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This Friday, Disney’s mega-hit teen TV singing sensation Miley Cyrus comes to theaters in Hannah Montana: The Movie. The Parents Television Council is thrilled to recommend Hannah Montana to parents and families as a delightful family-friendly film, and is honored to award it the coveted PTC Seal of Approval^TM.

The characters and storyline familiar to millions of young girls from cable TV’s Disney Channel continue to thrill here: in order to let her live her dream of singing, Miley Stewart and her father/manager Robbie invented another identity for her. As Miley, she would continue to be an average girl; but as the blonde-wigged Hannah Montana, she became a music superstar! In the movie, fame takes its toll, and Miley finds herself wanting to be Hannah all the time. Robbie insists that Miley return to her origins and family in tiny Crowley Corners, Tennessee. Up until now, Miley has had the best of both worlds – but now, she has to pick just one.

There is no negative content that need concern parents in Hannah Montana: The Movie. Miley and her boyfriend kiss once, as do Robbie and his girlfriend. A frustrated Robbie seems to mutter “for God’s sake,” but this only occurs once. The movie opens with Miley and Lilly, stymied at getting backstage so Miley can change into Hannah, “borrowing” a guard’s golf cart to evade security. There is a good deal of knockabout comedy in the film, but none of it rises to the level of “violence.” Miley has a slapstick fight with Tyra Banks over a pair of designer shoes, and plays tricks on an obnoxious reporter trying to uncover her secret identity as Hannah, causing him to eat hot sauce, crash into a display stand, fall into a mud puddle, and similar pranks. Miley’s brother falls off a ladder into a vegetable patch; Miley slips off her horse and falls down while trying to gather eggs; Billy Ray drops dishes; various characters bump into each other while running around, and so forth, but all this is in good fun and played entirely for laughs.   

Miley Cyrus’ songs are spectacular, and many concert-style scenes featuring singing and dancing figure in the plot. Hannah Montana also features hilarious comedy and a touching love story. But there is also a more serious message about the ways in which fame can cause a person to lose touch with their basic values and their true self. In a world where so many young celebrities – not least, some former Disney stars – have lost their way, the theme of Miley being so swept away by her fame that she wants to be Hannah all the time is deeply relevant. Significantly, Miley’s family plays a major part in helping her discover what is truly important in life.

With Hannah Montana: The Movie, Disney has once again demonstrated that it is possible to entertain young and old alike without resorting to the gratuitous profanity, innuendo or bodily-function jokes that are so prevalent in other Hollywood movies aimed at families with young children. The PTC urges parents and families to support this film and others like it at the box office. Doing so will send Hollywood a clear message: give families films that are free from inappropriate content, and they will beat a path to your box office.

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