Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
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| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | |||||
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| Directed by | Chris Columbus | ||||
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| Starring | Daniel Radcliffe Rupert Grint Emma Watson | ||||
| Produced by | David Heyman | ||||
| Distributed by | Warner Brothers | ||||
| Release date | November 15, 2002 | ||||
| Runtime | 161 min. | ||||
| Language | English | ||||
| Budget | $100,000,000 | ||||
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The film of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was released on November 3, 2002. The screenplay was written by Steve Kloves, adapted from the novel by J. K. Rowling. The film was directed by Chris Columbus and was made at Leavesden Film Studios. On 14 January 2003, it won the award for "Best Live Action Family Film" in the Phoenix Film Critics Awards.
Tagline: Something Evil Has Returned To Hogwarts! and Dobbby have come to warn you, sir.
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Synopsis
- For a brief synopsis see Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- For a complete synopsis see the extended plot wikibook
- See below for cast and book/film discrepancies
Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts for his second year, but a mysterious chamber hidden in the school is opened and Muggle-born students are Petrified by an unknown agent.
Cast
Alterations from the book
- No message from the Ministry of Magic deliverd by an owl arrives after Dobby uses magic in Harry's home, almost getting Harry thrown out of Hogwarts.
- The de-gnoming of the Weasleys' garden is completely omitted from the movie.
- Harry does not overhear Lucius and Draco speaking in Knockturn Alley.
- The scuffle between Lucius Malfoy and Arthur Weasley is left out.
- In the book, Hermione was not at all upset about being called a "Mudblood," as she did not know what the term meant, but in the film she knows what it means and is deeply offended.
- Professor Binns' explanation of the legend of the Chamber of Secrets is instead given by Professor McGonagall.
- Nearly Headless Nick's deathday party and Lockhart's valentine celebration are left out.
- Instead of simply trying to attack Harry for making him lose Dobby, Lucius Malfoy tries to use the killing curse Avada Kedavra before Dobby stuns him, though subtitles say that the first word was "Vera" (and say nothing in the UK PAL release), though it is possible that that was requested by J.K. Rowling so as not to reveal the existence of a killing curse until the fourth movie was released.
- In the film, Harry destroys the diary before Fawkes heals his wound, rather than after.
- Virtually all of the foreshadowing hints that Ginny is acting strangely are left out.
- The book mentions that the crowing of the rooster is fatal to the basilisk and thus, Tom Riddle had Ginny kill all of Hagrid's roosters...this part is omitted from the film.
- In the book Hermione and Penelope are both petrified. In the film only Hermione is petrified.
- The character of Penelope Clearwater is given a brief scene strolling with Percy down a school hall, being greeted by Nearly Headless Nick.
- In the movie, Hermione merely removes a copy of Moste Potente Potions from a bookshelf in the library. In the book, it is in the restricted section of the library. Harry, Ron, and Hermione have to get a note from Lockhart to check it out.
Notes
- This film is, so far, the most faithful to the book. Considering the length of the latter books, it's likely to remain so.
- Disney Channel premiered this movie with the deleted scenes in it. To learn more go to Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Extended Disney Channel Version)
External Links
- Mythological Structure of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Courtesy of MonoMyth.org
- Mistakes in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Review of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- May 14, 2002 Final Draft Script
Harry Potter Series
| J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series | |||
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| Philosopher's Stone | book | film | game |
| Chamber of Secrets | book | film | game |
| Prisoner of Azkaban | book | film | game |
| Goblet of Fire | book | film | (game) |
| Order of the Phoenix | book | (film) | |
| Half-Blood Prince | book | (film) | |
| Unnamed Seventh Book | (book) | ||
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| Other books | Other games | ||
| Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup | ||
| Quidditch Through the Ages | |||
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| WikiProject – Characters – Places – Translations – Plot – Wizarding world – Related articles | |||
Categories: 2002 films | Harry Potter movies | Fantasy films | Family films | Films based on books | Movies Rated PG
