A Cinderella Story is a 2004 American, teen, romantic comedy film. The film stars Hilary Duff, Jennifer Coolidge, Chad Michael Murray and Regina King and was directed by Mark Rosman. The film's plot revolves around two Internet pen pals who meet at a school dance and fall in love but two different worlds keep them apart. It received negative reviews from critics, but was a commercial success. The film starts with a nine-year old girl named Sam Montgomery lives in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, with her widowed father Hal , who runs a popular sports-themed diner. Hal soon... marries a vain, self-absorbed woman named Fiona . When the Northridge earthquake strikes, Hal is killed. Supposedly leaving no will, Fiona receives all of his belongings, including the house and diner, and to her dismay, Sam. Eight years later, seventeen-year old Sam is employed as a worker at the diner, where she is tormented by Fiona and her two dim-witted daughters, Brianna and Gabriella . Fiona is self-absorbed, and uses unnecessary amounts of water during a drought.
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| Release date: | July 16, 2004 |
| Directed by: | Mark Rosman |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 95 Minutes |
| Producer: | Clifford Werber, Dylan Sellers, Ilyssa Goodman, Hunt Lowry |
| Editor: | Cara Silverman |
| Music by: | Christophe Beck |
| Cinematography: | Anthony B. Richmond |
| Screenplay by: | Leigh Dunlap |
| Estimated budget: | $19,000,000 |
| Genre: | Children's, Comedy |