A Cinderella Story

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A Cinderella Story
A Cinderella Story movie poster
Directed by	Mark Rosman
Written by	Leigh Dunlap
Starring	Hilary Duff Chad Michael Murray Jennifer Coolidge Regina King
Distributed by	Warner Bros
Release date(s)	16 July, 2004
Running time	95 min
Language	English
Budget	$20,000,000 USD (est.)
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Once upon a time, can happen anytime.

A Cinderella Story (2004) is a teen romance movie starring Hilary Duff and Chad Michael Murray. A modern-day take on the classic story of Cinderella, it has her leave behind a cell phone, rather than the traditional glass slipper.

This Mark Rosman directed film also includes Jennifer Coolidge, Dan Byrd, Regina King, Julie Gonzalo and Lin Shaye.

The movie grossed a total of $74,628,141 worldwide and was a financial success.

[edit] Trivia

PrincetonGirl818, Sam's screenname, includes "818" the area code of the San Fernando Valley, in which the movie takes place.

The number "609" at the end of Chad Michael Murray's online screen name, Nomad 609, is the actual area code for the Princeton area, referred to throughout the movie.

The stepsisters dressed in the colors of the two original stepsisters from the animated version of "Cinderella." Viewers will notice that they are in green, and orange / red throughout, as are Drizella and Anastasia from the original version. The only time this differs is when they are in the swimming pool, and at the Homecoming Dance.

The heroine is named after a well-known actress and her most famous incarnation: "Sam Montgomery" is a combination of the names Samantha Stephens (the main character in Bewitched) and Elizabeth Montgomery, who played Samantha.

The movie's version of the song "Now You Know" was by Kara DioGuardi. Normally it is sung by Hilary Duff.

According to IMDb.com, Rupert Grint was lined up to play Carter, but had to drop out because of his role as Ron in Harry Potter.

Chad Michael Murray and Julie Gonzalo appeared together along with rival teen queen Lindsay Lohan in Freaky Friday. In both movies Murray played the lead love interest and Gonzalo played the cheerleading rival.