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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth film in the Harry Potter series, released in 2005.

Following the events of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Voldemort now has a loyal follower by his side and is making plans to become stronger and regain his body. Meanwhile, Hogwarts is hosting the Triwizard Tournament between three Wizarding schools in Europe, and Harry discovers that he has been selected to compete, even though he is below the age restriction and did not apply as a candidate.

Film debut of Robert Pattinson (Cedric Diggory), who a few years later shot to stardom in the Twilight series.

Followed by Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire contains examples of:

• Absurdly Sharp Blade: Pettigrew taking off his whole hand with a pithy little blade about four inches long.
• Adaptation Dye-Job:
  • Mad-Eye Moody is described as having solid gray hair in the book, but in the film Moody has graying blonde hair.
  • Voldemort's eyes are red in the books, but Ralph Fiennes' natural blue eyes are used in the films instead. This was done because the filmmakers believed that the red eyes would make Voldemort look so inhuman that audiences wouldn't take him seriously.
• Adaptation Expansion: The film includes a new scene taking place after the Goblet ceremony where Dumbledore, McGonagall and Snape discuss the recent events in Dumbledore's office. McGonagall is worried about Harry's safety and wants to do something about it, while Snape thinks that since they have no idea of what's going on, they should stand by until it becomes more clear. Dumbledore agrees with Snape and starts using his Pensieve to investigate.
• Adaptational Heroism:

