The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003) is a teen comedy film that serves as the finale to the Disney Channel television series Lizzie McGuire. Directed by Jim Fall, the film follows Lizzie and her classmates on a graduation trip to Rome, where she is mistaken for an Italian pop star and embarks on an unexpected adventure. The movie features many of the original cast members from the series, along with new characters introduced for the film.
Here is the main cast of The Lizzie McGuire Movie:
- Hilary Duff as Elizabeth “Lizzie” McGuire and Isabella Parigi
- Haylie Duff as Isabella Parigi (singing voice)
- Adam Lamberg as David “Gordo” Gordon, Lizzie’s best friend and love interest
- Robert Carradine as Samuel “Sam” McGuire, Lizzie and Matt’s father
- Hallie Todd as Joanne “Jo” McGuire, Lizzie and Matt’s mother
- Jake Thomas as Matthew “Matt” McGuire, Lizzie’s younger brother
- Yani Gellman as Paolo Valisari, an Italian pop star who is Isabella’s former singing partner
- Alex Borstein as Ms. Angela Ungermeyer, the strict chaperone of the school trip
- Clayton Snyder as Ethan Craft, Lizzie and Gordo’s classmate
- Ashlie Brillault as Katherine “Kate” Sanders, Lizzie’s popular ex-best friend
- Brendan Kelly as Sergei, Paolo’s bodyguard
- Carly Schroeder as Melina Bianco, Matt’s best friend
- Daniel Escobar as Mr. Escobar, the drama teacher/choir director at Hillridge Junior High School
- Jody Racicot as Giorgio
- Terra MacLeod as Franca DiMontecatini
- Claude Knowlton as the stage manager
The film was released on May 2, 2003, by Buena Vista Pictures and grossed $55.5 million worldwide against a $13 million budget. It received mixed reviews from critics but gained a strong cult following in later years. The events of the film take place after the second and final season of Lizzie McGuire.