A drastic improvement on Lauren Weisberger‘s bestselling novel, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA showcases Meryl Streep's knack for combining humor and sadness. While likely inspired by notorious VOGUE editor Anna Wintour, Streep's Miranda Priestly (head of Runway magazine) is entirely her own creation. Sporting silvery hair, a vast collection of fur coats, an encyclopedic knowledge of all things fashionable, and a killer smile, Miranda is full of wicked charm. With her mature beauty and commanding presence, Miranda is as fascinating to watch as she is intimidating to the constant rotation of assistants thrown her way.

When bookish Northwestern grad Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway) interviews to become Miranda's newest lackey, Miranda hires her not for her lackluster wardrobe but for her intellect. Inside the pristine Runway offices, Andy suffers through a never-ending list of impossible tasks, and is the subject of constant harassment by Miranda's jealous first assistant (Emily Blunt). But to the dismay of her boyfriend (Adrian Grenier) and close friends, Andy slowly finds herself seduced by the glamorous world of fashion, and by Miranda herself. While Andy's transformation comes largely in the form of new designer clothing, the makeover is mental as well. What starts out as a firm belief in fashion's vapidity and in Miranda's heartlessness gradually fades into the suspicion that the boss from hell might just be hiding a soul. While the book villainized its title character, the film gives new depths to her wrath. As Andy trades her undergrad wardrobe for one packed with Prada and Chanel (with help from Stanley Tucci in a brilliant role), viewers are able to savor the work of costume designer Patricia Field. Together with director David Frankel (who also worked on SEX AND THE CITY), Field creates a world of fashion so wonderfully extreme it would be hard for anyone to resist.

Theatrical Release: June 30, 2006

DVD Features:

Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Surround 2.0 - English, French, Spanish
Dolby Surround 5.1 - English, Spanish
Additional Release Material;
Audio Commentary - David Frankel, Director; Wendy Finerman, Producer; Patricia Field, Costume Designer; Aline Brosh McKenna, Screenwriter; Mark Livolsi, Editor; Florian Ballhaus, Director of Photography Florian Ballhaus
Deleted Scenes (15)
Featurettes - 1. "Trip to the Big Screen"
2. "NYC and Fashion"
3. "Fashion Visonary Patricia Field"
4. "Getting Valentino"
Gag Reel
Trailer - Theatrical Trailer

Meryl Streep: American Actress
Anne Hathaway: Actress, THE PRINCESS DIARIES (2001)
Stanley Tucci: American Actor/Writer/Director
Simon Baker: Actor
Emily Blunt: Actor, MY SUMMER OF LOVE (2005)
Adrian Grenier: American actor, DRIVE ME CRAZY, Entourage TV series
Tracie Thoms: RENT (2005)
Daniel Sunjata: Actor, BROTHER TO BROTHER (2004)

David Frankel: American director, MIAMI RHAPSODY/THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA

Wendy Finerman: Executive Producer
Joseph M. Caracciolo: 

Aline Brosh McKenna: Screenwriter

Theodore Shapiro: Composer, YOU, ME AND DUPREE (2006)

Mark Livolsi: Editor, DEVIL WEARS PRADA (2006)

3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] sinfully funny, deliciously glossy [film]....[Streep's] performance is a comic and dramatic tour de force."
"[W]e haven't seen our Meryl like this until now, relishing the role as if it were the swellest Best of Everything achievement award a 13-time Oscar nominee could receive." -- Grade: B
"[Ms. Streep's] perfectionism has rarely seemed so apt....[Ms. Blunt's performance] is a minor tour de force of smiling hostility."
3 stars out of 5 -- "[I]mpressively free of black-and-white characterizations."
3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he real pleasure...is watching Meryl Streep brilliantly colour her glamorous gorgon with shadings of vulnerability..."
"[A] voyeuristic treat....Streep's performance is as supple as a kid glove, evoking both the loneliness and erotic charge of ultimate power..."
3 stars out of 4 -- "[A]n appealing comedy....A series of engaging moments filled with beautifully dressed and extremely talented people."
3 stars out of 5 -- "This is a rare example of when an adaptation is superior to the novel..."