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  • Barty Crouch Sr. comes off a lot better than in the book. Most notably, it isn't stated that he kept Barty Jr. under control with the Imperious Curse, one of the Unforgiveable Curses.
  • A minor example, but Ginny looks a bit nobler in the movie when she goes with Neville to the school dance. In the book, she only asked him because otherwise she couldn't go, and she seems miserable about it. And its implied they didn't have much fun. In the movie, this aspect is gone, and they clearly enjoyed themselves, continuing to dance even after the music ended.
• Adaptational Modesty:
  • Inverted. The book states that Harry is up to his neck in the water, completely covered by foam. In the film he's only up to his waist, allowing for some Fanservice.
  • Played Straight during the graveyard scene: in the book, after Voldemort regains his body, he's nude and has to ask for his robes, but in the film, robes coalesce around him as his body reforms for censorship reasons.
• Adaptational Nice Guy:
  • Amos Diggory. In the book, he's rather rude, brash and boastful about Cedric's accomplishments. In the film, he's quieter and far more polite.
  • Also, Barty Crouch Sr. is much nicer than his book counterpart - he's actually distraught at having to put his son in jail.
• Adaptational Villainy: The movie excised a lot of Barty Crouch Jr.'s more sympathetic traits, particularly his love for his mother and the scorn and neglect he received from his father, which partially explained why he looked up to Voldemort as a mentor figure. In the film he joins the Death Eaters just For the Evulz.
• Adaptation Explanation Extrication: Has its own page.
• Adaptation Induced Plothole: Has its own page.
• Adaptation Inspiration: The boarding school aspect of Hogwarts is more pronounced than in the other movies of the series, with a couple of new scenes that could be straight out of the genre. This trope continues up until the last two movies.
• Adaptation Personality Change:
  • Barty Crouch Sr. is less a stern minister follower than his book counterpart, and appears to be a bit more nervous and stuttering.
  • Amos Diggory is not a pompous braggart and is very kind to others, especially Harry. This makes his reaction to Cedric's death even more heartbreaking. His personality was likely changed for exactly that reason.
• Adapted Out: The Harry Potter Wiki's list of character omissions totals over 40 characters!
• Added Alliterative Appeal: Professor McGonagall in the film when talking about the Yule Ball.
  McGonagall: 'I will not have you, in one night, besmirching [Gryffindor's] name by behaving like a babbling, bumbling band of baboons!'
  Fred: (whispering to George) Try saying that five times fast.
  George: (whispering) Babbling, bumbling band of baboons.
  Fred: (whispering) Babbling, bumbling band of baboons.
  • It turns into a case of Artistic License – Biology: A group of baboons is a congress, not a band.
• Ambiguously Gay: Dumbledore, as depicted by Michael Gambon, has a highly theatrical, slightly effeminate flair. After Deathly Hallowscame out, Rowling said in interviews that she had always intended Dumbledore to be gay. She also said that she had told each actor secrets about the character that might be helpful in characterization.
• Angrish: When Dumbledore interrogates Harry about how his name ended up in the Goblet of Fire, he is so angry that his words slur together, ending up sounding more like gibberish than a coherent sentence.
• Answer Cut:
  Ron: Dress robes? For what?
  (cut to Yule Ball lecture)
• Ascended Extra:
  • Padma Patil in a sense, since the traits of Lavender Brown have now been applied to her to give her more presence and personality.
  • Ginny has a bit more screen time than she does in the book, since she's around for more of the three main character's conversations. Sadly, this would be the most she would get in regards to this trope for a while.
• Baleful Polymorph: Draco is turned into a ferret by Moody when he tries to curse Harry, and promptly humiliated in front of everybody until McGonagall intervenes. Draco immediately bails before Moody pulls another trick.
• Beautiful All Along: Hermione appearing gorgeously dressed and with neat, beautifully arranged hair in this movie has essentially none of the effect to the audience that it had in the books, since the filmmakers had already shown her prettily made-up in the previous film with no given explanation. Her own admission that cleaning up like that takes hours and doesn't want to bother with it on a daily basis is also promptly ignored, so she looks consistently gorgeous throughout all the films.
• Better to Die than Be Killed: Harry ducks behind a gravestone as Voldemort goes into his Evil Gloating phase. Realizing there was probably no way to escape, Harry visibly steels his jaw and comes out to face him, 'Fine, have it your way.' It is precisely this courage that calls out the prior souls from the Voldemort's wand, allowing Harry to escape.
• Big 'NO!':
  • Voldemort at the end of his battle with Harry when the latter escapes with the portkey.
  • Harry right after Pettigrew launches a Killing Curse at Cedric and right before Cedric gets hit with it.
  • Amos Diggory gets a couple of very grief-stricken ones when he is kneeling over his dead son's body.
• Blatant Lies: Pretty much everything to come out of Rita's mouth.
• Bloodless Carnage: Wormtail's stump doesn't bleed at all after he cuts off his hand.
• Card-Carrying Villain: Bartemius Crouch, Jr.
• Canon Immigrant: Bizarrely enough, Hogwart's school song, which Ron, Hermione, and Hagrid walk off singing cheerfully..right as Harry finds the body of Barty Crouch Sr.
• Composite Character: Padma Patil gains any traits that Lavender Brown had in the book, as in the books she's in Ravenclaw and isn't seen until the Yule Ball. In the film she is in Gryffindor and is shown walking around with Parvati in Lavender's place. The two are even seen sitting together in Divination in the following film!
• Compressed Adaptation: One of the most prominent of the series - the first forty minutes of the fourth movie cover over 200 pages, cutting most of the Quidditch World Cup parts.
