Lizzie McGuire, Vol. 2: Growing Up Lizzie

Hilary Duff

Overview

The daily adventures of an adolescent girl whose real thoughts and emotions are expressed by her sarcastic animated alter ego. It makes effective use of unusual film techniques to heighten comedic moments, including 16-mm film, high-8 video and digital stills. During its run, star Hilary Duff became a teen queen, with success in films and music.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/09/2003
UPC:	0786936210361
Original Release:	2003
Rating:	TV-G
Source:	Walt Disney Video
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:27:00

Special Features

Closed Caption;"I Can't Wait" music video performed by Hilary Duff; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound

Editorial Reviews

This collection of four episodes from the phenomenally popular Disney Channel series casts an offbeat comic eye on four universal coming-of-age milestones. In "Misadventures in Babysitting," the appealingly down-to-earth Lizzie (tween queen Hilary Duff) wants to prove to her parents that she is responsible enough to babysit her bratty younger brother. In "Between a Rock and a Bra Place," Lizzie and her best friend, Miranda, decide it’s time to shop for their first bras. In "Rated Aargh" and "Party Over Here," Lizzie’s ill-conceived plans to sneak into an R-rated movie and attend a non-chaperoned party have "grounded" written all over them. Lizzie McGuire boasts clever writing and a mix of visual styles (including an animated alter ego for the hapless Lizzie) that put a fresh spin on familiar sitcom situations. One nifty in-joke is the guest-star appearance of David Carradine (brother of series costar Robert Carradine, who portrays Lizzie’s father), who makes a cameo in the second episode. David, in his signature Kung Fu persona, is summoned to help Lizzie’s brother train for a Jet Li sidekick contest. When his son asks who that mysterious man was, his father replies, "I’ve known him all my life. He’s like a brother to me."