Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

Harry Potter finds himself competing in a hazardous tournament between rival schools of magic, but he is distracted by recurring nightmares.

Director:

Mike Newell

Writers:

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

Stars:

Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 13 wins & 42 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eric Sykes	...	Frank Bryce
Timothy Spall	...	Wormtail
David Tennant	...	Barty Crouch Junior
Daniel Radcliffe	...	Harry Potter
Emma Watson	...	Hermione Granger
Rupert Grint	...	Ron Weasley
Mark Williams	...	Arthur Weasley
James Phelps	...	Fred Weasley
Oliver Phelps	...	George Weasley
Bonnie Wright	...	Ginny Weasley
Jeff Rawle	...	Amos Diggory
Robert Pattinson	...	Cedric Diggory
Jason Isaacs	...	Lucius Malfoy
Tom Felton	...	Draco Malfoy
Stanislav Yanevski	...	Viktor Krum (as Stanislav Ianevski)

Storyline

Harry's (Daniel Radcliffe's) fourth year at Hogwarts is about to start and he is enjoying the summer vacation with his friends. They get the tickets to The Quidditch World Cup Final, but after the match is over, people dressed like Lord Voldemort's (Ralph Fiennes') "Death Eaters" set a fire to all of the visitors' tents, coupled with the appearance of Voldemort's symbol, the "Dark Mark" in the sky, which causes a frenzy across the magical community. That same year, Hogwarts is hosting "The Triwizard Tournament", a magical tournament between three well-known schools of magic : Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, and Durmstrang. The contestants have to be above the age of seventeen, and are chosen by a magical object called "The Goblet of Fire". On the night of selection, however, the Goblet spews out four names instead of the usual three, with Harry unwittingly being selected as the Fourth Champion. Since the magic cannot be reversed, Harry is forced to go with it and brave three exceedingly ...

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Plot Keywords:

tournament | wizard | magic | school of magic | heroism | 

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Taglines:

On November 18 Everything Will Change.

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the books, Parvati Patil of Gryffindor has an identical twin Padma Patil of Ravenclaw, to illustrate the unpredictability of the Sorting Hat. In the movies, however, Parvati (Shefali Chowdhury) and Padma (Afshan Azad) are not only both in Gryffindor, but are played, surprisingly, by unrelated actresses.

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Goofs

(at around 57 mins) In the tent where the champions are preparing for the first task, Karkaroff and Krum look around and stand up slowly when the cannon is fired. In the very next shot, they are standing up and away from the center of the shot.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Frank Bryce: Bloody kids!

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Crazy Credits

At the end of the film, there is a dedication to Casting Director Mary Selway, who died of cancer in 2004.

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Alternate Versions

DVD includes several deleted scenes:

• Dumbledore asks his pupils to welcome Durmstrang and Beauxbatons students. All the Hogwarts students then start to sing the school song.
• A Durmstrang student asks a girl to go with him to the Yule Ball. She says yes, and two of their friends make gestures in the background.
• Harry tries to speak with Cho Chang, but as she is constantly surrounded by friends, he doesn't get the opportunity.
• Flitwick introduces the Weird Sisters at the Yule Ball. The lead singer speaks with the audience and then starts the first song.
• Karkaroff tells Snape about the mark of his arm. Snape ignores him and removes house points from Fawcet and Stebbins, who briefly appear in the scene. Snape doesn't care about what Karkaroff has to say.
• Mr. Crouch and Harry are speaking. Mad-Eye appears and Barty quickly leaves.
• The trio speak about the death of Mr. Crouch. Ron thinks that Fudge will prevent the story from leaking out to the public. Hermione believes his death, Harry's scar burning, and the Dark Mark at the Quidditch World Cup are related. She recommends Harry goes to visit Dumbledore.
• The trio speak about what Karkaroff was showing Snape on his arm. Hermione asks Harry which potion ingredients Snape accused him of stealing and realizes they are the ingredients needed for the Polyjuice Potion.

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Connections

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Soundtracks

Hedwig's Theme
Written by John Williams

User Reviews

Film missing Cuaron's creativity

I found "Goblet of Fire" to be good, but rather cryptic for those who've never read the book. I noticed that, to make up for time, it had multiple things happening in each scene, which made it feel like I was reading the book in fast forward. I cracked up at the scene when Ron puts on his "dress robe" and Ralph Fiennes did an awesome job -- they couldn't have found anyone better. While staying mostly true to the plot lines of the book, this movie (and perhaps the book as well) exchanged some of its magical awe for more grown-up "teen angst" conflicts between the characters. I missed the cool quirky beautiful style that Alfonso Cuaron brought to the series (think the talking head in the Knight Bus and Harry's surprise flight on Buckbeak), but Mike Newell got the job done nicely.

Details

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Country:

UK USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

18 November 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: The IMAX Experience

Filming Locations:

Ashridge Park, Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$150,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$102,685,961, 20 November 2005

Gross USA:

$290,417,905

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$896,419,769

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Heyday Films, Patalex IV Productions Limited

Technical Specs

Runtime:

157 min 166 min (extended)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS DTS (DTS: X)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1