• Dancing Is Serious Business: The alumns from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang introduce themselves with adequately-themed dance performances: the first ones enter in a corny, slow stroll complete with butterflies, while the second ones burst out in an intimidating staff-slamming march featuring firebreathing and capoeira.
• Delayed Reaction: When Harry first comes back through the Portkey with Cedric's body in tow, everyone starts cheering because of it. Then Fleur starts screaming and Dumbledore realizes something is very wrong.
• Demoted to Extra: If they weren't already Adapted Out, chances are a character suffered this in the film. Likewise, while Rita Skeeter does appear, her subplot is deleted. See Karma Houdini.
• Dies Wide Open: Cedric, after getting hit with a Killing Curse. Just to drive the gut punch home.
• Does This Remind You of Anything?: A group of racially-prejudiced beings tormenting their targets while wearing baggy robes with pointed hats and masks? Clearly the film went all out making the Death Eaters look like the Wizard KKK.
• Dutch Angle: Used repeatedly as the contestants are making their way through the maze during the third task, to emphasize the tension.
• Epic Rocking: Patrick Doyle's 6-minute 'Golden Egg' and the 9 and a half minute 'Voldemort' from the OST.
• Everyone Has Standards: As much as Hagrid loves dangerous magical creatures like dragons, even he admits the Hungarian Horntail for the first task is a nasty piece of work.
• Fan Disservice: Voldemort's body forms, rather repulsively, onscreen and initially nude.
• Female Gaze:
  • Moaning Myrtle clearly takes a look at Harry's crotch, while in the bath.
  • One scene has a squad of giggling Hogwarts girls trailing behind Krum as he works out by the lake.
• Foreshadowing:
  • Moody telling Karkaroff that he used to think 'as dark wizards do.' Guess who turns out to be a dark wizard masquerading as Moody?
  • Myrtle mentions seeing Polyjuice potion, and Snape later accuses Harry of stealing the ingredients of Polyjuice potion from his office. None of our heroes make use of Polyjuice potion in this movie—but the bad guy does.
• Former Teen Rebel: Dumbledore admits to setting some curtains on fire in his fourth year. 'Accidentally, of course.' It is unknown whether this is canon or not.
• Freeze-Frame Bonus: When Wormtail chops off his hand, you can actually see his hand coming off. Even though you know it's obviously done with special effects, it's hard not to look away during that scene.
• Funny Background Event: One of the death eaters observing the climactic duel gives an enthusiastic little clap when Harry 'bows' to Voldemort.
• Getting Crap Past the Radar: The bathtub scene is considerably more risque than it was in the book. Notably how Myrtle delivers the line about Cedric bathing, 'almost all the bubbles had gone'. She's also clearly trying to flirt with Harry.
• Hell Is That Noise: The yellow egg makes a very lovelySCREEEEEEE noise when opened. When opened underwater, however..
• Hypocrite: Ron berates Hermione for going to the Yule Ball with Krum, calling it 'dancing with the enemy,' since Krum is from Durmstrang, a rival school (and is one of Harry's competitors in the Triwizard Tournament). This coming from the man who tried asking out Fleur Delacor, whom is from Beauxbatons, another rival school (and is another of Harry's competitors in the Triwizard Tournament).
• I Can't Dance: Harry and Ron. Subverted with Neville, who actually rehearsed dance steps and ends up having a much better time at the ball than they do. Daniel Radcliffe stated in an interview that he had to dance poorly just to fit his character—he's a master at it.
  • Considering Neville's a Cowardly Lion for most of the series, his lack of social anxiety is surprising.
• I Never Said It Was Poison: Barty Crouch Jr. blows his cover by mentioning the graveyard Harry was sent to before Harry does.
• Karma Houdini: Zig-zagged with Rita Skeeter. She publishes several false accounts of Harry and his friends throughout the tournament to feed the needs of her tabloid followers. Unlike in the book, she is not seen again after the first challenge has been completed, but still gets her latest rag published nonetheless. Not helping is the fact that in the book, it is explicitly stated that she was barred from the competition by Dumbledore, and that Hermione blackmailed her into stopping her stories, neither of which happens in the film. However, the film also cuts out many of her more malicious moments, and her gossipy, overblown articles are shown in a less destructive light. As well, the film removes the subplot of her being an illegal animagus who uses her animal form to spy on people. Overall, while still obnoxious and unpleasant, she isn't half as much of a bully as she is in the book.
• Kubrick Stare: Moody is given to these, like when he's facing down Karkaroff after Harry's name comes out of the goblet, or when he's watching from the sides as Harry tells Cedric about the dragons.
• Letting the Air Out of the Band: There's a diegetic example with a real brass band playing a celebratory tune for the winner of the Triwizard Cup.. which falters out when they notice Harry screaming and crying over Cedric's body.
• Living Structure Monster: The third task now has the Hedge Maze be the monster instead of a labyrinth full of beasts like in the book.
• Major Injury Underreaction: Unlike the book, Wormtail is utterly calm after slicing off his own hand.
• Male Gaze: Briefly, with a long tracking shot of the Beauxbaton girls' butts when they enter the Great Hall of Hogwarts (eliciting a 'Bloody hell!' from Ron).
• Mama Bear / Papa Wolf: Among the dead that subdue Voldemort are Harry's parents. Not even death can keep Lily and James from protecting Harry.
• Messy Hair: A lot of the characters, from Harry to Ron and the Weasley twins, for some reason, have much longer hair in this movie than in any of the others. Notably averted for Hermione.
• Mood Whiplash: The scene where Moody demonstrates the Imperious Curse on the spider starts out comedic before it takes a turn for the serious when Moody almost tries to make the poor little thing drown herself. Ouch.
