Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Chris Columbus

Writers (WGA):

J.K. Rowling (novel)
Steve Kloves (screenplay)

Release Date:

16 listopad 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Mystery

Tagline:

Let The Magic Begin.

Plot:

Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Plot Keywords:

Wizard | Friend | Witchcraft | Birthday | Letter

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 46 nominations

Cast

Richard Harris	...	Professor Albus Dumbledore
Maggie Smith	...	Professor Minerva McGonagall
Robbie Coltrane	...	Rubeus Hagrid
Saunders Triplets	...	Baby Harry Potter
Daniel Radcliffe	...	Harry Potter
Fiona Shaw	...	Aunt Petunia Dursley
Harry Melling	...	Dudley Dursley
Richard Griffiths	...	Uncle Vernon Dursley
Derek Deadman	...	Tom - Bartender in Leaky Cauldron
Ian Hart	...	Professor Quirinus Quirrell
Ben Borowiecki	...	Diagon Alley Boy
Warwick Davis	...	Goblin Bank Teller / Professor Flitwick
Verne Troyer	...	Griphook the Goblin (as Vern Troyer)
John Hurt	...	Mr. Ollivander
Richard Bremmer	...	He Who Must Not Be Named

Also Known As:

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Canada: English title) (International: English title) (UK)
Harry Potter (USA) (working title)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (USA) (alternative title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some scary moments and mild language. (also 2009 extended version)

Runtime:

152 min | 159 min (extended version)

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES | Dolby Digital EX | SDDS (8 channels)

Certification:

Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | South Korea:All | Iceland:L | Australia:PG | India:U | Malaysia:U | USA:TV-G (Disney Channel) | USA:TV-PG (ABC Family) | USA:PG (certificate #38522) | Hungary:14 | Italy:T | USA:PG (certificate #45582: 2009 extended version) | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:Livre | Canada:G (Québec) | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:6 (w) | Hong Kong:IIA | Ireland:PG | New Zealand:PG | Norway:11 | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 (original rating) | Sweden:7 (re-rating) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | Greece:K-13 | Netherlands:MG6

Filming Locations:

Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UK

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Richard Harris only agreed to taking the part of Albus Dumbledore after his eleven year old granddaughter threatened never to speak to him again. Patrick McGoohan was originally offered the role but had turned it down due to health reasons.

Goofs:

Continuity: On the train, the same hill as well as lake (as seen by the waves in the middle of the water) are seen multiple times.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Professor McGonagall: [as a cat] Mraow!
Dumbledore: I should have known that you would be here, Professor McGonagall.
[Professor McGonagall transfigures into her human self]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "My Family: A Handful of Dust (#3.10)" (2002)

Wizard film

In many ways the best of the franchise so far. I was free from any anticipation for this film being not overly impressed by the fantasy genre. This film redeems itself above other sorcery films with its old fashioned English ambiance being greater than arch and portentous fantasy.

Unlike other fantasy films the directors face the challenge of a highly critical audience of children who are more familiar with the books that they are & waiting expectantly for their favorite part of the book and would tear the director to ices if he was there in their anger such omissions. Any changes in the film would be seen as desecrating the fantasy world that Rowling created. In the production of the first film this was a contention in preproduction. As a faithful rendering of the book squeezed into a two-and-a-half hour period, the movie is beautifully done as far as special effects go. The actors although experienced are let down by the younger cast not being trained and coming from a stage school background with the exception of the lead show the typical stiltedness of such training. Daniel Radcliffe has been accused of being too subdued in the title role but as he becomes older he character does become more sombre. Alos it allows the other characters oddities to shine more clearly in contrast to his quieter style.