Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Resources
Websites
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The Internet Movie Database has all the details you need about cast, crew and production…and loads of photos to boot.
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Here's the assembled collection of critics' wisdom on the film, which sits at a very respectable 80%.
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The real King's Cross Station actually has a Platform 9 ¾ set up, complete with a sign, a half-buried train, and a gift shop where you can pick up all things Harry.
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The late Roger Ebert wasn't a huge fan of Chris Columbus's work, but he loved this one…a fact that Columbus himself seems very proud of in his commentary on the film's Blu-ray.
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If you want the skinny on how much money the movie made, it's over at Box Office Mojo.
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Where better to hear more about Harry than from his creator?
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A very, very, very popular Harry Potter website.
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Another very popular Harry Potter website.
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Here's Scholastic's official website on the book.
Book or TV Adaptations
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Hey, did you know that this was a book before it was a movie? Okay, you probably did.
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As we sincerely hope you're aware of, the Harry Potter saga encompassed eight films in total, starting with this one and finishing with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 in 2011. Another trilogy set in the Potterverse—Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them—began in 2016. The Harry Potter wiki has the skinny.
Articles and Interviews
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The folks who put this film together ruminate on participating in the franchise.
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All the interviews you need, courtesy of the Leaky Cauldron fansite.
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Yeah, we're not going there. But The Atlantic did. Take a read.
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J.K. Rowling speaks to Scholastic about the books.
Video
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The teaser, or Trailer #1, can be found here
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Here's the official trailer for the film, courtesy of Movieclips.
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Movieclips provides official clips from the film itself, and picked out a snazzy quintet of them in case you need to whet your appetite a bit.
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Harry himself sits down for the camera way back in the early days.
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Daniel Radcliffe speaks to David Letterman on the eve of the film's release.
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Here's a shot of the first screen test featuring our three heroes.
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Rowling and Radcliffe—the two mighty R's of Harry's world—sit down for a talk after the dust has settled.
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Harry Potter fan films are thick on the ground here in Internet-land, but we gotta admit: this one is far and away our favorite.
Images
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Here's the original poster for the film, with artwork by legendary artist Drew Struzen.
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A snazzy cover to one of the many, many, many DVD and Blu-ray versions of the film.
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The cover to the game (of the film of the novel).
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J.K. Rowling poses with the three young stars at the movie's premiere.
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A publicity shot of our three heroes ready for action.