• Named by the Adaptation: Voldemort's grandparents weren't named in the book, but their headstone shows them in the film. The sixth book doesn't confirm it either. A place name is the Hogwarts lake - and it's referred to as the Black Lake in this film. Both sets of names came from JK Rowling, making this double as Word of God.
• A Nazi by Any Other Name: The Death Eaters are symbolized as Klansmen—check out the KKK-inspired headgear, torches and 'burning signal'.
• Never Trust a Trailer: When a trailer for the film shows how Dumbledore loudly announces the champions of the Tri-Wizard Tournament, then announces 'HARRY POTTER!' in a bizarrely louder and angrier voice. This is because when he discovers the name on the parchment, he is disturbed and shocked about Harry's name being in the Goblet of Fire. It turns out he yells 'HARRAY PUDDUH!' out of anger and ordering Harry to reclaim 'his' parchment, but in the context of the trailer, it just looks weird.
• No Animals Were Harmed: The film carries the disclaimer 'No Dragons Were Harmed in the Making of this Movie.'
• One-Gender School: In the books, Beauxbatons and possibly Durmstrang are co-ed. Here, they're all-female and all-male, respectively.
• Our Mermaids Are Different: The merpeople in the lake are rather different from how they were described in the book. Here they look far more reptilian, and they speak less.
• Remember the New Guy?:
  • Averted with Cedric Diggory. Although this trope appears to be in full effect, in fact Cedric did appear in the earlier Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, however he was played by a different actor and had only a minor role.
  • How Cho is introduced.
  • Karkaroff is shown dancing at the ball with a teacher who was never shown before in the films.
• Running Gag: Filch accidentally setting off the canon signalling the start of an event before his cue.
• She Cleans Up Nicely: Done more in line with the traditional version of the trope than the book. There Harry wonders who that pretty girl with Krum is, only to later discover it's Hermione. Here he sees her descending the staircase before she meets Krum - likely because nobody could fail to recognise Emma Watson.
• Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids!: In a Deleted Scene, Moody (actually Crouch Jr.) tells Harry after the Second Task that 'if you want to play the hero, I can find you plenty of playmates among the first years.'
• Soundtrack Dissonance: When Harry returns with Cedric, happy music plays and cheers sound through the room. Then they realize Harry is sobbing and Cedric isn't moving.
• Spotting the Thread: Barty Crouch Sr. recognizes Barty Jr. disguised as Moody when he licks his lips in the same manner that he is shown doing during the Pensieve Flashback.
• Super Group: The Weird Sisters (who are not referred as suchdue to a lawsuit) are played by members of Pulp, Radiohead, All Seeing I and Add N to (X). Three songs by them are in the soundtrack album.
• Suspiciously Similar Substitute: Colin and Dennis Creevey being replaced by Nigel could count as this.
• Throw the Dog a Bone:
  • Neville gets assigned to help Harry on the underwater challenge. He uses his herbology skills to track down a plant, which allows him to breathe underwater. Just when he thinks he's failed, Harry successfully transforms and leaps out of the water.
  • An example compared to the books. In the book, Ginny asks Neville to the Christmas Dance, but she admits she only did it because it would be the only way for her to be allowed to go and she seems miserable about it, and later on it's implied they didn't have a very good time. In the movie, we see that they are basically the ONLY main characters who enjoyed their night, dancing even after nearly everyone else had left.
• Twisted Eucharist: Like in the book, the ritual Lord Voldemort uses for his 'resurrection' requires literal flesh, blood and a bone from his deceased father.
• Underwater Ruins: The arches at the bottom of the Black Lake in the second task.
• Understatement: 'Potentially problematic? When was the last time you held your breath underwater for an hour, Hermione?'
• Wham Line: 'Were there others? In the graveyard, were there others?'
• What Happened to the Mouse?:
  • Specifically applies to the movie version. When walking off by himself in the Forbidden Forest, Harry finds Barty Crouch Sr.'s theoretically dead body, and the camera cuts to Harry going to see Dumbledore. What happened to Crouch is never brought up again and never explained in the movie (though it is in the book).
  • A deleted scene shows the trio talking about it over the fireplace and Hermione telling Harry he needs to go to Dumbledore.
  • The real Mad-Eye Moody. After being discovered in the trunk, Dumbledore says he'll get him out in a minute, but in the final cut of the film, he never appears after this. It's most likely that there was originally a scene showing him after recuperating that wasn't in the final cut.
• What You Are in the Dark: Instead of the monster-filled maze from the book, the third trial of the Triwizard Tournament in the film becomes this as both Harry and Cedric are tempted to perform actions neither would normally consider all for the sake of winning.
• Why Don't You Marry It?: In the fourth movie, when Ron is raving about Krum, Ginny's reply is 'I think you're in love, Ron.'
• Win Back the Crowd: In-universe, sort of. Harry gets decidedly unpopular when his name gets picked for the Tri-Wizard Tournament as many people think he's being a Glory Hound — but everyone still cheers for him come the dragon battle.
• You Are Not Alone: Though it isn't outright said in the book, Dumbledore says this to Harry a couple days after he returns from the graveyard, and to many fans it was one of the more redeeming moments of GoF's portrayal of Dumbledore.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a 2005 fantasy film directed by Mike Newell and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.^[4] It is based on J. K. Rowling's 2000 novel of the same name. The film, which is the fourth instalment in the Harry Potter film series, was written by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman. The story follows Harry's fourth year at Hogwarts as he is chosen by the Goblet of Fire to compete in the Triwizard Tournament.

