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The Princess Diaries Full Production Notes "She rocks. She rules. She reigns."
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 Chapter 6: Anne Hathaway Took Rock-Climbing LessonsThe L.A. Rock Gym, a rock climbing facility located in Hawthorne became Rocks Around The Clock, where Mia works part time after school. This location served as the backdrop for a mid-air heart-to-heart between Mia and her mother, as well as the site of a scene where Mia first senses a growing attraction to Michael.
Anne Hathaway took rock-climbing lessons for these scenes, and found it exciting.
"I really enjoyed the challenge of trying something new, and it's a lot of fun," says Hathaway of the sport. "I've always been into sports, and I really feel athletics are a great way to stay fit and feel good about yourself."
Director Garry Marshall shares his young star's love of sports: "I love sports, so I put sports in all of my pictures," says Marshall. "In `The Princess Diaries,' we have girls and boys playing soccer, baseball, golf, sailing and cheerleading ` and Mandy Moore is one of the cheerleaders!"
During a break in filming, Marshall received an impromptu baton-twirling lesson from Moore and her fellow cheerleaders, played by Beth Anne Garrison and Bianca Lopez.
Athletics aren't the only game in town, however. Lilly's brother Michael (ROBERT SCHWARTZMAN) performs in a rock band called Fly Paper, when he's not helping out at Doc Motor's garage, and the quirky Jeremiah (PATRICK FLUEGER) performs magic tricks for his favorite audience, Lilly (HEATHER MATARAZZO) who wishes he would just disappear.
Robert Schwartzman was initially quite nervous before his audition for Garry Marshall, but calmed down as they talked about the role.
"At first I got really freaked out at the audition, but I felt comfortable after talking with Garry," says Schwartzman. "We talked about who I am and my hobbies ` I play music and that's what they were looking for, a musician, for the role of Michael." Schwartzman is lead singer/songwriter and plays keyboards and guitar for the L.A. band Rooney. His character, Michael, has a passion for music ` and for Mia.
"I think Michael cares for Mia because she's not perfect," says Schwartzman. "She makes mistakes, like embarrassing herself in debate class, but shows up again the next day. And he loves her for that."
Patrick Flueger, a resident of Red Wing, Minnesota, had only high school plays and local theatre to his credit when he found himself with a role in "The Princess Diaries." His cousin and some friends, who were Minneapolis casting directors, sent a tape of his to Garry Marshall.
"Garry liked the tape they sent, so they flew me out for a screen test, and I met him," recalls Flueger. "He's a legend, so I was kind of awestruck. I don't think I've ever been that nervous!"
"My character, Jeremiah, is into computers and magic tricks, and he has an earring and nuclear-red hair," says Flueger of his character. "He likes Lilly ` he looks at her and sees someone who could probably kick his butt ` and he finds that attractive!"
Although "The Princess Diaries" is part fantasy, the filmmakers took care to ground the film and its characters in reality.
"We tried to cast real kids in this picture," says Garry Marshall. "I had nine kids under the age of 18 in this film ` talented, great minds. If you look closely at a lot of high school pictures, there's a guy around 45 years old with a beard, playing a high school kid! In `The Princess Diaries,' we try to be honest and bring you kids who are kids ` and funny kids at that."
"Garry didn't want to make a flat-out fairy tale, he wanted to ground the movie in reality, about a real girl, living a normal life," says producer Mario Iscovich. "He added
fairy tale and fantasy to the story, but on the foundation of real people to whom the audience can relate."
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