Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire |
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| Directed by | Mike Newell |
| Produced by | David Heyman |
| Screenplay by | Steve Kloves |
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| Music by | Patrick Doyle |
| Cinematography | Roger Pratt |
| Editing by | Mick Audsley |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 6 November 2005 (Odeon Leicester Square) 18 November 2005 (United Kingdom and United States) |
| Running time | 157 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $150 million |
| Money made | $896.4 million |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a fantasy movie from 2005. It was directed by Mike Newell and released by Warner Bros. Pictures. The movie is based on J. K. Rowling's book of the same name, published in 2000. It's the fourth film in the popular Harry Potter series.
The movie stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley, and Emma Watson as Hermione Granger. The story follows Harry in his fourth year at Hogwarts School. He is unexpectedly chosen by the Goblet of Fire to compete in a dangerous competition called the Triwizard Tournament.
This film was the first in the series to get a PG-13 rating in the US and a 12A in the UK. Filming started in early 2004, with many scenes shot at Leavesden Film Studios. The movie was a huge success, earning $896 million worldwide. It became the highest-grossing film of 2005 and one of the highest-earning Harry Potter movies. It was praised for its more grown-up story and the actors' performances.
Story of the Film
The movie begins with Harry Potter having a bad dream. In the dream, a man named Frank Bryce is killed after hearing Lord Voldemort and his followers planning something. Later, Harry goes to the Quidditch World Cup with the Weasleys and Hermione. But the fun turns scary when Voldemort's followers, called Death Eaters, attack the camp.
At Hogwarts, the headmaster Albus Dumbledore introduces a new teacher, Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody, for Defence Against the Dark Arts. Dumbledore also announces that Hogwarts will host the Triwizard Tournament. This is a big competition where three magic schools compete in three tough challenges. Only wizards who are seventeen or older can enter.
The Goblet of Fire chooses three champions: Cedric Diggory from Hogwarts, Viktor Krum from Durmstrang Institute, and Fleur Delacour from Beauxbatons Academy. But then, the Goblet surprisingly picks Harry as a fourth champion, even though he is too young. Dumbledore cannot remove Harry from the tournament because a Ministry official says the champions are bound by a magical contract.
For the first challenge, each champion must get a golden egg guarded by a dragon. Harry bravely faces his dragon and gets the egg. The egg holds a clue for the next challenge. Later, there's a fancy dance called the Yule Ball. Harry and Ron go with Parvati and Padma Patil. Harry's crush, Cho Chang, goes with Cedric, and Hermione goes with Viktor. This makes Ron feel a bit jealous.
The second challenge involves diving underwater to rescue someone important to them. Harry finishes third but is moved to second place because he showed great kindness by saving Fleur's sister, Gabrielle, as well as Ron. After this, Harry finds the body of a Ministry official, Barty Crouch Sr., in the forest.
While waiting for Dumbledore, Harry finds a magical basin called a Pensieve. It holds Dumbledore's memories. Harry sees a trial where a former Death Eater, Igor Karkaroff, tells the Ministry of Magic about other Death Eaters. He mentions Severus Snape, but Dumbledore says Snape was a spy against Voldemort. Karkaroff also names Barty Crouch Jr., who is then sent to Azkaban prison. Harry realizes that Crouch Jr. is the man he saw in his dream.
For the final challenge, the champions must find the Triwizard Cup inside a giant hedge maze. Harry and Cedric reach the cup together. When they touch it, the cup acts as a Portkey and takes them to a graveyard. There, Peter Pettigrew and Voldemort are waiting. Pettigrew kills Cedric and performs a dark ritual to bring Voldemort back to full power. Voldemort then calls his Death Eaters.
Voldemort challenges Harry to a duel. Harry uses a defensive spell, and the magic from their wands connects. Spirits of people Voldemort killed appear, including Cedric and Harry's parents. This distracts Voldemort and his followers, allowing Harry to grab the Portkey and escape with Cedric's body.
