Monte Carlo (2011 film) facts for kids
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| Directed by | Thomas Bezucha |
| Produced by | Denise Di Novi Alison Greenspan Nicole Kidman Arnon Milchan |
| Screenplay by | Thomas Bezucha April Blair Maria Maggenti |
| Story by | Kelly Bowe |
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| Music by | Michael Giacchino |
| Cinematography | Jonathan Brown |
| Editing by | Jeffrey Ford |
| Studio | Fox 2000 Pictures Regency Enterprises Di Novi Pictures Dune Entertainment Blossom Films |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | July 1, 2011 |
| Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million |
| Money made | $39.7 million |
Monte Carlo is a 2011 American adventure-romantic comedy film based on Headhunters by Jules Bass. It was directed by Thomas Bezucha. Denise Di Novi, Alison Greenspan, Nicole Kidman, and Arnon Milchan produced the film for Fox 2000 Pictures and Regency Enterprises. It began production in Harghita, Romania on May 5, 2010. Monte Carlo stars Selena Gomez, Leighton Meester and Katie Cassidy as three friends posing as wealthy socialites in Monte Carlo, Monaco. The film was released on July 1, 2011. It features the song "Who Says" by Selena Gomez & the Scene and numerous songs by British singer Mika. Monte Carlo received mixed reviews from critics, and earned over $39 million on a $20 million budget. Fox Home Entertainment released Monte Carlo on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on October 18, 2011.
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Plot
Grace Bennett (Selena Gomez) is a New York University bound, Texas high-school student who works as a waitress with her best friend, high school dropout Emma Perkins (Katie Cassidy) to earn money for a trip to Paris after graduation. Grace's stepfather pays for her uptight older stepsister Meg Kelly (Leighton Meester) to come with them on the trip. Emma goes to Paris despite her boyfriend Owen's (Cory Monteith) proposal of marriage. The trip quickly proves to be a disappointment-they have been ripped off with a cramped hotel room and a tour that moves too fast for anyone to properly appreciate anything. After being left behind by their tour guide, the three girls seek refuge from the rain in a posh hotel. There, the hotel staff and paparazzi mistake Grace for the spoiled celebutante British heiress Cordelia Winthrop-Scott, Grace's double, who leaves rather than stay to attend an auction for a Romanian charity for which she is to donate an expensive Bulgari necklace. The three girls spend the night in Cordelia's suite, and the next day fly to Monte Carlo with Cordelia's luggage, despite Meg's misgivings.
At Monte Carlo the girls meet Theo Marchand (Pierre Boulanger), the son of the philanthropist hosting Cordelia. Theo is cold towards the three, because he dislikes Cordelia's spoiled brat nature, but he escorts them to a ball, where Grace successfully fools Cordelia's aunt Alicia (Catherine Tate) and Emma dances with a prince (Giulio Berruti). Meg reunites with Riley (Luke Bracey), an Australian backpacker and ex-rugby player she briefly met in Paris. They find they have things in common, and spend time together before he leaves for Italy. When Grace has to take part in a game of polo, Alicia discovers the impersonation because of Grace's different riding style and after calling the real Cordelia confirms her suspicion. Alicia believes that Grace is a lookalike, hired by Cordelia to take her place while she parties, after being threatened for exposing the impersonation Grace convinces her not to endanger the charity auction which she agrees to keep silent. Theo is attracted to "Cordelia's" frank personality, while Emma's prince invites her to a party on a yacht. Emma dresses up for the party in the Bulgari auction necklace but meets Meg on the way, and Meg takes it for safekeeping, but later forgets about it, accidentally leaving it in Riley's backpack. At the party, Emma is disillusioned by the prince's obnoxious nature and snideness and arrogance towards the waitresses.
Owen arrives in Monte Carlo in search of Emma. So does Cordelia, and she sees the newspaper account of Grace's appearance at the ball. She finds that the necklace is missing and calls the police. The girls have gone in search of Riley but he shows up at the hotel with the necklace; they find Cordelia in the room. When Cordelia threatens to call and withdraw the necklace from the auction, the girls panic and tackle her to the couch. When people come to the door, they muffle her screams and Grace covers for them. They then tie her to a chair and gag her by stuffing an apple in her mouth so Grace can take her place at the auction. Cordelia escapes, and reveals Grace's fraud at the auction. She demands that Grace be arrested, but after Grace's sincere public confession Alicia bids the unexpectedly large amount of €6 million for the necklace to save her. The film ends with Meg joining Riley on his travels around the world; Owen and Emma moving into their own home in Texas; and Theo and Grace reuniting at the Romanian school where the former works and the latter volunteers at.
Cast
- Selena Gomez as Grace Bennett/Cordelia Winthrop-Scott
- Leighton Meester as Meg Kelly
- Katie Cassidy as Emma Perkins
- Cory Monteith as Owen Andrews
- Pierre Boulanger as Theo Marchand
- Luke Bracey as Riley
- Catherine Tate as Alicia Winthrop-Scott
- Andie MacDowell as Pamela Bennett
- Brett Cullen as Robert Kelly
- Giulio Berruti as Prince Domenico Da Silvano
- Valérie Lemercier as Madame Valerie
- Franck de Lapersonne as Grand Belle's Manager
- Jeremiah Sullivan as Bartender 2
Images for kids
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Gomez filming a scene on location in Paris, France
See also
In Spanish: Monte Carlo (película) para niños
