Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Directed by	Chris Columbus
Written by	J.K. Rowling (novel) Steven Kloves (screenplay)
Starring	Daniel Radcliffe Rupert Grint Emma Watson
Produced by	David Heyman
Distributed by	Warner Brothers
Release date	November 16, 2001
Runtime	152 min.
Language	English
Budget	$130,000,000
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (also known as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States) was a critically acclaimed and highly successful film released in 2001, based on the fantasy novel of the same name by best-selling author J.K. Rowling. movie poster for Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone This work is copyrighted. ... Christopher Columbus (born 10 September 1958 in Spangler, Pennsylvania) is an American film maker. ... Joanne Rowling OBE (born July 31, 1965 in Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire), commonly known as J.K. Rowling (pronunciation: roll-ing; her former students used to joke with her name calling her the Rolling Stone), is a British fiction writer. ... Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, in Goblet of Fire. ... Rupert Grint in the New Harry Potter Movie, Goblet of Fire. ... Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. ... Warner Bros. ... November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is considered by many to be an important art form; films entertain, educate, enlighten and inspire audiences. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up Fantasy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary For other definitions of fantasy, see fantasy (psychology). ... Cover of the International edition, distributed in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone is the first volume in a planned series of seven books for children written by British author J. K. Rowling, and featuring Harry Potter, a young wizard. ... Joanne Rowling OBE (born July 31, 1965 in Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire), commonly known as J.K. Rowling (pronunciation: roll-ing; her former students used to joke with her name calling her the Rolling Stone), is a British fiction writer. ...

An agent of Warner Brothers bought the movie rights to the film at a relatively low price soon before the book's incredible success. The movie was made at Leavesden Film Studios and released in 2001. The second and third books have also been released on film, the fourth is planned for release in 2005, and the rest of the series will follow; it is planned that the rest of them will use the same main cast for continuity purposes, although it is commonly speculated that the child actors and actresses will eventually grow too old for their respective parts, since the movies (and more particularly recent books) have been taking over a year each. As an example of a problem which has already occurred, film trickery was needed to compensate for Tom Felton, who plays Draco Malfoy, due to a sudden growth spurt. Warner Bros. ... Leavesden Film Studios is a film and media complex constructed on the site of the former Rolls Royce factory at Leavesden Aerodrome, which was an important centre of aircraft production during World War II. It situated approximately 20 miles northwest of central London near the town of Watford. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

The film made in excess of $950 million at the worldwide box office (third only to Titanic and The Return of the King) and received three Oscar nominations. Titanic is a 1997 dramatic movie released by Paramount Pictures and 20th Century Fox. ... This article is about the 2003 live action film. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ...

J. K. Rowling insisted that the entire cast be British, in keeping with the cultural integrity of the book and the movie; she also approved the screenplay, written by Steve Kloves.

Taglines: The Magic Begins Soon and Let The Magic Begin.

Synopsis

For a brief synopsis see Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

For a complete synopsis see Harry Potter (plot)

See below for cast and book/film discrepancies

Harry Potter, a seemingly-ordinary eleven-year-old boy, is actually a wizard and survivor of Lord Voldemort's attempted rise to power. Harry is rescued from his horrible Muggle relatives and takes his place at Hogwarts, where he becomes friends with Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Cover of the International edition, distributed in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone is the first volume in a planned series of seven books for children written by British author J. K. Rowling, and featuring Harry Potter, a young wizard. ... This page contains a detailed synopsis of all the books released so far in the Harry Potter series. ... Harry James Potter (born July 31, 1980)[1], the only son of James Potter and Lily Potter, is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Harry Potter series. ... Lord Voldemort (born c. ... The word Muggles has several different meanings A Muggle is a term from the fictional Harry Potter series of books which refers to a human with no magical abilities who doesnt belong to a wizarding family. ... Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a fictional school of magic that is the main setting of the Harry Potter series. ... Ronald Ron Bilius Weasley (born March 1, 1980) is a fictional character in J. K. Rowlings Harry Potter series of childrens books. ... Hermione Jane Granger (born September 19, 1979)1 2 is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series. ...

Cast

Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint), Hermione Granger (Emma Watson), Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) from the movie

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United States naming

Movie poster for the U.S. release. Art by Drew Struzan.

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Alterations from the book

There are necessarily differences, some of which are more prominent than others. Some of these include:

• The characters of Peeves the Poltergeist, Professor Binns and Pansy Parkinson are omitted entirely.
  • A scene with Peeves was actually filmed but left out of the theatrical cut: it is rumoured that a forthcoming extended "director's cut" will restore his scene.
• Harry doesn't find out that Lord Voldemort killed his parents until after he buys his wand.
• Harry doesn't meet Malfoy until after they get to Hogwarts.
• Harry, Ron and Hermione find Fluffy in a different way: rather than being tricked by Malfoy into going out of their dormitory at night and running from Argus Filch, they get lost when the staircase they're on changes direction.
• Ron joins Harry, Hermione, and Draco in detention in the Forbidden Forest, rather than Neville.
• Quirrell's and Snape's protections for the Philosopher's Stone are omitted.
• The climax is far more dramatic than in the book. For example, Quirrell gets cremated in the places that Harry touches him, rather than simply being burned, and Harry has a moment of hesitation, where it looks as though he might actually give the stone to Voldemort. Since Harry actually sees Quirrell die, rather than passing out before the professor's death, this could possibly lead to a plot contradiction in the fifth movie.

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The Spoof

• The film was spoofed by Brad Neely with his soundtrack Wizard People, Dear Reader.

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External links

• Official site
• Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone at the Internet Movie Database