Princess Caraboo (1994)
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60% of critics liked it
(15 reviews) -
42% of users liked it
(3,244 ratings)
Loosely based on an actual incident, this family-friendly British comedy is also a sly satire of class consciousness. Phoebe Cates stars as a woman who appears in the English countryside of 1817 wearing exotic garb and speaking gibberish. Delivered to a nearby manor, the mystery woman is sheltered… More Loosely based on an actual incident, this family-friendly British comedy is also a sly satire of class consciousness. Phoebe Cates stars as a woman who appears in the English countryside of 1817 wearing exotic garb and speaking gibberish. Delivered to a nearby manor, the mystery woman is sheltered by the Worralls (Wendy Hughes and Jim Broadbent), who are then persuaded by their suspicious Greek butler Frixos (Kevin Kline, Cates' real-life husband) to have the drifter tried for vagrancy and begging, capital crimes. At the hearing, however, the woman persuades the magistrate through pantomime that she is a princess of Javanese origin named Caraboo, escaped from pirate kidnappers. The Worralls welcome Caraboo back into their home, lavishing upon her the deference due a royal. A society sensation, Caraboo wins over a linguist (John Lithgow), the prince regent (John Session), and even Frixos. Only an Irish reporter, Gutch (Stephen Rea), remains skeptical about Caraboo's origins. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
- Directed By
- Michael Austin
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Sep 16, 1994 Wide
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Daniel M. Kimmel, Variety
The great costumes and sets are more substantial than the plot and characters.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Moderately amusing social satire of mistaken identity, that has little bite.
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Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum
This would probably be a hit in 2003. Yes, it is that horrible.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
This snappy and exuberant comedy celebrates creativity as an asset of free spirits.
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Cast
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Phoebe Cates
as Princess Caraboo
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Jim Broadbent
as Mr. Worrall
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Wendy Hughes
as Mrs. Worrall
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Kevin Kline
as Frixos
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John Lithgow
as Professor Wilkinson
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Stephen Rea
as Gutch
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Peter Eyre
as Lord Apthorpe
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Jacqueline Pearce
as Lady Apthorpe
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John Wells
as Reverend Hunt
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John Lynch
as Amon McCarthy
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John Sessions
as Prince Regent
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Arkie Whiteley
as Betty
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Annabel Brooks
as Lady Neville
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Rachel Fielding
as Mrs Benson
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David Glover
as Musician
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Peter Howell
as Clerk of the Court
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Barbara Keogh
as Mrs Wilberforce
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Steven Mackintosh
as Harold
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Murray Melvin
as Lord Motley
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Roger Lloyd Pack
as Magistrate Haythorne
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Edward Tudor-Pole
as Lord Neville
- Stromboli
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Jacqueline Tong
as Mrs Hunt
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Jerry Hall
as Lady Motley
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Andrew Seear
as Mr Peake
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David Sibley
as Harrison
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Anna Chancellor
as Mrs Peake
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Dougray Scott
as Dragoon Captain
- Kate Ashfield
- Roger Lloyd-Pack
