Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

With their warning about Lord Voldemort's return scoffed at, Harry and Dumbledore are targeted by the Wizard authorities as an authoritarian bureaucrat slowly seizes power at Hogwarts.

Director:

David Yates

Writers:

Michael Goldenberg (screenplay), J.K. Rowling (novel)

Stars:

Daniel Radcliffe, Brendan Gleeson, Emma Watson

Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 13 wins & 32 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Daniel Radcliffe	...	Harry Potter
Harry Melling	...	Dudley Dursley
Jason Boyd	...	Piers
Richard Macklin	...	Malcolm
Kathryn Hunter	...	Mrs. Arabella Figg
Miles Jupp	...	TV Weatherman
Fiona Shaw	...	Aunt Petunia Dursley
Richard Griffiths	...	Uncle Vernon Dursley
Jessica Hynes	...	Mafalda Hopkirk (voice) (as Jessica Stevenson)
Adrian Rawlins	...	James Potter
Geraldine Somerville	...	Lily Potter
Robert Pattinson	...	Cedric Diggory (archive footage)
Ralph Fiennes	...	Lord Voldemort
Natalia Tena	...	Nymphadora Tonks
Brendan Gleeson	...	Alastor 'Mad-­Eye' Moody

Storyline

After a lonely summer on Privet Drive, Harry returns to a Hogwarts full of ill-fortune. Few of students and parents believe him or Dumbledore that Voldemort is really back. The ministry had decided to step in by appointing a new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher that proves to be the nastiest person Harry has ever encountered. Harry also can't help stealing glances with the beautiful Cho Chang. To top it off are dreams that Harry can't explain, and a mystery behind something Voldemort is searching for. With these many things Harry begins one of his toughest years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

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Plot Keywords:

teacher | magic | school | wizard | battle | 

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Taglines:

You will lose everything

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Genres:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of fantasy violence and frightening images

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros [de] Warner Bros [fr]

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 July 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: The IMAX Experience

Filming Locations:

England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$150,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£16,493,305 (UK) (13 July 2007)

Gross:

$292,000,866 (USA) (7 December 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros, Heyday Films, Cool Music

Technical Specs

Runtime:

138 min

Sound Mix:

Sonics-DDP (IMAX version) Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Room of Requirement was described as a room with no beginning or end. To achieve the sense of infinity, the effects crew spent 5 months designing the room by having rotatable mirrors installed that would minimize camera and crew reflection as well as to avoid the Hall of Mirrors effect (a common term in CG). Also, the lighting underneath the grille was quite bright to generate reflection, so the floor had to be in black, cast members had to have black velvet covering their shoe soles while the crew had to wear surgical shoes to prevent treading dust onto the floor set.

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Goofs

When Harry and friends are riding in a cart from the Hogwarts Express station to Hogwarts, in a shot from behind, Luna Lovegood's head is facing to her left. In the following reverse angle, her head is facing to her right.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Radio announcer: I don't know about you, it's just too hot today, isn't it? And it's going to get even worse. Temperatures up in the mid 30's Celsius, that's the mid 90's Fahrenheit, tomorrow maybe even hitting 100. So please, remember to cover up and stay cool with the hottest hits on your FM dial.

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Crazy Credits

The ending credits are presented in the same typeface as Professor Umbridge's numerous educational decrees.

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Connections

Featured in HBO First Look: 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix': Fulfilling a Prophecy (2007)

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Soundtracks

"Boys Will Be Boys"
Written by William J. Brown (as William Brown), James Gregory, Matthew Murphy & Preston (as Samuel Preston)
Performed by The Ordinary Boys
Courtesy of Warner Music U.K. Ltd./B-Unique Records
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

A "Cliff Notes" version of the book

I've been eagerly awaiting this episode, thinking it was going to be much more action-packed or incorporating some of the more juicy bits of narrative from the over-800 page book. I ought to have known going in that, at 2:18 running time, the movie was too short. Even considering the tweaking that needed to be done to incorporate information differently than the book presents it (like by-passing the house elves storyline), at least a half-hour more could've been left in to really build up the story. The scenes we do see are well acted, there are obvious clues alluding to the final installment, and the special effects are dazzling. But one leaves the theater breathless and disoriented as if one ate a rich meal too quickly. Especially exasperating considering we had to sit through 20 minutes of TV commercials and coming attractions--I would've paid extra to see another 20 minutes of movie instead.