The film is the first of the series to receive a PG-13 certificate in the US, and a 12A in the UK, and stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter alongside Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry's best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. It is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and is followed by Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

Filming began in early 2004. The Hogwarts scenes were shot at the Leavesden Film Studios. Five days after its release, the film had grossed over US$102 million at the North American box office, which is the third-highest first-weekend tally for a Harry Potter film behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Part 2. Goblet of Fire enjoyed an immensely successful run at the box office, earning $897 million worldwide, which made it the highest-grossing film of 2005 and the eighth-highest-grossing film of all-time at that time and the sixth-highest-grossing film in the Harry Potter series.

The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction, and won the BAFTA Award for Best Production Design. Goblet of Fire was the second film in the series to be released in IMAX. The film is one of the best reviewed instalments within the series, being praised for the higher level of maturity and sophistication of its characters, plotline, tone, screenplay, and the performances of the lead actors.^[5]

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Plot[edit]

Harry awakens from a nightmare wherein a man named Frank Bryce is killed after overhearing Lord Voldemort conspiring with Peter Pettigrew and another man. While Harry attends the Quidditch World Cup match between Ireland and Bulgaria with the Weasleys and Hermione, Death Eaters terrorise the camp, and the man who appeared in Harry's dream summons the Dark Mark.

At Hogwarts, Albus Dumbledore introduces ex-AurorAlastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody as the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. He also announces that the school will host an event known as the Triwizard Tournament, in which three magical schools compete across three dangerous challenges. The Goblet of Fire selects 'champions' to take part in the competition: Cedric Diggory of Hufflepuff representing Hogwarts, Viktor Krum representing the Durmstrang Institute from Eastern Europe, and Fleur Delacour representing Beauxbatons Academy of Magic from France. The Goblet then unexpectedly selects Harry as a fourth champion. Dumbledore is unable to pull the underage Harry out of the tournament, as Ministry official Barty Crouch Sr. insists that the champions are bound by a contract after being selected.

For the first task, each champion must retrieve a golden egg guarded by the dragon they pick. Harry succeeds in retrieving the egg, which contains information about the second challenge. Shortly after, a formal dance event known as the Yule Ball takes place; Harry and Ron attends with Parvati and Padma Patil, Harry's crush Cho Chang attends with Cedric, and Hermione attends with Viktor, making Ron jealous. The second task involves the champions diving underwater to rescue their mates. Harry finishes third, but is promoted to second behind Cedric due to his 'moral fibre', after saving Fleur's sister Gabrielle as well as Ron. Afterwards, Harry discovers the corpse of Crouch Sr. in the forest. Later, while waiting for Dumbledore in his office, Harry discovers a Pensieve, which holds Dumbledore's memories. Harry witnesses a trial in which Igor Karkaroff confesses to the Ministry of Magic names of other Death Eaters after Voldemort's defeat. When he names Severus Snape as one, Dumbledore vouches for Snape's innocence; Snape turned spy against Voldemort before the latter's downfall. After Karkaroff names Barty Crouch Jr., a devastated Crouch Sr. imprisons his son in Azkaban. Exiting the Pensieve, Harry realizes that Crouch Jr. is the man he saw in his dream.

For the final task, the champions must reach the Triwizard Cup, located in a hedge maze. After Fleur and Viktor are incapacitated, Harry and Cedric reach the cup together. The two claim a draw and together grab the cup, which turns out to be a Portkey and transports them to a graveyard where Pettigrew and Voldemort are waiting. Pettigrew kills Cedric with the Killing Curse and performs a ritual that rejuvenates Voldemort, who then summons the Death Eaters. Voldemort releases Harry and challenges him to a duel to prove he is the better wizard. A vulnerable Harry tries the Expelliarmus charm to block Voldemort's attempted Killing Curse. The beams from their wands entwine and Voldemort's wand disgorges the last spells it performed. The spirits of the people he murdered are seen in the graveyard, including Cedric, and Harry's parents. This distracts Voldemort and his Death Eaters, allowing Harry to use the Portkey and escape with Cedric's body.

Harry tells Dumbledore that Voldemort returned and killed Cedric. Moody takes Harry back to his office to interrogate him about Voldemort, inadvertently blowing his cover when he asks Harry about a graveyard, despite Harry not mentioning a graveyard. Moody reveals that he submitted Harry's name to the Goblet of Fire and manipulated Harry throughout the tournament to ensure he would win. Moody attempts to attack Harry, but Dumbledore, Snape, and Minerva McGonagall intervene and subdue him. The teachers force Moody to drink Veritaserum, and he reveals that the real Moody is imprisoned in a magical trunk as his Polyjuice Potion wears off. He is revealed as Crouch Jr. and returned to Azkaban.

Dumbledore reveals to the students that Voldemort killed Cedric, although the Ministry of Magic opposes the revelation. Later, Dumbledore visits Harry in his dormitory, apologizing to him for the dangers he endured. Harry reveals that he saw his parents in the graveyard; Dumbledore names this effect as 'Priori Incantatem'. Soon after Hogwarts, Durmstrang, and Beauxbatons bid farewell to each other.

Cast[edit]

• Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter
• Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley
• Emma Watson as Hermione Granger
• Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid
• Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort
• Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore
• Brendan Gleeson as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
• Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy
• Gary Oldman as Sirius Black
• Alan Rickman as Severus Snape
• Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall
• Timothy Spall as Peter Pettigrew

Robert Pattinson replaced stunt performer/actor Joe Livermore as Hogwarts champion Cedric Diggory, who made a brief appearance in the previous film during a Quidditch sequence. Clémence Poésy plays the role of Beauxbatons champion Fleur Delacour, while Stanislav Ianevski portrays Durmstrang champion and Quidditch star Viktor Krum. Miranda Richardson portrays The Daily Prophet reporter Rita Skeeter. Predrag Bjelac acts as Igor Karkaroff, Headmaster of Durmstrang and a former Death Eater. Frances de la Tour plays the role of Olympe Maxime, Headmistress of Beauxbatons. David Tennant portrays Barty Crouch Jr., a Death Eater who disguises himself as Mad-Eye Moody for most of the film.

