Stardust (2007)

In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm.

Director:

Matthew Vaughn

Writers:

Jane Goldman (screenplay), Matthew Vaughn (screenplay)

Stars:

Charlie Cox, Claire Danes, Sienna Miller

5 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ian McKellen	...	Narrator (voice)
Bimbo Hart	...	Young Scientist
Alastair MacIntosh	...	Victorian Academic
David Kelly	...	Guard
Ben Barnes	...	Young Dunstan Thorn
Kate Magowan	...	Slave Girl / Una
Melanie Hill	...	Ditchwater Sal
Charlie Cox	...	Tristan Thorn
Sienna Miller	...	Victoria
Henry Cavill	...	Humphrey
Nathaniel Parker	...	Dunstan Thorn
Darby Hawker	...	Grumpy Customer
Frank Ellis	...	Mr. Monday
Peter O'Toole	...	King
Mark Strong	...	Septimus

Storyline

The passage from this world to the fantasy kingdom of Stormhold is through a breach in a wall beside an English village. In the 1800s, a boy becomes a man when he ventures through the breach in pursuit of a fallen star, to prove his love for the village beauty. The star is no lump of rock, it's a maiden, Yvaine. Tristan, the youth, is not the only one looking for her: three witches, led by Lamia, want her heart to make them young; and, the sons of the dead king of Stormhold want her because she holds a ruby that will give one of them title to the throne. Assisting Tristan are his mother, the victim of a spell, and a cross-dressing pirate of the skies. Will Tristan win his true love?

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Plot Keywords:

witch | magic | one word title | voice over narration | transformation | 

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Taglines:

This summer a star falls. The chase begins.

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Genres:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some fantasy violence and risque humor

Did You Know?

Trivia

The vicious-looking scimitar-shaped glass knife that Lamia uses was originally designed by Matthew Vaughn for Magneto in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), but it was never actually used in that movie.

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Goofs

When Ditchwater Sal cuts the rabbit into "heads" and "tails", the rabbit is clearly in three pieces - with the center small piece cut on both sides (not simply broken off one or the other half. It had obviously been cut in a previous take.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: A philosopher once asked, "Are we human because we gaze at the stars, or do we gaze at them because we are human?" Pointless, really... "Do the stars gaze back?" Now *that's* a question.

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Crazy Credits

After the end of the credits, the pirates can be heard growling again.

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Connections

Referenced in Face Off: Death's Doorstep (2016)

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Soundtracks

Rule the World
Written by Mark Owen / Gary Barlow / Jason Orange / Howard Donald
Performed by Take That
Courtesy of Polydor (UK) Ltd.
Under License from Universal Music Operations Ltd.

User Reviews

My Fantasy Fix

This movie has everything a fantasy movie should have, romance, clever witticisms, great acting and a fair dose of magic.

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie and was drawn to its original plot (based on the Neil Gaiman novel which I am now looking to read) and colorful characters.

One of the most striking things to me actually was how self contained the story is. Unlike so many sci-fi fantasy movies out there right now which leave open-endings and such this was a pure fairy-tale, satisfying in and of itself with no need for a sequel.

Original. Fun. Feel-good Fantasy.

Details

Official Sites:

Paramount Pictures [United States] Stardust [UK]

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 August 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Stardust

Filming Locations:

Kinlochewe, Highland, Scotland, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$70,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,169,779, 12 August 2007

Gross USA:

$38,634,938

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$137,515,140

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Marv Films, Vaughn Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

127 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS (Digital DTS Sound)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1