Princess Caraboo (1994)
Average Rating: 5.8/10
Reviews Counted: 15
Fresh: 9 | Rotten: 6
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Critic Reviews: 3
Fresh: 0 | Rotten: 3
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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
Sep 16, 1994 Wide
Apr 24, 2001
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Cast
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Phoebe Cates
Princess Caraboo -
Jim Broadbent
Mr. Worrall -
Wendy Hughes
Mrs. Worrall -
Kevin Kline
Frixos -
John Lithgow
Professor Wilkinson -
Stephen Rea
Gutch -
Peter Eyre
Lord Apthorpe -
Jacqueline Pearce
Lady Apthorpe -
John Wells
Reverend Hunt -
John Lynch
Amon McCarthy -
John Sessions
Prince Regent -
Arkie Whiteley
Betty -
Annabel Brooks
Lady Neville -
Rachel Fielding
Mrs Benson -
David Glover
Musician -
Peter Howell
Clerk of the Court -
Barbara Keogh
Mrs Wilberforce -
Steven Mackintosh
Harold -
Murray Melvin
Lord Motley -
Roger Lloyd Pack
Magistrate Haythorne -
Edward Tudor-Pole
Lord Neville -
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Jacqueline Tong
Mrs Hunt -
Jerry Hall
Lady Motley -
Andrew Seear
Mr Peake -
David Sibley
Harrison -
Anna Chancellor
Mrs Peake -
Dougray Scott
Dragoon Captain -
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All Critics (21) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (6) | DVD (5)
The great costumes and sets are more substantial than the plot and characters.
Top CriticModerately amusing social satire of mistaken identity, that has little bite.
This would probably be a hit in 2003. Yes, it is that horrible.
This snappy and exuberant comedy celebrates creativity as an asset of free spirits.
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