Harry tells Dumbledore that Voldemort has returned and killed Cedric. Back at Hogwarts, "Mad-Eye Moody" takes Harry to his office. Moody accidentally reveals he knows about the graveyard, even though Harry hadn't mentioned it. Moody then admits he put Harry's name in the Goblet of Fire and helped him win. He tries to harm Harry, but Dumbledore, Snape, and Minerva McGonagall stop him. They force Moody to drink a truth potion. It turns out this "Moody" is actually Barty Crouch Jr. in disguise, using Polyjuice Potion. The real Moody is found trapped in a magical trunk. Crouch Jr. is sent back to Azkaban.
Dumbledore tells the students that Voldemort killed Cedric, even though the Ministry of Magic doesn't want to believe it. Dumbledore later visits Harry, apologizing for the dangers he faced. Harry tells him he saw his parents' spirits, and Dumbledore explains this is an effect called "Priori Incantatem". The students from all three schools then say goodbye to each other.
Main Characters
- Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter: A 14-year-old wizard, famous for surviving Voldemort's attack as a baby. He is now in his fourth year at Hogwarts.
- Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley: Harry's loyal best friend at Hogwarts.
- Emma Watson as Hermione Granger: Harry's other best friend and the smartest of the trio.
- Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid: The friendly gamekeeper and Care of Magical Creatures teacher at Hogwarts.
- Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort: A very powerful dark wizard who wants to control the wizarding world. He is the leader of the Death Eaters.
- Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore: The wise headmaster of Hogwarts and one of the greatest wizards ever.
- Brendan Gleeson as Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody: A famous former Auror (dark wizard catcher) who becomes the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher.
- Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy: Draco's father and a former student of Slytherin House.
- Gary Oldman as Sirius Black: Harry's godfather, who escaped from Azkaban prison.
- Alan Rickman as Severus Snape: The Potions teacher at Hogwarts and head of Slytherin House.
- Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall: The Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts and the Transfiguration teacher. She is also head of Gryffindor House.
- Timothy Spall as Peter Pettigrew: A Death Eater who betrayed Harry's parents to Voldemort.
Many actors from the earlier films also returned. James and Oliver Phelps play Fred and George Weasley, Ron's twin brothers. Bonnie Wright plays their sister Ginny, and Mark Williams plays their father, Arthur Weasley. Tom Felton plays Draco, Harry's rival. Matthew Lewis plays Neville Longbottom, and Devon Murray plays Seamus Finnigan.
Robert Pattinson plays Cedric Diggory, the Hogwarts champion. David Tennant plays Barty Crouch Jr, a Death Eater. Katie Leung appears as Cho Chang, a Ravenclaw student and Harry's crush. Clémence Poésy plays Beauxbatons champion Fleur Delacour, and Stanislav Ianevski plays Durmstrang champion Viktor Krum. Miranda Richardson plays Rita Skeeter, a reporter for The Daily Prophet.
How the Movie is Different from the Book
The Goblet of Fire book is very long, almost twice the size of the previous book. So, the filmmakers had to shorten some scenes and ideas to fit it into a movie. Director Mike Newell said the challenge was "compressing a huge book into the compass of a movie." They did this by focusing only on parts of the story that were most important to Harry's journey.
Here are some key differences:
- The movie does not start at Privet Drive, Harry's aunt and uncle's house. Instead, it begins at the Weasleys' home on the morning of the Quidditch World Cup.
- The actual Quidditch World Cup match was mostly removed to save time. In the book, Harry and the Weasleys support Ireland, but in the movie, Harry and Ron support Bulgaria.
- Some scenes were combined or made shorter. For example, the three Death Eater trials Harry sees in the Pensieve are shown as one shorter scene.
- Some characters from the book, like Bill Weasley, Charlie Weasley, and Dobby, are not in the movie. Dobby was supposed to help Harry get Gillyweed for the second task, but in the movie, Neville Longbottom helps instead.
- The scene where Rita Skeeter is revealed to be an illegal Animagus (someone who can turn into an animal) is not in the movie.
- Harry is not shown receiving or giving away his prize money of 1,000 galleons.
- All of Sirius Black's conversations are combined into one scene by the fireplace.
- The way Barty Crouch Jr. is taken back to Azkaban is different. In the book, he is "killed" by a Dementor.
- The movie doesn't show the Minister for Magic, Cornelius Fudge, refusing to believe Voldemort has returned. This is explained in the next film.
See also
In Spanish: Harry Potter y el cáliz de fuego (película) para niños
