A Modern Twain Story: The Prince and the Pauper

A Modern Twain Story The Prince and the Pauper, also known as The Prince and the Pauper The Movie or simply The Prince and the Pauper, is a 2007 film directed by James Quattrochi and starring Dylan and Cole Sprouse, based on the novel by Mark Twain.

The movie opens showing super star Eddie Tudor Cole Sprouse on the red carpet at the premiere of one of his films. Tom Canty Dylan Sprouse watches it on TV and imitates Eddie he mimics him by saying his catchphrase Oh yeah, when his grandpa, Pop Ed Lauter, calls him to get ready for school. At school, the principal asks what his ambition is in life, and, Tom replies he wants to be Eddie Tudor. The principal then advises him to join the acting classes which Pop doesnt allow him to do. He has lived with Pop since his parents died, a couple of years earlier. From a young age, his ambition has been to become an actor, partly inspired by the stories of fame and appeal of acting conveyed to him by his neighbour and best friend, Miles Vincent Spano who is a former actor and who also happens to be the father of Eddie Tudor revealed at the end of the film. Miles has known Tom since he was a little kid, when Miles moved to the area, after quitting showbiz and he often tells Tom about the times when he was a star, although not revealing much as to how he lost his fame. Now 14, the same age as Eddie Tudor whom he looks exactly like, he wishes that he really is Eddie and gets frustrated with his Pops persistent pushing for Tom to forget about the acting, and telling him to do real work, like helping him with his business, when Tom is not at school. He says he only pushes Tom because he cares about him. Miles, however, supports Tom with his acting ambition, but warns him that it is a tough business to get into and survive in.Meanwhile, Eddie Tudor is frustrated with his life and being told what to do all the time. He doesnt seem so interested in acting and cant understand why his single mom Dedee Pfeiffer pushes him so hard to stick at it. He longs for some freedom and to be able to be a normal kid. Not appreciating what he has, he constantly goofs off on set and unknown to him, he is about to be dropped from the production that they have recently started filming in Palm Beach,

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