Nancy Drew

Director: Andrew Fleming Andrew Fleming

Overview

A resourceful teenage super-sleuth finds her investigative skills put to the ultimate test as director Andrew Fleming and screenwriter Tiffany Paulsen revive the character originally made famous by author Carolyn Keene. Upon leaving her quaint hometown of River Heights and arriving in Los Angeles with her father, Carson (Tate Donovan), precocious small-town teen Nancy Drew (Emma Roberts) enrolls in Hollywood High and discovers just how different life on the West Coast really is. A true original in the land where Rodeo Drive dictates what's "in" at any given moment, Nancy stands apart from the pack as much for her penny loafers as for her sincere, non-acerbic attitude and keen study skills -- all of which make the non-ironic goody two-shoes an object of scorn for fashion-conscious mean girls Inga (Daniella Monet) and Trish (Kelly Vitz). Concerns about how to fit in soon take a back seat to more pressing issues, however, when Nancy, having previously promised her worried father that she would give up sleuthing, stumbles across a series of clues that may lead her to find out what caused the death of beautiful Hollywood movie star Dehlia Draycott -- who perished years ago under particularly mysterious circumstances. Upon discovering that she and her father are currently residing in the very same mansion that Draycott once called home, the prospect of solving one of Hollywood's biggest mysteries simply proves too tantalizing for the brilliant young detective to resist.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/11/2008
UPC:	0085391160670
Original Release:	2007
Rating:	PG
Source:	Warner Home Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Full Frame, Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:39:00
Sales rank:	20,200

Special Features

Nancy Drew: Kids at Work" - Emma Roberts and friends up close and personal; Gag rel; Joanna "Pretty Much Amazing" music video; Mini-featurette gallery: Cool scenes with the cast and crew

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Emma Roberts	Nancy Drew,Nancy Drew
Max Thieriot	Ned Nickerson
Rachael Leigh Cook	Jane Brighton
Tate Donovan	Carson Drew
Caroline Aaron	Barbara Barbara
Cliff Bemis	Chief McGinnis
Josh Flitter	Corky
Barry Bostwick	Dashiel Biedermeyer
Amy Bruckner	Bess
Pat Carroll	Landlady
Adam Goldberg	Arrogant Director
Ralph Sall	Composer
Amanda Maria Lorca	"No" Woman
Daniella Monet	Inga
Kelly Vitz	Trish
Marshall Bell	Leshing
Shaina Vorspan	"No" Woman
Rich Cooper	Charlie
Kay Panabaker	Georgie
Craig Gellis	Thug
Laura Harring	Dehlia Draycott
Kaitlyn Van Item	Allie
Lucille Soong	Waitress
Darnell Dickens	Party Goer #1
Monica Parker	Hannah
Edgar Borjas	Party Goer #2
Phil Abrams	Principal
Robert Merrill	'New Century' Actor
Adam Clark	Sgt. Billings
Joanne Baron	Costume Lady
Ryan Raddatz	Assistant Director
Vito D'Ambrosio	Henchman #1
Elyssa Davalos	Twin Palms Manager
Thom Harris Williams	Henchman #2
Emmy Laybourne	File Lady
Jared Weber	Henchman #3
Bruce Willis	Bruce (uncredited)
James Woo	Chinese Priest in Movie
Chris Kattan	Burglar (uncredited)
David Doty	Actor
Rosemary Morgan	'No' Woman
Ahna O'Reilly	'No' Woman
Ashley-Nicole Sherman	'No' Woman (as Ashley-Nicole Sherman)
Krystle Hernandez	'No' Woman
Dana Lee	Louie
Adam Hendershott	Guy at Party

Technical Credits

Andrew Fleming

Tiffany Paulsen

Mildred Wirt Benson

Andrew Fleming	Director,Screenwriter
Tiffany Paulsen	Screenwriter
Jerry Weintraub	Producer
Susan Ekins	Executive Producer,Producer
Mark Vahradian	Executive Producer,Producer
Benjamin Waisbren	Executive Producer,Executive Producer,Producer
Pam Dixon	Casting
Mildred Wirt Benson	Screenwriter
Cherylanne Martin	Producer
Ron Bartlett	Sound Effects
Pud Cusack	Sound Effects
Yann Delpuech	Sound Effects
Eric Flickinger	Sound Effects
Blair Foord	Special Effects
Caryn Mower	Stunts
Lloyd Barachina	Stunts

Editorial Reviews

Nancy Drew is an engaging little mystery flick that will please many, in both its young target audience and in older adults as well. It would also probably please even more people if it had a different title and its heroine had a different name. Despite its charms, some viewers will have an issue with the "fish out of water" approach that the film takes, which makes fun of the basic simplicity of Nancy. It's gentle and warmhearted fun, and in the end the film comes down firmly on Nancy's side, but it adds an ironic layer and a distancing effect that may very well displease some of the ardent fans of the character as established in the book -- an effect that wouldn't occur if it were a created-just-for-the screen character without decades of published history behind her. Still, most viewers will overlook this flaw, as well as the fact that the mystery is not quite as front-and-center as it might be. That's because director/writer Andrew Fleming and his co-writer Tiffany Paulsen have created an appealing screenplay that spotlights effervescent star Emma Roberts beautifully. Roberts is the heart of Nancy Drew, and she has the kind of warmth and joyousness that is utterly captivating. She's not all bubbles and light, of course, and handles the dramatic aspects of the part with a sure hand. Above all, she strikes the absolutely perfect tone for this particular picture, believing at all times in her character and never letting parody rear its ugly head. The very able supporting cast is also an asset, as are Jeffrey Kurland's spot-on costumes.