Production[edit]

British film director Mike Newell was chosen to direct the film after Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban director Alfonso Cuarón announced that he would only be able to direct one Potter film.^[6] In a statement explaining the transition of directors, series producer David Heyman said:

When Alfonso made the decision to focus on completing Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, we were faced with the daunting task of finding a director to handle the complex challenges of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and to follow in the footsteps of Chris Columbus and Alfonso Cuarón. Mike's rich and diverse body of work show him to be the perfect choice. He has worked with children, made us laugh, and had us sitting on the edge of our seats. He is great with actors and imbues all his characters, all his films, with great humanity. I'm thrilled.

Principal photography for Goblet of Fire began on 4 May 2004,^[7] although scenes involving the film's principal actors did not begin filming until 25 June 2004 at England's Leavesden Studios.^[8][9]

Steve Kloves, the screenwriter for the previous instalments, returned for Goblet of Fire. On adapting the 636-page book into a feature-length film, Kloves commented that 'we always thought it would be two movies, but we could never figure out a way to break it in two. So it will be a different experience from the book.'^[10]

Set design[edit]

—Heyman, on the underwater scenes^[11]

As in the previous instalments, Stuart Craig and Stephenie McMillan provided the film's set and art designs, respectively. Due to the film's scope, there were many new sets and transformations of old sets created. McMillan was most excited about redesigning the Great Hall for the scenes involving the Yule Ball. 'Originally we thought silver curtains, silver table cloths and an ice dance floor,' said McMillan, 'but it just went on and on. The drapes man eventually said, 'Why not just stick the fabrics on the wall?'^[12] Each task of the Triwizard Tournament required massive sets. The rock quarry set for the first task, where Harry faces off with the Hungarian Horntail, was built in two sections at Leavesden Studios. Craig called it 'one of the biggest sets we've ever built for any of the films.'^[11] For the second task, involving the film's underwater scenes, the film crew designed and built a blue screen tank holding 'about half a million gallons of water.'^[13] As for the final task, which took place in the maze, hedge walls ranging from 20 to 40 feet tall were constructed and enhanced with computer-generated imagery.^[14]

Music[edit]

John Williams, who had scored the first three Harry Potter films, could not return for the fourth instalment due to a busy 2005 schedule.^[15]Patrick Doyle, who had worked with Newell in Into the West and Donnie Brasco, replaced him as composer. The initial request was that Doyle would be working with Williams' material, but eventually only 'Hedwig's Theme', the leitmotif of the series, remained from the previous scores.^[16]Pulp lead singer Jarvis Cocker, who was even rumoured to score the film,^[17] was one of the musicians invited by Doyle, with whom he had worked in the Great Expectations soundtrack, to write a song for a wizard rock band. Once Doyle chose Cocker's composition, he and other British musicians such as Jonny Greenwood and Phil Selway of Radiohead were picked to play the fictional band, both performing songs for the soundtrack and having cameo roles in the film.^[18][19]

Differences from the book[edit]

With the Goblet of Fire novel almost twice the length of Prisoner of Azkaban, the writers and producers reduced certain scenes and concepts to make the transition from page to screen. Director Mike Newell described the problem as one of 'compressing a huge book into the compass of a movie'.^[21] This was achieved by 'putting aside' all the components of the novel which did not directly relate to Harry and his journey.^[21]

Goblet of Fire is the first film adaptation not to begin at Privet Drive; after the opening sequence, Harry awakens at the Burrow on the morning of the Quidditch World Cup.^[22]

The gameplay at the Quidditch World Cup was removed for timing reasons, leaving an abrupt temporal jump which some reviewers considered awkward or 'rushed'. In the book, Harry and many of the Weasleys support Ireland, while in the film Harry and Ron support Bulgaria. Nonetheless, both of them admire the Bulgarian seeker Viktor Krum.^[23]

Other scenes are shortened and amalgamated to include only the most essential plot details: the three Death Eater trials Harry witnesses in the Pensieve are merged into one sequence; the characters of Bill Weasley, Charlie Weasley, Ludo Bagman, Winky, Narcissa Malfoy and Bertha Jorkins are absent, as well as Dobby, who was supposed to help Harry obtain Gillyweed for the second task. Instead, that scene was changed to involve Neville Longbottom. There is no train scene at the end where Rita Skeeter is revealed to be an illegal, unregistered animagus; Harry is never seen either receiving or giving away the 1,000 galleons in prize winnings. All of Sirius Black's lines are condensed into a single fireside conversation. The scene in which Crouch Jr. is taken back to Azkaban is different from the book, in which he was 'killed' by a Dementor summoned by Cornelius Fudge. There is also no conversation in which Fudge refuses to believe that Voldemort has returned, so this is explained in the next film.^[22]

