Princess Protection Program - wikipedia Princess Protection Program This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( April 2014 ) Princess Protection Program Promotional poster Screenplay by Annie DeYoung Story by Annie DeYoung David Morgasen Directed by Allison Liddi - Brown Starring Demi Lovato Selena Gomez Nicholas Braun Jamie Chung Samantha Droke Tom Verica Music by John Van Tongeren Country of origin United States Original language ( s ) English Production Producer ( s ) Danielle Weinstock Cinematography David A. Makin Editor ( s ) Mark Conte Running time 89 minutes Production company ( s ) Rainforest Productions Distributor Disney - ABC Domestic Television Release Original network Disney Channel Original release June 26, 2009 Princess Protection Program is a 2009 Disney Channel Original Movie, directed by Allison Liddi - Brown and starring Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez. The script was written by Annie DeYoung from a story by Annie DeYoung and David Morgasen. The film premiered on June 26, 2009 in the United States on Disney Channel and was released on DVD on June 30, 2009. The film won the 2009 Teen Choice Awards for Choice Summer Movie. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Promotion 5 Home media 6 Music 6.1 One and the Same 7 Reception 8 Ratings 9 Awards 10 References 11 External links Plot Princess Rosalinda María Montoya Fiore ( Demi Lovato ) is about to be crowned queen of the small nation of Costa Luna. General Kane ( Johnny Ray Rodriguez ), the dictator of neighboring country Costa Estrella, invades her palace with his agents during her coronation rehearsal, and attempts to capture the royal family and take over the country. Joe Mason ( Tom Verica ), an agent of the Princess Protection Program, a secret organization funded by royal families that looks after endangered princesses, whisks her away to safety via helicopter. Kane 's agents, however, succeed in capturing her mother, Queen Sofía. The Princess Protection Program hides Rosalinda in Mason 's home in Louisiana, where she is to masquerade as a typical American teenager named Rosie Gonzalez. She meets Mason 's daughter, Carter Mason ( Selena Gomez ), an insecure tomboy who works at the family bait shop and dreams of going to the homecoming dance with her crush, Donny ( Robert Adamson ). Though Carter initially treats Rosie with barely masked hostility, she warms up to her after Rosie explains her situation, and the two become best friends. Carter teaches Rosie to act like a typical American teenager, and Rosie shows Carter how to disarm those that scorn them ( especially resident mean girls Chelsea and Brooke ) by behaving as a true princess. Rosie soon becomes popular at their high school. In an attempt to trick Rosalinda into exposing her location, General Kane announces false plans to marry her mother. Brooke discovers that Rosie is in fact Princess Rosalinda from a magazine she reads for Spanish class. She and Chelsea confront Rosalinda and threaten to expose her, but they agree to keep quiet if Rosalinda drops out of the vote for Homecoming Queen. Brooke and Chelsea also ruin the dresses Carter and Rosalinda were going to wear for the dance. Rosalinda reads of the pending nuptials in the magazine and tells Carter that she has decided to return home. Knowing Costa Luna is still too dangerous, Carter secretly devises a plan to pose as Rosalinda and then use herself as bait to lure Kane into capture. Carter calls Mr. Elegante, Rosalinda 's royal dress maker, for help with her plan. He tells Kane that Rosalinda will be attending the homecoming dance and will be wearing a blue dress that he actually sends to Carter. In the meantime, Rosalinda agrees to stay for the dance in order to help make the event special for a group of friends, the group of girls wear masks, which helps Carter disguise herself as Rosalinda. According to plan, Kane and his agents mistake Carter for Rosie and lead her to Kane 's helicopter the night of the dance. However, after winning the Homecoming Queen title and dedicating it to Carter, Rosalinda discovers and ruins the plan by exposing herself to Kane, insisting that it is not Carter 's fight. Fortunately, agents of the Princess Protection Program, including Mason, have been waiting inside the helicopter and rescue both girls. The P.P.P. agents quickly apprehend Kane and his henchmen and turn them over to the international authorities. Rosie is crowned Queen of Costa Luna with Carter, Mason, Ed, Sofía, and Mr. Elegante in attendance. Cast Demi Lovato as Princess ( later Queen ) Rosalinda Marie Montoya Fiore / Rosie Gonzalez Selena Gomez as Carter Mason Tom Verica as Major Joe Mason Sully Diaz as Queen Sofía Fiore Johnny Ray Rodríguez as General Magnus Kane Jamie Chung as Chelsea Barnes Nicholas Braun as Ed Robert Adamson as Donny Samantha Droke as Brooke Kevin G. Schmidt as Bull Talia Rothenberg as Margaret Molly Hagan as The Director Dale Dickey as Helen Digenerstet Ricardo Álvarez as Mr. Elegante Brian Tester as Principal Burkle Production Filming took