The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)

The Quileutes close in on expecting parents Edward and Bella, whose unborn child poses a threat to the Wolf Pack and the towns people of Forks.

Director:

Bill Condon

Writers:

Melissa Rosenberg (screenplay), Stephenie Meyer (novel)

Stars:

Taylor Lautner, Gil Birmingham, Kristen Stewart

9 wins & 19 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Taylor Lautner	...	Jacob Black
Gil Birmingham	...	Billy
Billy Burke	...	Charlie Swan
Sarah Clarke	...	Renée
Ty Olsson	...	Phil Dwyer
Kristen Stewart	...	Bella Swan
Ashley Greene	...	Alice Cullen
Jackson Rathbone	...	Jasper Hale
Peter Facinelli	...	Dr. Carlisle Cullen
Elizabeth Reaser	...	Esme Cullen
Kellan Lutz	...	Emmett Cullen
Nikki Reed	...	Rosalie Hale
Robert Pattinson	...	Edward Cullen
Christian Sloan	...	Unsavory People
James Pizzinato	...	Unsavory People

Storyline

Bella and Edward are to marry. Jacob becomes upset when he learns that Bella is planning to consummate the marriage on her honeymoon. The wedding over, Bella and Edward spend their honeymoon on the Cullen's idyllic private island. But, to their dismay, they discover that Bella is pregnant. The fetus is growing at an accelerated rate and everyone fears for Bella's safety. Will she go ahead with her pregnancy, whatever the cost? The Quileutes close in as the unborn child poses a threat to the Wolf Pack and the towns people of Forks.

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Plot Keywords:

honeymoon | pregnant | wedding | marriage | pregnancy | 

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Taglines:

Forever is only the beginning

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for disturbing images, violence, sexuality/partial nudity and some thematic elements

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [jp]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Portuguese

Release Date:

18 November 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Breaking Dawn

Filming Locations:

Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Box Office

Budget:

$110,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$41,683,574 (USA) (18 November 2011)

Gross:

$281,275,991 (USA) (17 February 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Summit Entertainment, Sunswept Entertainment, TSBD Canada Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min 125 min (extended edition)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During their vows and first kiss as husband and wife, the song "Flightless Bird, American Mouth" by Iron & Wine plays. This is the same song they danced to at the prom at the end of the first Twilight installment when Bella first tries to convince Edward to turn her so they can be together forever.

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Goofs

When Bella walks up to the altar during the wedding, she is holding her bouquet in front of her. In the next shot, she is not holding the bouquet any more. Alice, as her maid of honor, is never shown holding the bouquet, either.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Bella Swan: Childhood is not from birth to a certain age. And at a certain age, the child is grown and puts away childish things. Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies.

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Crazy Credits

Shortly after the credits roll there is an additional scene.

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Connections

Featured in The Nostalgia Critic: Is Twilight the Worst Thing Ever? (2013)

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Soundtracks

"Female Monster Music"
(form the motion picture The Bride of Frankenstein)
Written and performed by Franz Waxman
Courtesy of Universal Studios

User Reviews

A horrible experience

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 is a horrible film, and the worst one from the saga so far. To start with, this first episode of the fourth part introduces new elements only to leave them aside and waste their potential, and the story feels terribly boring.

The supposed romance which should sustain this film feels absolutely bland and uninteresting. Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson bring atrocious performances as the leading couple, while the rest of the cast seems to be there only in order to charge a paycheck.

The previous filmography from director Bill Condon includes two excellent films (Gods and Monsters and Kinsey), but it is obvious that he made The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 as a mercenary, because his work feels absolutely listless and lacking of any vision.

I have to mention that The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 offers some moments of involuntary humor. From the pathetic performances brought by Stewart and Pattinson to the weak special effects, there are some opportunities to laugh at the technical, histrionic and narrative blunders from this film. And since I just mentioned the special effects, the werewolves look totally fake, and they appear in one of the worst scenes I have seen in a long time...one of those which provoke an absolute embarrassment combined with the incredulity of knowing that someone considered that a good idea.

In conclusion, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 is an unbearable film, which made me snooze very frequently and made me feel like wasting my time. I know that this film is having many female fans...I respect them, but I honestly do not understand them.