomboy surprisingly well (I had never pictured her as a tomboy). Of the adult cast, Tom Verica has good charisma as Carter's father.The film was enjoyable, but the only thing that disappointed me, just like another reviewer on this site pointed out, was the ending, which could been more suspenseful, cause it was leading to an thrilling climax. Otherwise, I highly recommend «Princess Protection Program». The film may not be innovative or Oscar-worthy, but has the mayor ingredient that most DC films lack: heart and soul. Please make more movies like this, Disney.
From the Politics of Demi's nation to the Politics of Selena's high school
posted on 16 Aug 2009With all the hype that the Magic Kingdom has been giving this film over the past several months, I expected something a lot better from the Princess Protection Program. I think most kids even those who look at stars Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez as role models and they're not bad ones either, would find this film just too much.Selena is the daughter of widower Tom Verica who is the owner of a bait shop in the bayous of Louisiana and also works for the CIA. He just finished a mission where he rescued a princess from a small Caribbean island nation which just had a military coup. Now he's deposited Princess Demi Lovato with his daughter and drawn her into his other life.Selena's mission and she's got no choice but to accept it is to make Lovato blend in like a normal teen, at least a normal teen in the Disney view. From the politics of Lovato's nation to the politics of Gomez's high school, the two girls get off to a rocky start, but in the end become great pals.In the pattern of what they do at Disney Studios when they have successful stars from successful shows they always try to mix and match and team these stars in film projects. This was one case where the film idea was so preposterous no matter how appealing these two young women are, they simply couldn't put it over. They're both far better at their Disney shows than in this film.I mean really, CIA dad gets daughter to help out on one of his missions? I don't think Princess Protection Program would have ever been made if Disney himself was around, though perhaps for different reasons than I didn't like it.
Not Bad, But Not Something I Would Recommend To Teenagers Age 13 +
posted on 04 Aug 2009After seeing this film it makes me wonder on why people like it so Much? - Is it because Selena Gomez is a pretty face and a "good" role model (hence the quotation marks) ???- Is it because Its a teen princess movie???I Kind of expected this movie to be a bit dark, or something CLOSE to reality. But i was disappointed :My opinion is : Miley Cyrus Would have been in this movie, but after her scandals and mocks. Disney uses the next best thing : Selena and Demi, (Now we all know that they have no talent whatsoever, and only got this role because Disney was desperate and had no one else to choose) Don't get me wrong i like Demi. But not her friend Selena Gomez, who is just another cheap Disney tool.So they are known for making stupid videos of themselves in you tube, and for ripping off other celebrities by using them to be more famous. Just how Selena uses Demi to get to fame. But hey, Demi did okay, her acting is adequate. Selena and Demi were cute for the first 10 minutes but there growing up, they time in the spotlight is almost up. Because they do not have what it takes to make it with an older fan base.My Advice Is for Selena and Miley to leave Disney, Hilary Duff and Shia Labeouf Left at the right time. Now there really famous, For your sake leave, or end up like Christy Carslo Romano (Sorry i Forgot how to spell her name), or those people from Phil of the future. They will do okay if they leave now and start working on adult movies rated. Seriously leave .... Or Disney will slam a contract on you, you will never get out of.Demi, should stay for a while, I mean she just entered.
Geography
posted on 04 Aug 2009This was a great Disney movie, even for adults to watch. I loved seeing Puerto Rico's beautiful "Castillo Serralles" (the castle). I knew from the very first moment I saw it, that it was the same castle I visited so many times when I was in my beautiful Puerto Rico. What I don't exactly know is, why they "couldn't be" in Puerto Rico, but in Louisianna? The film is based in Louisianna and they don't have mountains there... Well, the film was recorded in Puerto Rico, thats why you can hear the "Coqui" in the background. Also, great to listen to. Most of the cast are puertorican actors also! It's great that they have a chance to show what great actors they are. This is awesome for Puerto Rico!!
A very good picture for children's and parents!
posted on 25 Jul 2009My 2 daughters (ages:9 and 6)and I saw the movie and we like it. I am in disagreement with the comments that said that the movie is bored or without good argument. Remember that this movie is for children, specially for girls. Selena Gomez and Demy Lovato are excellent actresses and in the movie they act very well. The locations are good, the castle, the school and the house in "Luisianna". It's not necessary make the picture in it. In my opinion is an entertained, funny and good movie and I expect that the creators of the movie don't read comments that do not contribute anything and they are not the opinion of the majority. The children are the best judges because the movie is made for them. Bearing a grudge they see the movie. And my daughters recommended.
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I Loved This Movie!!
posted on 31 Aug 2009This is a movie for boys and girls. For boys there is a lot of action and for girls there is a lot of Princess stuff. My name is Casey and I am eight years old. I recommend this movie for all ages.