place in Puerto Rico in 2008. School scenes as well as homecoming scenes were filmed at Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola ( San Juan ) and Colegio San José ( San Juan, Puerto Rico ) in San Juan and lake scenes were filmed at the Loíza Lake in Trujillo Alto. The Serrallés Castle in Ponce was used for interior and exterior castle scenes while the interior courtyard of Casa de España in the Old San Juan was used for both coronation scenes. Promotion Disney Channel promoted the film 's premiere weekend by offering never - before - seen episodes of their original series ' Wizards of Waverly Place and Sonny with a Chance as an online reward if viewers could correctly count the number of times the words `` princess, '' `` princesses '' and `` princesa '' are spoken during the film and enter the correct number into a section on their website. Home media The film was released on DVD on June 30, 2009, in the United States and was later available worldwide. Music The film introduced two songs : a duet recorded by Lovato and Gomez called `` One and the Same '' and a song recorded by Mitchel Musso called `` The Girl Ca n't Help It ''. Both songs were included on the compilation album Disney Channel Playlist, which was released on June 9, 2009. The film also includes the song `` Two Worlds Collide '' by Lovato ( featured on her debut album Do n't Forget ), `` Saturdays and Sundays '' by KSM ( featured on their album Read Between the Lines ) and `` Ride '' by Diana Page. One and the Same `` One and the Same '' Song by Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez Recorded 2009 Genre Power pop Length 3 : 00 Label Walt Disney Songwriter ( s ) Colleen Fitzpatrick, Michael Kotch, Dave Derby Producer ( s ) Mitch Allan `` One and the Same '' is a song performed by the main actresses Lovato and Gomez. The song was written by Vitamin C, Michael Kotch and Dave Derby and was produced by Mitch Allan. The song 's music video was included on the DVD of the film. The song was also featured on the compilation album, Disney Channel Playlist, which was released on June 9, 2009. Chart performance The song peaked at number 82 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It has sold 336,000 digital copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Charts Chart ( 2009 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100 82 Reception Laura Fries of Variety magazine describes the film as being `` light as a summer breeze on the Louisiana bayou ''. Although the film does not stray far from the Disney formula, Fries also praised the film writer Annie DeYoung for providing young girls a nice message about self - esteem. Fries said the film should be a hit with the channel 's target audience. Ratings The film garnered 8.5 million viewers on its premiere, making Disney Channel the most - watched network in the time slot, with nearly double the viewers of CBS at that time. Awards Year Ceremony Award Result 2009 Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer TV Movie Won Choice Summer TV Star - Female : Selena Gomez Won Choice Summer TV Star - Female : Demi Lovato Nominated Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Children 's Program -- Allison Liddi - Brown Won Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, or Special -- Leading Young Actress : Selena Gomez Nominated Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, or Special -- Leading Young Actress : Demi Lovato Nominated References Jump up ^ https://pro-labs.imdb.com/title/tt1196339/?ref_=nm_filmo_pasttv_4 Jump up ^ Princess Protection Program : Fotos + Info ! - Blog de la Tele.Blogspot.com Jump up ^ `` Princess Protection Program - Original Movies - Disney Channel ''. Disney Channel. Retrieved 2009 - 06 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Princess Protection Program - On DVD - WD Home Entertainment ''. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. Retrieved 2009 - 06 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Disney Channel Playlist by Various Artists ''. Walt Disney Records. Archived from the original on 2009 - 05 - 28. Retrieved 2008 - 05 - 25. Jump up ^ `` Ask Billboard : Demi Lovato 's Career Album & Song Sales ''. Billboard. October 15, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Selena Gomez - Chart History ''. acharts.us. Retrieved 2011 - 02 - 10. Jump up ^ Laura Fries ( June 26, 2009 ). `` Princess Protection Program ''. Variety magazine. Jump up ^ Bill Gorman ( June 27, 2009 ). `` Princess Protection Program is TV 's No. 1 Entertainment Telecast of 2009 in Kids 6 - 11 and Tweens 9 - 14 ''. TVbyTheNumbers.com. Retrieved 2010 - 01 - 09. Jump up ^ Awards for Princess Protection Program 2009 - IMDB External links Disney portal Wikiquote has quotations related to : Princess Protection Program Official website Princess Protection Program on IMDb Disney Channel Original Movies 1990s Under Wraps ( 1997 ) You Lucky Dog ( 1998 ) Brink ! 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Question: who plays the dad in princess protection program
Answer: Tom Verica