Distribution[edit]

Marketing[edit]

An exclusive first-look of the film was shown on ABC during the television premiere of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets on 7 May 2005.^[24] The first trailer was made available online on 8 May 2005.^[25] The international trailer debuted online on 23 August 2005.^[26]

The video game version, designed by EA UK, was released 8 November 2005.^[27]Mattel released a line of action figures and artefacts based on the film.^[28] Among these was the first edition of Harry Potter Scene It? containing over 1,000 questions involving the four films.^[29]

Rating[edit]

Goblet of Fire was the first film in the series to receive a PG-13 rating by the MPAA for 'sequences of fantasy violence and frightening images', M by the ACB^[30] and a 12A by the BBFC for its dark themes, fantasy violence, threat and frightening images.

Wyrd Sisters lawsuit[edit]

In the run up to the film, Warner Bros. approached a Canadian folk group called the Wyrd Sisters to obtain permission to use the name THE WEIRD SISTERS for its Harry Potter Band. When a deal could not be made, the Canadian band filed a US$40-million lawsuit against Warner Bros., the North American distributor of the film, as well as the members of the in-movie band (members of the bands Radiohead and Pulp, among others)^[31] for the misuse of their group's name. (In a deleted scene, they are simply introduced as 'the band that needs no introduction'.) The Canadian band also brought an injunction to stop the release of the film in its country as it contained a performance by the identically named fictional rock band. An Ontario judge dismissed this motion, and to avoid further controversy Warner Bros. rendered the band unnamed in the film and many derived products. However, the Winnipeg-based group continued to pursue the lawsuit; lead singer Kim Baryluk stated in her claim that 'consumers will assume that the smaller and less famous Canadian band is trying to take advantage of the Harry Potter fame by copying the Harry Potter band's name when in fact the reverse is true.'^[32] The injunction was dismissed, and the band was ordered to pay costs.^[33][34] As of March 2010, the lawsuit has been settled, the details sealed.^[35]

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Theatrical release[edit]

Goblet of Fire was the second film in the series to be given a simultaneous release in conventional theatres and IMAX.^[36] Dubbed as Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: The IMAX Experience, the film was digitally remastered for IMAX from its 35mm form to take part in a 'commercial growth strategy' set up between IMAX and Warner Bros. Pictures.^[37][38]

The film was released in most countries within a two-week period starting on 18 November 2005 in the United Kingdom and United States, with a 1 December 2005 release in Australia. In the United States, the film opened in a maximum of 3,858 cinemas that included several IMAX screens.^[4]

The world premiere of the film took place in London, England on 6 November 2005.^[39] One of the features of the premiere was an animatronic, fire-breathing Hungarian Horntail.^[40] The 40-foot-long dragon, used during the scene where Hagrid leads Harry into the forest a night before the first task, was designed and built by the film's special effects supervisor John Richardson and creature effects & makeup supervisor Nick Dudman.^[11]

Home media[edit]

The film was released on DVD in North America on 7 March 2006. It was available in one- and two-disc editions, as well as part of an 8-disc box set that includes all four films made by that time.^[41] The bonus disc features three interactive games, as well as seven behind the scenes featurettes. The film was also released in UMD format for PSP.

A VHS release occurred at least in New Zealand and Finland, with the film presented in fullscreen. ^[42]

On its first day of release in North America, over 5 million copies were sold, recording a franchise high for first-day sales. Within its first week it sold over a total of 9 million units of combined sales of both the widescreen and full-screen versions of the DVD.^[43]

The UK edition was released on DVD on 20 March 2006 and became the fastest selling UK DVD ever, selling six copies per second on its first day of release. According to the Official Charts Company, the DVD sold 1.4 million copies in its first week alone. It is also available in a two-disc edition with special features similar to the North American two-disc edition.^[44]

Currently, the DVD holds the Guinness World Record for being the fastest selling DVD of all time. The achievement was added to the 2007 book edition of The Guinness World Records, which includes a picture of the award being presented to Dan Radcliffe on set of Order of the Phoenix at Leavesden Film Studios in April 2006.^[45]

In the United States, the first five Harry Potter films were released on HD DVD and Blu-ray disc on 11 December 2007. The fourth film has since become available in numerous box sets containing the other films released in the series, including the Harry Potter: Complete 8-Film Collection and Harry Potter Wizard's Collection. An Ultimate Edition of Goblet of Fire was released on 19 October 2010, featuring behind-the-scenes footage, trailers, additional scenes, and a feature-length special Creating the World of Harry Potter Part 4: Sound & Music.^[46] Despite not being included in the Ultimate Edition, an extended version has been shown during certain television airings with a running time of about 167 minutes.^[47]

