A Cinderella Story came out on DVD October 19. It is a twist off the classic Cinderella tale. In this modern version, Sam (Hilary Duff) is a girl who had no worries until her father was killed. After that dreadful day, she has been forced to live with her wicked stepmother Fiona (Jennifer Coolidge) and step sisters who make her run around doing chores and work full time at a diner. The only thing that keeps Sam going is the dream to eventually be accepted into Princeton University.

        But when Sam meets a boy online, Sam’s life seems to be turning around. She plans to meet her prince at the school’s Halloween dance. But she is worried that this boy won’t accept her and her “diner girl” image.

        At the dance Sam, dresses up as “Cinderella” and coincidentally, her “prince” shows up as “Prince Charming”. Sam recognizes the boy as the school’s most popular jock, Austin Aimes (Chad Michael Murray). Austin doesn’t recognize Sam behind her mask, and tries to uncover who she is. But, under orders she has to dash at midnight back to reality and to her stepmother.

        The next day at school Austin is still searching for Cinderella but, afraid that Austin won’t accept the real her, she stays away from him.

        Sam’s wicked Stepsisters try to embarrass her at a pep rally, revealing Cinderella’s identity to the whole school. Sam decides to hide herself from the world. The crew at the diner try to comfort Sam and explain to her that no one can control her life. So Sam decides to move out from her stepmother’s house and live her own life. With this sudden burst of independence, Sam summons up the courage to confront Austin and tell him that she isn’t afraid to be herself anymore but she cant wait around for him.

  At the big game, Austin has a lot to lose. But in the last few minutes of the game, he throws it all away so that he can be with Sam.

        In the end the two go to Princeton together and “live happily ever after”

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