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After the successes of the first few [[MadeForTVMovie television films]] based on the ''Literature/AmericanGirlsCollection'', the company saw the potential of a theatrical feature based on one of their historical characters. Starring Creator/AbigailBreslin as [[Literature/AmericanGirlsKit Kit Kittredge]], the film chronicles the life of the eponymous character as she aspires to be reporter, all while thwarting a series of robberies blamed on the hobo community.
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After the successes of the first few [[MadeForTVMovie television films]] based on the ''Literature/AmericanGirlsCollection'', the company saw the potential of a theatrical feature based on one of their historical characters. Starring Creator/AbigailBreslin as [[Literature/AmericanGirlsKit Kit Kittredge]], the film chronicles the life of the eponymous character as she aspires to be a reporter, all while thwarting a series of robberies blamed on the hobo community.
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* ActionizedAdaptation: The film added some relatively mild chase and action scenes in the film's climax, where Kit and her friends chase after and confront [[spoiler: Mr. Berk, along with his assistant Frederich and Miss Bond, who turned out to be the ones responsible for the robberies involving hobos.]]
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* ActionizedAdaptation: The film added some relatively mild chase and action scenes in the film's climax, where Kit and her friends chase after and confront [[spoiler: Mr. Berk, along with his assistant Frederich and Miss Bond, who turned turns out to be the ones responsible for the robberies involving hobos.]]
* TheDeterminator: Nothing stops Kit from getting her articles published, and her efforts are rewarded in the end when Mr. Gibson, the ''Cincinnati Register'' editor-in-chief, announces that Kit's article about the hobo community made it in print.
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* GenreShift: Kit's movie is mostly a historical drama, but detours into a kid-power mystery adventure with villains [[CanonForeigner not present in the books]].
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* GenreShift: Kit's movie is mostly a historical drama, but detours into a kid-power mystery adventure with side characters and villains [[CanonForeigner not present in the books]].
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* FaintInShock: Stirling faints twice, both times after discovering hobos.
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* SweetPollyOliver: Countee disguises herself as a boy, due to it being safer to travel that way.
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* AdaptedOut: Charlie and Aunt Millie both function as TheGhost; they're referred to, but you only see Charlie in a photograph in the background. Other characters have their significance cut down (Uncle Hendrick and Roger each only have a scene or two) but remain in the story. All of the pets except Kit's dog Grace are AdaptedOut.
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* AdaptedOut: Charlie and Aunt Millie both function as TheGhost; they're referred to, but you only see Charlie in a photograph in the background. Other characters have their significance cut down (Uncle Hendrick and Roger each only have a scene or two) but remain in the story. All of Grace, however, remains, and is the pets except Kit's dog Grace are AdaptedOut.only pet in the historical-to-movie adaptations not to be adapted out.
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* AvoidTheDreadedGRating: Averted, though certain later films in the series did receive higher ratings due to violence or sensitive subject matter such as bullying or racism, as in the case of ''Chrissa Stands Strong'' and ''Melody 1963: Love Has To Win'' respectively.
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* GirlinessUpgrade: Kit states that she doesn't like pink in the original books, and her collection originally reflected this with no pink outfits and items. Once her movie came out, [[OutofCharacterMoment Kit got a batch of pink outfits and a pink blanket]].
* TheGreatDepression: The setting. While relatively tame, it still did have some rather harrowing moments in keeping with the stark reality of the Depression, particularly when [[spoiler: one of Kit's neighbours' houses were foreclosed.]]
* TheGreatDepression: The setting. While relatively tame, it still did have some rather harrowing moments in keeping with the stark reality of the Depression, particularly when [[spoiler: one of Kit's neighbours' houses were foreclosed.]]
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* GirlinessUpgrade: Kit states that she doesn't like pink in the original books, and her collection originally reflected this with no pink outfits and items. Once her movie came out, [[OutofCharacterMoment Kit got a batch of pink outfits and a pink blanket]].
blanket]], and she wears these in the movie.
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* LyricalDissonance: "Ain't We Got Fun" as performed by Renee Olstead on the soundtrack, which can be heard halfway through the film when the dance instructor comes in to live in the Kittredge household as a boarder. The lyrics of which is rather fitting considering the time period.
