The movie is known as harry potter and the philosophers stone everywhere except the usa and so every scene in which the philosophers stone was mentioned was filmed twice once with the actors saying philosophers and once with the actors saying sorcerers or redubbed notably, one of the times hermione says it in. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone behind the scenes. Harry potter and the philosophers stone facts for kids. The elaborate spread of food in harry potter and the sorcerers stone was made of real roast beef, ham, and turkey, at the request of director chris columbus. In the united states the book and movie are called harry potter and the sorcerers stone story. Radcliffe played harry potter for ten years, before finishing in 2011 with the release of harry potter. Rowling, what does harrys uncle vernon say when hagrid comes to them to deliver some mail to harry.
Harry potter and the sorcerers stone rotten tomatoes. Harry potter this category is for questions and answers related to sorcerers stone. He was 11 years old when he was cast in harry potter and the philosophers stone the first harry potter movie to be created. Naturally, they made a movie out of it and, in 2001, it was released, making instant stars out of daniel radcliffe, who still has a strong career both on screen and. The harry potter movies have so many mistakes in them that ive decided to dedicate this first part to just the philosophers stone. Rowling had an initial first printing of 50,000 copies. Two decades after harry potter and the sorcerers stone made its way to the united states and graced the country with its pages, fans of the series are celebrating 20 years with harry and the. Rowling into the first author ever to become a billionaire. Here are 30 kickass and interesting facts about harry potter. The book and movie are called harry potter and the philosophers stone everywhere except the united states. Scholastic published harry potter and the sorcerers stone in the u. Daniel radcliffe broke over 80 wands while filming the harry potter movies because he used them as drumsticks.
What is harry potter and the sorcerers stone about. Radcliffe was the last of the three lead actors to be cast 11. While playing fact or fanfiction with aol, tom felton revealed. In harry potter and the sorcerers stone book 1, by j. Rowlings magical novel harry potter and the sorcerers stone hit u. Levine, scholastic publisher who brought harry potter to america, acquired at auction.
Whether you know it as harry potter and the philosophers stone or the sorcerers stone, either way, it is the movie that started everything for the magical franchise. Page 3 this category is for questions and answers related to sorcerers stone. But the wizarding world of harry potter is so much more than just books or a movie series or a. And to keep up with my 10 fun facts series, this is gonna be ten fun facts about harry potter and the sorcerers stone, both the book and the movie 1. Let me know if the comments below if you found any of. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone 2001 trivia on imdb. He showed up and shot the scenes, which were later cut when director chris. The director explained his decision at the time, stating i just felt that i wasnt ready to make an allkids movie and my kids thought i was crazy. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. Two decades after harry potter and the sorcerers stone made its way to the united states and graced the country with its pages, fans of the. If you think these short scenes with the dursleys are bad, wait till you hear the rest of it. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone inherited a builtin band of obsessives thanks to j. Harry potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncles house his whole life. The shortest harry potter film is harry potter and the deathly hallows.
Rowling has said that watching his audition tape was like watching a son 12. Rowling titled harry potter and the philosophers stone in england, as was this film adaptation becomes this hotly anticipated fantasy adventure from chris. Like dumbledore, professor mcgonagalls name also doubles as a word. Let me know if the comments below if you found any of these to be interesting, and make sure to check. The wealth of harry potter material also means that theres a wealth of behindthescenes information that yields new details of how j. Sorcerers stone interesting facts page 3 harry potter. The film is the first instalment of the harry potter film series and was written by steve kloves and produced by david heyman. It was first published in britain in 1997 and appeared in the united states the following year under the title harry potter and the sorcerers stone.
During the casting process for harry potter and the sorcerers stone, the films team went to schools all over england searching for the perfect young actors to play the movies lead trio. Rowlings books first came onto the scene in 1997, followed closely by the movie. Those are just 10 of the fascinating facts about from harry potter and the sorcerers stone. But on his 11th birthday, he learns hes a powerful wizard with a place waiting for him at the hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. About that harry potter fans are in league of their own. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone 2001 movie info.
With over 500 million copies sold worldwide, harry potter is the bestselling book series in history. The wizarding world of harry potter can also be referred to as the lucrative world of harry potter. To celebrate both those occasions, here are 15 interesting facts you might not know about the first potter movie. Facts used in harry potter and the sorcerers stone book by j. Learn at home with a harry potter vocabulary challenge for. Harry potter and the philosophers stone is the first book in the harry potter series, written by j. I was just staring at the glass and then it was gone, it was like magic. In celebration of the 20th american publishing anniversary of harry potter and the sorcerers stone, here are some facts from the film. For harry potter and the sorcerers stone several high profile directors such as steven spielberg were under consideration to direct the film. An unauthorized harry potter sequel was sold in china consisting of the hobbit with the names changed to harry potter characters. And to keep up with my 10 fun facts series, this is gonna be ten fun facts about harry potter and the sorcerer s stone, both the book and the movie 1.
While playing fact or fanfiction with aol, tom felton revealed that harry might have had a thing for draco. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone 2001 trivia imdb. Rowling even provided him with vital details of snapes backstory, not. The child actors in harry potter would do their actual schoolwork in the movie to make the school setting more real. Rowlings book and believe us, if columbus has screwed this up, they would have started passing out the torches and. Rowling what does dumbledore say people always insist on giving him at christmas. Rowling even launched pottermore, which has become a sort of everevolving encyclopedia of trivia and backstories from her. The candles used in harry potter and the sorcerers stone were originally real candles suspended from wires, but they switched to digital after the candles fell from the ceiling.
Those are just 10 of the fascinating facts about from harry potter and the sorcerer s stone. For starters, there are a lot of them, and they were in place and raring to go well before this movie hit the screens. The acclaimed filmmaker steven spielberg actually spent about five or six months developing harry potter and the sorcerers stone before dropping out of the project. Harry potter and the philosophers stone, also called harry potter and the sorcerers stone, the first novel in the immensely popular harry potter series by british writer j. Harry potter and the philosophers stone released in the united states as harry potter and the sorcerers stone is a 2001 fantasy film directed by chris columbus and distributed by warner bros. British comedian rik mayall was cast as hogwartss prankhappy poltergeist in harry potter and the sorcerers stone. Because this is the first book about harry potter, the author begins by setting the scene and introducing the. Harry potter and the philosophers stone film wikipedia. Jk rowlings harry potter world was given its first screen treatment 15 years ago. It was published in 1997 and a movie version was shown in theaters in 2001. Spoilers 14 alan rickman was hand picked to play snape by j. Rowling thought up the books, how the filmmakers made the movies, and a ton of other information about the harry potter universe.
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