FILM · 2005 · UK
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Directed by
- Mike Newell
- Runtime
- 157 min
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures, Heyday Films, Patalex IV Productions
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When his name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools. Signs of Voldemort's return emerge as Harry's friends help him prepare for the Triwizard Tournament.
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12 Facts on the Deeper Meaning of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- #012
Daniel Radcliffe matured considerably in physical terms during filming. In an interview, Mike Newell said: "I was working on a scene we shot in our first week and Dan still looked like the little boy from Philosopher's Stone. Now, eleven months later, he doesn't look like that at all."
- #017
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Stanislav Yanevski (Viktor Krum) has only two lines, a total of twenty words, in the entire film.
- #024
This is the last Harry Potter film to include scenes shot at Oxford University. Oxford inspired much of Hogwarts' architecture, including the Great Hall.
- #031
Mike Newell was paid only 1 million dollars for directing (whereas Chris Columbus was paid 10 million dollars plus a percentage of the gross to direct Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)).
- #083
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At around one hour and forty-five minutes in, while Harry is talking with Dumbledore in his office, after we see Barty Crouch Jr.'s flashback, you can see the Deathly Hallows symbol when Dumbledore looks at the glass cabinet.
- #085
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The killing curse introduced in this film, "Avada Kedavra," is one of the few spells whose author, J. K. Rowling, has cited existing sources for. She claimed it is ancient Aramaic and the forerunner of the still well-known phrase "Abra kadabra," whose actual meaning is "Let it be destroyed."
- #097
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At around the seven-minute mark, the Weasleys have quite high seats at the Quidditch World Cup, implied to be cheap seats. The Malfoys mock them for sitting so high up in the "nosebleed section." In the book, however, the Weasleys have seats as good as or better than the Malfoys'. The tickets were given to Arthur Weasley by Ludo Bagman of the Ministry of Magic, a character eventually cut from this film. Ludo heads the Department of Magical Games and Sports and is also a gambling addict with large debts, so he places a heavy bet that Harry will win. Throughout the book he tries to help Harry cheat in the Triwizard Tournament by offering inside information about the upcoming tasks, but Harry refuses his help because Barty Crouch Sr. states plainly that champions are forbidden from receiving outside assistance. Mad-Eye Moody later reassures him, however, saying that cheating during the Triwizard Tournament is also a tradition. This line was in fact written in the script but did not make it into the film.
- #116
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When Moody asks Hermione about the Unforgivable Curses in the Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson, her response is quite emotional for no apparent reason (because Moody has not yet even shown the Cruciatus Curse). In the sixth draft of the script the scene was longer, so some lines that could explain Hermione's reaction were most likely cut. Originally Hermione raised her hand and Moody called her name to answer. Confused, she asked how he knew her name, and Moody began listing all her characteristics (top of her class, naturally curious, socially awkward, Muggle-born) to show that he always researches people's backgrounds before stepping into a room full of strangers. He then banged his staff loudly on the floor and shouted "Constant vigilance!", startling the whole class and closing the subject by explaining why Hermione had suddenly been so shaken.
- #144
It is the second highest-grossing Harry Potter film worldwide in the year of its release. The first was Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), and the third was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011).
- #150
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In the book, the first task involved Harry flying in circles to confuse the Horntail and seize the golden egg. In this film, the task is expanded so that the dragon breaks free and chases Harry towards Hogwarts, and Harry is nearly killed by the dragon. However, Harry causes the dragon to crash into a bridge and the Horntail falls, presumably to its death. Also, unlike in the book, there is no dragon egg, which implies that the dragons are only trying to stop the champions from getting past them to collect their golden eggs.
- #156
Mike Newell was previously thought to be directing Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001).
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Scenes and scene extensions written into the script, and possibly filmed but later cut or rewritten, include the following: Amos Diggory praises his son for beating Harry at Quidditch the previous year, but Cedric corrects his father by saying Harry fell off his broom because of an accident; Arthur Weasley points out some foreign dignitaries at the Quidditch World Cup. A young lost child crying in the burnt campsite, not Harry, alerts Barty Crouch Jr. to their presence. Dumbledore opens the feast by mentioning all the new innovations Mr Filch has banned (currently adding to a list of 437 items); he also explains that the Triwizard Tournament was created 700 years ago for cultural exchange and was cancelled until recently because of the high death toll. The other two schools arrive the next day and are greeted by all the Hogwarts students with a song; Karkaroff also greets both Snape and Crouch Senior. There is a longer introduction to the Dark Arts lesson, in which Moody implies he has checked every student's background. Hermione reads a book recounting all the tragedies that occurred in previous Tournaments. Just before the champion selection, all the Beauxbatons girls put their names into the Goblet with many ceremonial flourishes. Dumbledore interrupts Rita Skeeter's interview with Harry for Barty Crouch Sr.'s announcement; she implies in her articles that she called Albus a "dusty, old git", claiming it was only a quote from an unnamed high-ranking Ministry official; Crouch wishes the candidates good luck on behalf of the Ministry, and Skeeter recalls her failed campaign to become Minister herself. During their secret conversation, Sirius is much more positive about Harry's chances in the Tournament. Moody compliments Harry for his reasonable but non-obligatory warning to Cedric about the First Task; Harry is uncomfortable discussing the task, but Moody reassures him that cheating has always been part of every Tournament. In the library, Harry and Hermione come across the Summoning Charm as a way for Harry to get his broom into the First Task; Draco is also there and humiliates him with further lies from Rita Skeeter's article suggesting Harry and Hermione are in a relationship. The First Task is much simpler; Harry circles the dragon repeatedly until he sees an opportunity to dive between the dragon's legs and grab the egg. McGonagall had already told Harry before the dance lesson that champions traditionally open the Yule Ball with a dance. There is a long montage of students preparing for the ball in different ways, in which Harry fails to manage to speak to Cho alone. During the ball, Ron suggests that Victor Krum only asked Hermione as a date to get close to Harry and possibly put a hex on him; Harry later overhears a conversation between Snape and Karkaroff. Harry's second dream is not a repeat of the first but gives him a quick glimpse of Voldemort's baby form. During the Second Task, Harry is attacked by Grindylows before he can reach Ron and Hermione, and there is only a single beautiful mermaid, who turns into a monster when angered; Moody then punishes Harry for nearly failing the task because of his heroics. Ron, Harry and Hermione discuss Crouch Sr.'s death, and after the Pensieve scene Harry and Dumbledore's conversation is different; they discuss the fate of Barty Crouch Jr., Karkaroff and Neville's parents. Voldemort tortures one of the Death Eaters for not searching for him. Harry tells Moody how Krum appeared to be controlled during the Third Task, but Moody only wants to hear something about Voldemort. In his office, Dumbledore explains the Priori Incantatem effect immediately and in more detail, and warns Harry that people will not want to believe his story about Voldemort's resurrection.
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