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* LyricalDissonance: "Ain't We Got Fun" as performed by Renee Olstead on the soundtrack, which can be heard halfway through the film when the dance instructor comes in to live in the Kittredge household as a boarder. The lyrics of which is are rather fitting considering the time period.period, but are thus pretty depressing.
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* SnoopingLittleKid: Particularly in the final act of the film, where Kit and her friends get to confront [[spoiler: Mr. Berk and his accomplices.]]
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* SnoopingLittleKid: Particularly in the final act of the film, where Kit and her friends get to confront [[spoiler: Mr. Berk and his accomplices.]]]]
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* SnoopingLittleKid: Particular in the final act of the film, where Kit and her friends get to confront [[spoiler: Mr. Berk and his accomplices.]]
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* SamusIsAGirl: Countee is first seen as a boy, but at the end of the film it is revealed that she is a girl named Constance, as Will states it's safer to travel the rails as a boy.
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* OfficialCosplayGear: For the dolls that is. Several outfits worn by Breslin's character were made in doll form, such as [[http://americangirl.wikia.com/wiki/Kit%27s_Floral-Print_Dress Kit's floral-print dress]] and [[http://americangirl.wikia.com/wiki/Kit%27s_School_Skirt_Set Kit's School Skirt Set]], though the [[http://americangirl.wikia.com/wiki/Kit%27s_Striped_Nightie nightgown]] was also made available for girls as well.
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* OfficialCosplayGear: For the dolls that is. Several outfits worn by Breslin's character were made in doll form, such as [[http://americangirl.wikia.com/wiki/Kit%27s_Floral-Print_Dress Kit's floral-print dress]] and [[http://americangirl.wikia.com/wiki/Kit%27s_School_Skirt_Set Kit's School Skirt Set]], though the [[http://americangirl.wikia.com/wiki/Kit%27s_Striped_Nightie nightgown]] was also made available for girls as well.
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setting. While relatively tame, it still did have some rather harrowing moments in keeping with the stark reality of the Depression, particularly when [[spoiler: one of Kit's neighbours' houses were foreclosed.]]
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LiveActionAdaptation: As in the first and so far only live action American Girl movie to receive a theatrical release.
* OfficialCosplayGear:For Both [[http://curtdanhauser.com/AG_Collecting/Dresses.html girl-]] and doll-sized outfits were made to tie in with the dolls that is.movie. Several outfits worn by Breslin's character were made in doll form, such as [[http://americangirl.wikia.com/wiki/Kit%27s_Floral-Print_Dress Kit's floral-print dress]] and [[http://americangirl.wikia.com/wiki/Kit%27s_School_Skirt_Set Kit's School Skirt Set]], though the [[http://americangirl.wikia.com/wiki/Kit%27s_Striped_Nightie nightgown]] was also made available for girls as well.well, along with a revised version of Kit's meet outfit for girls which is similar to the original meet outfit but comes with a sleeveless sweater instead of the one identical to the doll.
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* ActionizedAdaptation: The film added some relatively mild chase and action scenes in the film's climax, where Kit and her friends chase after and confront Mr. Berk, along with his assistant Frederich and Miss Bond, who turned out to be the ones responsible for the robberies involving hobos.
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* ActionizedAdaptation: The film added some relatively mild chase and action scenes in the film's climax, where Kit and her friends chase after and confront [[spoiler: Mr. Berk, along with his assistant Frederich and Miss Bond, who turned out to be the ones responsible for the robberies involving hobos.]]
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* OfficialCosplayGear: For the dolls that is. Several outfits worn by Breslin's character were made in doll form, such as [[http://americangirl.wikia.com/wiki/Kit%27s_Floral-Print_Dress Kit's floral-print dress]] and [[http://americangirl.wikia.com/wiki/Kit%27s_School_Skirt_Set Kit's School Skirt Set]], though the [[http://americangirl.wikia.com/wiki/Kit%27s_Striped_Nightie nightgown]] was also made available for girls as well.well.
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->All my life, I always wanted to be a reporter.
-->-- '''Kit Kittredge'''
After the successes of the first few [[MadeForTVMovie television films]] based on the ''Literature/AmericanGirlsCollection'', the company saw the potential of a theatrical feature based on one of their historical characters. Starring Creator/AbigailBreslin as [[Literature/AmericanGirlsKit Kit Kittredge]], the film chronicles the life of the eponymous character as she aspires to be reporter, all while thwarting a series of robberies blamed on the hobo community.
