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Billy Elliot• 2000 British drama film.

• The first feature film directed by Stephen Dalry.

• Set in north-eastern England during the 1984-5 coal miners' strike

A shy 11-year-old's passion for ballet angers and upsets his working-class family, who are struggling to survive in an industrial Britain hit hard by the 80s miners' strike.

Cast & Crew

• Jamie Bell as Billy Elliot

• Julie Walters as Sandra Wilkinson

• Gary Lewis as Jackie Elliot

• Jamie Draven as Tony Elliot

• Jean Heywood as Grandma

• Stuart Wells as Michael Caffrey

• More than 200 people took part in the production of the film.

• Nicola Blackwell as Debbie Wilkinson

• Colin Maclachlan as Tom Wilkinson

• Billy Fane as Mr. Braithwaite

• Janine Birkett as Jenny Elliot

• Adam Cooper as Billy Elliot, age 28

• Merryn Owen as Michael Caffrey, age 28

• Stephen Mangan as Dr. Crane

Box OfficeBudget

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend

• $215,681 (USA) (15 October 2000) (10 Screens)

• £1,541,109 (UK) (1 October 2000) (335 Screens)

In 2001, author Melvin Burgess was commissioned to write the novelisation of the film based on Lee Hall's screenplay. The story was adapted for the West End stage as Billy Elliot the Musical in 2005; it opened in Australia in 2007 and on Broadway in 2008.

• The premiere of the film was on 29 of September 2000 in the UK and Ireland.

• Overall, the film made £72,853,509. • The film was shot in UK and the mining scenes were

filmed at the Ellington and Lynemouth colliery in Northumberland.

DistributionProduction Companies:

• Arts Council of England (in association with) (presents)

• BBC Films (presents) • StudioCanal (A Canal+

Company) • Tiger Aspect Productions

(as A Tiger Aspect Pictures Production)

• WT2 Productions (in association with) (as WT²)

• Working Title Films (presents)

Critical Reception & Accolades

Awards:

2001 British Academy of Film and Television Arts

• Best British Film

• Best Actor in a Leading Role – Jamie Bell

• Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Julie Walters

2000 British Independent Film Awards

• Best British Independent Film

• Best Director – Stephen Daldry

• Best Newcomer – Jamie Bell

• Best Screenplay

• The film received generally positive reviews, holding an 85% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes

• Roger Ebert gave the film three out of four stars, complimenting the performances of Julie Walters, Gary Lewis and Jamie Bell in particular.

• The Motion Picture Association of America gave it an R rating due to language

2001 Young Artist Awards

• Best International Family Film

• Best Young Actor in an

International Film – Jamie Bell

Harry Potter an the Philosopher’s Stone

• Fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling.

• Production began in the United Kingdom in 2000, with Columbus. The production also included different directors such as Steven Spielberg and Rob Reiner.

• Warner Bros. bought the film rights to the book in 1999 for a reported £1 million.

Cast & Crew• Richard Harris as Albus Dumbledore

• Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall

• Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid

• Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter

• Fiona Shaw as Petunia Dursley

• Harry Melling as Dudley Dursley

• Richard Griffiths as Vernon Dursley

• Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley

• Emma Watson as Hermione Granger

• John Cleese as Nearly Headless Nick

• Warwick Davis as Filius Flitwick• Ian Hart as Professor Quirrell• John Hurt as Mr Ollivander• Alan Rickman as Severus Snape• Julie Walters as Molly Weasley• Zoë Wanamaker as Rolanda

Hooch• Ralph Fiennes - Voldemort

• J. K. Rowling insisted that the entire cast be British or Irish, in keeping with the cultural integrity of the book.

• Almost 800 people took part in the production.

Box OfficeBudget$125,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend• $90,294,621 (USA) (18 November 2001) (3,672 Screens)• £16,335,627 (UK) (18 November 2001) (507 Screens)• ARS 1,844,450 (Argentina) (6 December 2001) (178 Screens)• AUD 12,174,437 (Australia) (5 December 2001) (476 Screens)• €1,480,332 (Austria) (25 November 2001) (142 Screens)• HUF 82,577,166 (Hungary) (19 December 2001)• €1,999,000 (Netherlands) (25 November 2001) (243 Screens)• RUR 28,664,522 (Russia) (24 March 2002)• SGD 1,559,616 (Singapore) (25 November 2001)

• Filming began in September 2000 at Leavesden Film Studios and concluded in April 2001, with final work being done in July.

• The film was shot at Leavesden Film Studios and historic buildings around the UK.

• The film made more than $974 million at the worldwide box office.

• The film had its world premiere on 4 November 2001, in London's Leicester Square.

• The film also had the highest grossing 5-day.

DistributionMarketing:

• The first tester poster was released New Year's Day 2001.

• The first teaser trailer was released via satellite on 2 March 2001 and debuted in cinemas with the release of See Spot Run.

• The soundtrack was released on 30 October 2001 in a CD format.

• Warner Bros. signed a deal worth US$150 million with Coca-Cola to promote the film and Lego produced a series of sets based on buildings and scenes from the film, as well as a Lego Creator video game.

Home media:

• Warner Bros. first released the film on VHS and DVD on 11 February 2002 in the E3 U.K.11 May 2002 in the U.K. and 28 May 2002 in the U.S. They later released an Ultimate Edition in the U.S. only that included a Blu-ray and DVD.

Critical reception & Accolades• The film received positive reviews from

critics, garnering an 80% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

• Praise was echoed by both The Telegraph and Empire reviewers, with Alan Morrison of the latter naming it the film's "stand-out sequence".

• Brian Linder of IGN.com also gave the film a positive review, but concluded that it "isn't perfect, but for me it's a nice supplement to a book series that I love".

Nominations:• The film was nominated for three Academy Award

nominations: Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, and Best Original Score for John Williams.

• The film was nominated for seven BAFTA Awards. • It was nominated for the AFI Film Award for its special

effects and the Art Directors Guild Award for its production design.

• The film was nominated for Best Child Performance (for Daniel Radcliffe) and Best Composer (John Williams) for Best Live Action Family Film.

Awards:• The film won a Saturn Award for its costumes.• It received the Broadcast Film Critics Award.• It won other awards from the Casting Society of America and the

Costume Designers Guild.