Reception[edit]

Box office[edit]

After an opening day of $40 million at the North American box office and staying at number 1 for three weeks, The Goblet of Fire made a successful 20-week run in cinemas, closing on 6 April 2006. The film set numerous records, including the highest non-May opening weekend in the US, and earned £14.9m in its opening weekend in the UK, a record which has since been beaten by the 2008 James Bond film Quantum of Solace, which took in £15.4m. The Goblet of Fire drew $102.7 million its opening weekend at the North American box office, setting a new opening high for the franchise and also achieved the highest weekend debut in November, with the latter being surpassed by The Twilight Saga: New Moon in 2009.^[48] It sold about as many tickets as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone did in its opening weekend. The film's franchise record was later overtaken in 2010 by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, which opened to $125 million; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 followed with $169.1 million in its opening weekend. The Goblet of Fire's debut marked the fourth $100 million weekend in history and as of July 2011, it stands as the 17th largest opening weekend ever. In Mainland China, the film generated 93 million yuan.

The Goblet of Fire earned almost US$897 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing international and worldwide release of 2005.

In IMAX theatres only, the film grossed a total of US$20,033,758 worldwide for a cumulative per screen average of $188,998 thus setting a new record and a new milestone for a digitally remastered 2-D IMAX release.

In January 2006, The Goblet of Fire surpassed the box office takings of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) to become the eighth-highest-grossing film worldwide, and the second-highest-grossing film in the Harry Potter series, behind The Philosopher's Stone. As of July 2011, it has been the sixth-highest-grossing Harry Potter film behind The Philosopher's Stone, The Order of the Phoenix and The Half-Blood Prince, The Deathly Hallows – Part 1, and The Deathly Hallows – Part 2.^[49]

The film ranks third in the North American box office behind Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe for 2005, with US$290 million, although both films rank lower than Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in worldwide terms.^[4]

Critical response[edit]

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 88% based on 249 reviews, with an average rating of 7.47/10. The site's critical consensus reads, 'The main characters are maturing, and the filmmakers are likewise improving on their craft; vibrant special effects and assured performances add up to what is the most complex yet of the Harry Potter films.'^[50] At Metacritic, the film has a score of 81 out of 100, based on 35 critics, indicating 'universal acclaim'.^[51] On CinemaScore, audiences gave the film an average grade of 'A' on an A+ to F scale.^[52]

The New York Daily News praised the film for both its humour and its dark tone.^[53] The young actors were praised for demonstrating a 'greater range of subtle emotions',^[54] particularly Daniel Radcliffe whom Variety described as delivering a 'dimensional and nuanced performance'.^[55] New cast members were also praised: Brendan Gleeson's portrayal of Mad-Eye Moody was described as 'colourful';^[55]Miranda Richardson's scenes as Rita Skeeter were described as 'wonderful';^[53] and Ralph Fiennes's portrayal of Lord Voldemort was described as 'sublime villainy'.^[56]

The maturity of Harry, Ron, and Hermione, among others, impressed most critics. While the major characters were portrayed as children in the previous films, 'they have subtly transitioned into teenagers (in Goblet of Fire)' according to one USA Today reviewer. Desson Thomson of the Washington Post called the film 'Probably the most engaging film of the Potter series thus far'.^[57] Joe Morgenstern of the Wall Street Journal stated 'The studio, like plucky Harry, passes with flying colors. The new one, directed by Mike Newell from another astute script by Mr. Kloves, is even richer and fuller, as well as dramatically darker. It's downright scary how good this movie is'.^[58]

Negative criticism included the film's pace which The Arizona Republic described as being 'far too episodic',^[59] while CNN.com described the film as 'clunky and disjointed'.^[60] Another criticism was that the many supporting characters did not get enough screen time.^[55][60] The film was listed at #36 on Entertainment Weekly's list of the 50 Best High School Movies praising Rowling for ingeniously blending 'two literary traditions, fantasy and coming-through-school fiction'.^[61]

Accolades[edit]

The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction at the 78th Academy Awards.^[62] At the 2006 Teen Choice Awards, the film won the award for Choice Movie Drama.^[63] The film won the BAFTA Award for Best Production Design, making it the first Harry Potter film to win at the BAFTAs.^[64]

At the 2006 Kids' Choice Awards, the film won the Blimp Award for Favorite Movie, becoming the only Harry Potter film to do so.^[65]

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External links[edit]

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire on IMDb
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire at AllMovie
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire at Box Office Mojo
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire at Rotten Tomatoes
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire at Metacritic