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!!The film provides examples of:
* AdaptedOut: Charlie and Aunt Millie both function as TheGhost; they're referred to, but you only see Charlie in a photograph in the background. Other characters have their significance cut down (Uncle Hendrick and Roger each only have a scene or two) but remain in the story. All of the pets except Kit's dog Grace are AdaptedOut.
* AlternateContinuity: Elements from the main book series are incorporated in the film, but unlike the earlier films that are more or less based on the original source material, this one largely discards the Central Series in favour of an original plot with new characters thrown in.
* AvoidTheDreadedGRating: Averted, though certain later films in the series did receive higher ratings due to violence or sensitive subject matter such as bullying or racism, as in the case of ''Chrissa Stands Strong'' and ''Melody 1963: Love Has To Win'' respectively.
* CanonForeigner: A number of characters, namely Countee, Mr. Berk, Miss May Dooley and Miss Lucinda amongst others, were created exclusively for the movie and are not present in the main book canon.
* GenreShift: Kit's movie is mostly a historical drama, but detours into a kid-power mystery adventure with villains [[CanonForeigner not present in the books]].
* GirlinessUpgrade: Kit states that she doesn't like pink in the original books, and her collection originally reflected this with no pink outfits and items. Once her movie came out, [[OutofCharacterMoment Kit got a batch of pink outfits and a pink blanket]].
* TheGreatDepression: The setting.
* LiveActionAdaptation
* OfficialCosplayGear: For the dolls that is. Several outfits worn by Breslin's character were made in doll form, such as [[http://americangirl.wikia.com/wiki/Kit%27s_Floral-Print_Dress Kit's floral-print dress]] and [[http://americangirl.wikia.com/wiki/Kit%27s_School_Skirt_Set Kit's School Skirt Set]], though the [[http://americangirl.wikia.com/wiki/Kit%27s_Striped_Nightie nightgown]] was also made available for girls as well.
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->All my life, I always wanted to be a reporter.
-->-- '''Kit Kittredge'''
After the successes of the first few [[MadeForTVMovie television films]] based on the ''Literature/AmericanGirlsCollection'', the company saw the potential of a theatrical feature based on one of their historical characters. Starring Creator/AbigailBreslin as [[Literature/AmericanGirlsKit Kit Kittredge]], the film chronicles the life of the eponymous character as she aspires to be reporter, all while thwarting a series of robberies blamed on the hobo community.
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!!The film provides examples of:
* AdaptedOut: Charlie and Aunt Millie both function as TheGhost; they're referred to, but you only see Charlie in a photograph in the background. Other characters have their significance cut down (Uncle Hendrick and Roger each only have a scene or two) but remain in the story. All of the pets except Kit's dog Grace are AdaptedOut.
* AlternateContinuity: Elements from the main book series are incorporated in the film, but unlike the earlier films that are more or less based on the original source material, this one largely discards the Central Series in favour of an original plot with new characters thrown in.
* AvoidTheDreadedGRating: Averted, though certain later films in the series did receive higher ratings due to violence or sensitive subject matter such as bullying or racism, as in the case of ''Chrissa Stands Strong'' and ''Melody 1963: Love Has To Win'' respectively.
* CanonForeigner: A number of characters, namely Countee, Mr. Berk, Miss May Dooley and Miss Lucinda amongst others, were created exclusively for the movie and are not present in the main book canon.
* GenreShift: Kit's movie is mostly a historical drama, but detours into a kid-power mystery adventure with villains [[CanonForeigner not present in the books]].
* GirlinessUpgrade: Kit states that she doesn't like pink in the original books, and her collection originally reflected this with no pink outfits and items. Once her movie came out, [[OutofCharacterMoment Kit got a batch of pink outfits and a pink blanket]].
* TheGreatDepression: The setting.
* LiveActionAdaptation
* OfficialCosplayGear: For the dolls that is. Several outfits worn by Breslin's character were made in doll form, such as [[http://americangirl.wikia.com/wiki/Kit%27s_Floral-Print_Dress Kit's floral-print dress]] and [[http://americangirl.wikia.com/wiki/Kit%27s_School_Skirt_Set Kit's School Skirt Set]], though the [[http://americangirl.wikia.com/wiki/Kit%27s_Striped_Nightie nightgown]] was also made available for girls as well.