Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

A young wizard 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 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 'Death Eaters' set a fire to all 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 17, and are chosen by a magical object called 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 difficult tasks.

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Plot Keywords:

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

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Taglines:

Difficult times lie ahead, Harry.

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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:

Official Facebook

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:

UK

Box Office

Budget:

$150,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£14,933,901 (United Kingdom), 20 November 2005, Limited Release

Opening Weekend USA:

$102,335,066, 20 November 2005, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$290,013,036

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$896,911,078

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

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

(at around 51 mins) Moody's line "I know stories about your father that would curl even your greasy hair," is actually paraphrased from a line in the book, but used in a different scenario: Rita Skeeter originally said it to Hermione about Ludo Bagman (a character omitted from the movie).

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Goofs

(at around 1h 1 min) When Harry is being followed across the roof by the dragon, he falls and the close shot shows his broom stuck to the roof of the dormer he is on. However when the shot is seen from the dragons POV the broom is not there. When they return to Harry the broom is now on the roof again.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Frank Bryce: Bloody kids!

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Crazy Credits

The end credits appear on parchment paper that is burning around the edges, similar to the names taken from the Goblet of Fire.

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Connections

Followed by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)

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Soundtracks

This is the Night
Written by Jarvis Cocker
Produced by Mike Hedges
Performed by Jason Buckle, Steve Claydon, Jarvis Cocker, Jonny Greenwood, Steve Mackey, Phil Selway
Steve Claydon appears courtesy of Mute Records Limited

User Reviews

Best Potter Yet

I'd hate to face the task of condensing a 700 page book into a movie - even a two and a half hour movie, but they've managed pretty well with this installment of the adventures of Harry Potter.

For fans of the movies, you'll find this installment a little darker, a little grittier, and a little more involving. The characters are growing up and are now facing more adult situations with more adult outlooks.

For fans of the books, you should find this adaptation a commendable reflection of Rowling's tale. Naturally, some parts had to be modified or cut entirely - there's no way to avoid that without making it a 10 hour movie - but the parts that were cut were either not critical to the story line, or will be easy to account for in the films to come. Unless you're an obsessive nitpicker about every last detail, you should find this a satisfactory film version of Goblet of Fire.

Goblet of Fire works well as a stand-alone film, as a film version of Rowling's book, and is in my opinion quite easily the best Potter movie yet.